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Italian Home for Children

Italian Home for Children

Drug Rehab Center in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

  • Mental Health
  • Eating Disorder
  • Dual Diagnosis

Italian Home for Children in Massachusetts provides a range of mental health services, including inpatient and outpatient care, individual and group therapy, and trauma therapy, with a focus on compassion and holistic care.

About This Massachusetts Facility

Italian Home for Children is a mental health organization located in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts that provides a variety of services focused on dual diagnosis, eating disorder, and other mental health-related issues. These services include an inpatient and outpatient care program, as well as both couple and family therapy, individual and group sessions, experiential therapy, DBT, and Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT). They also provide trauma therapy, residential long term treatment, and a dual-diagnosis treatment program.

The team at Italian Home for Children have a wealth of experience in treating mental health issues with a focus on compassion and holistic care. Their extensive experience and knowledge allows them to meet each individual’s needs to provide the best possible care, as well as help them to overcome any obstacles standing in their way. The facility also accepts private health insurance, giving individuals more access to the services they require to help them manage the issues they are facing.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Italian Home for Children in Massachusetts knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

    Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Mental Health 

    Levels of Care Offered at Italian Home for Children

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Inpatient treatment involves staying in the hospital or facility while treating all facets of addiction or co-occurring illness. This helps to minimize distractions and increase the emphasis on rehabilitation. Typical stays for inpatient rehabilitation in Jamaica Plain, MA are about a month long.

    Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in Massachusetts. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like Italian Home for Children offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.

    Therapies & Programs

    Therapy plays a major role in addiction recovery. It encourages patients to get to the root of their addiction and learn how to better handle the issues that led to using. Therapy can be conducted in group and one on one settings. In Italian Home for Children‘s individual therapy, the patient meets with the therapist in a one on one setting. This allows them to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.

    One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.

    When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.

    Attending group therapy at Italian Home for Children in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.

    Trauma therapy allows people who struggled with a past trauma to face the situation and learn to overcome the situation. Many people who went through trauma early on, struggle with addiction later in life. By addressing the trauma and moving past the issues, it can help someone attending treatment at Italian Home for Children in Jamaica Plain, MA move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

    Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts that focuses on acceptance and change. It was developed to advance the idea of balancing opposites. It is a coping method of avoiding black and white approach to situations and problems. DBT can be very effective in developing coping strategies for negative emotions and experiences, and is available for patients at Italian Home for Children.
    The relationship between the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a patient is explored by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, it helps to create a balanced response to thoughts and feelings. Effective communication between users and those around them is also encouraged. It is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions, professionally provided by Italian Home for Children.

    Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Dual-Diagnosis, Eating Disorder Treatment, Experiential Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Inpatient Treatment, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Trauma Therapy

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Italian Home for Children

    This is a type of therapy that involves activity to recreate situations that may have caused trauma or negative emotions. Experiential therapy at Italian Home for Children in Jamaica Plain, MA can involve acting, props, arts and crafts, animal care or other tools that may be effective.

    This therapy is done on an individual basis and can help revisit and heal from past traumas. Trust between the therapist and individual is important for success. Experiential therapy can help you more closely become you and move through life in a positive and authentic manner.

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Italian Home for Children Location and Directions
    Address Information1125 Centre St
    Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130 Phone Number(617) 524-3116 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Addiction Information

    Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.

    Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts has a high rate of drug and alcohol abuse. 15% of people in treatment for addiction are under the age of 18. People who abuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to experience accidents, injuries, overdose, chronic health problems, and death. The type of treatment that is right for you depends on your individual needs. Your doctor or treatment specialist can help you determine the best treatment for your needs.

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