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With the recent announcement of the Crossroads Pregnant and Postpartum Residential Program, we thought a few posts on pregnancy health would be appropriate for the blog. The following article is a guest post from Katie Moore. There are few moments in a woman’s life more exciting than the moment she takes a positive pregnancy test…
Following is a story of recovery written by a Crossroads client. We are sharing stories of recovery throughout September to celebrate Recovery Month. If you have a story to share, please email blog@staging.crossroadsme.org. Almost a year before entering Crossroads residential, I started getting signs from my Higher Power in the physical manifestations of the infections…
Exciting news from Crossroads! This federal grant from SAMHSA will help us enhance our residential substance abuse treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women and their children. Following is the official press release. We’ll be writing more on this topic in the future. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Crossroads Contact: Shannon Trainor, 207-773-9931 ext. 115, strainor@staging.crossroadsme.org PR…
September is National Recovery Month, a time to promote the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrate people in recovery, laud the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promote the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Last week, we asked for your recovery stories…
September is National Recovery Month. We’ll be blogging about some of the upcoming events in Maine next week. (Sidenote: If you are involved with a recovery month event in Maine, please email us the details of your event to be included.) As the website states: Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and…
Summertime is a particularly tough time of year for people to commit to an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for a substance abuse concern, especially when you live in Maine and get to enjoy this beautiful weather. Committing to 3 hours a day of group therapy at 5 days per week can seem daunting at best.…
The following story was written by a client in the Crossroads Halfway House residential program. Clients and staff attended the 35th Annual Maine Roundup July 20 – 22, 2012. Picture being one of eight women in a van packed full with three days worth of food, luggage and personalities. We took a right onto Forest…
A recent article from Huffington Post reported that the US military suicide rate is climbing to nearly one suicide per day. A staggering statistic. In addition, the military is also struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other misbehavior. Yet, many of the soldiers and veterans who serve our country are not…
Though Maine is one of the safest places to live in the US, its crime rate rose by more than 5% in 2011, the largest increase in 36 years. This jump, which also occurred the year before, is in contrast to the rest of the nation. According to the FBI, violent crime dropped 4% and…
Crossroads is excited to be part of the Auto Buying Assistant’s (ABA) Annual Charity Golf Tournament this year. Proceeds of the event will benefit both Crossroads and Day One. Following is a note from Richie and Mary Axelsen, the tournament co-chairs, and details of the event. If you are interested in sponsoring this charity event,…
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