Windham Counseling Center is Crossroads for Women’s Newest Outpatient Office

This past Monday, Crossroads for Women opened its newest satellite outpatient office, Windham Counseling Center. The new outpatient office is located at 120 Main Street in Windham Maine and gives women and their families in the Lakes Region area a convenient option for counseling services. Windham Counseling Center addresses women’s substance abuse and emotional health…

Innovative residential services model receives grant in Portland, ME area

A new and innovative residential substance abuse treatment program model was announced this week at The Recovery Center at Mercy Hospital in Westbrook, Maine. Mercy, along with its consortium partners Youth Alternatives Ingraham and Crossroads for Women, were awarded a grant of $1,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental  health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to carry…

Crossroads for Women Windham (Maine) Job Fair

Crossroads for Women is expanding its services in Windham! (Stay tuned for details about these services coming out soon.) We’re currently looking to hire Personal Care Coordinators and Fee for Service Clinicians to join our growing residential and outpatient programs at our Windham campus. Qualified candidates are invited to bring their resumes to our Windham…

Upcoming Recovery Month Events in Maine

Walk for Recovery (Portland) when: September 11, 2010 @ 12:30pm where: The walk starts at Catholic Charities Maine Counseling Services, 250 Anderson Street, Portland fee: free! ($10 suggested donation) sponsoring organizations: Catholic Charities Maine, Crossroads for Women, Serenity House, Day One and Milestone Foundation FMI: website, RSVP on Crossroads’ Facebook page or download a registration…

New study shows teen girls more likely to see benefits of drinking and drug use

A recent analysis of the 2009 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), showed some alarming trends with teenage girls’ perceptions of drinking alcohol and drug use. Some key findings included: More than two-thirds of teen girls responded positively to the question “using drugs helps kids deal with problems at home” (an 11% increase from 2008) More…

Inspirational Quotes from Facebook

We recently asked for some inspirational quotes on Crossroads for Women’s Facebook page and thought we’d share the responses. Enjoy! “Oh, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, neither having to weigh thoughts nor measure words… a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the…