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In recent years, gender-responsive treatment for substance use disorders has made a greater emergence. Treatment professionals recognize the differences in challenges that men and women face when dealing with addiction. Focusing on a single gender allows professionals to tailor services to the individual needs of the person or group. When discussing relationships, sexuality, spirituality and…
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Animal-assisted therapy is not a new concept and has been used as an integral part of physical and mental health treatment for decades. Equine-assisted therapy has been found to be beneficial for those dealing with substance use disorders and trauma. Approximately 93 percent of those in treatment at Crossroads have experienced some sort of trauma,…
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Women naturally tend to be the caretakers in the family. They place others’ needs before their own to ensure that everyone has what they need to be successful, healthy and happy. Unfortunately, this often means neglecting their own needs and pushing them off until later. In terms of substance use disorders, this can mean that…
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In years past, addiction typically affected more males than females, but recently this gender gap has been narrowing. However, one trend that continues to hold true is that women are less likely than men to seek addiction treatment. Some reasons for this include fear of shame and judgment, concern about who will care for their…
DetailsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lesley Rawlings, 207-773-9931, ext. 123, [email protected] Crossroads’ Children and Mothers Program Awarded $35,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation SCARBOROUGH, Maine (January 12, 2016) – Crossroads was recently awarded a grant of $35,000 from the Walmart Foundation for its Children and Mothers Program located in Windham, Maine. The funds will be used…
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Tickets are still available for this year’s Annual Gala. Please visit www.crossroadsme.org/gala
The following post was originally published on the Growing Up Chaotic blog and is shared with permission. For more from Growing Up Chaotic, check out these posts. Let’s play a quick game. Close your eyes for a second and picture a heroin addict. What images come to mind? Did you picture your high school homecoming…
DetailsOn Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Crossroads will honor six individuals who have committed themselves to raising awareness, promoting prevention and delivering treatment as an alternative to the pain of addiction to alcohol and other substances at its 2nd Annual Community Awards Breakfast. This year Crossroads will be honoring the following community leaders: Tracy Sabol, Media Leader…
Details“The disease of addiction isn’t substance based. It’s core based.” ~ Amber A., Crossroads CAMP client Amber has much to be grateful for these days. December 26, 2014 marked her one-year anniversary of sobriety. She also celebrated her son Chandler’s 1st birthday one month later. After completing treatment at Crossroads’ Children and Mothers Program (CAMP)…
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Women in Harmony is partnering with Crossroads to present “The Strength of Women” at The Cathedral Church of St. Luke at 143 State St, Portland, ME on Friday, May 15th at 7:30PM and Saturday, May 16th at 4:00PM. Sponsored by L.L.Bean, this concert is the second of Women in Harmony’s 2015-2016 Concert Series focused on women…
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