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Family Nurturing Center and Patch<br />
200 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, MA 02122<br />
617-474-1143<br />
www.familynurturing.org<br />
Description: Patch is collaboration between the Department of Children<br />
and Families. <strong>The</strong> Department of Youth Services/Roxbury Youth<br />
Works, the Dorchester CARES Coalition of the Family Nurturing<br />
Center, and the Dorchester <strong>Community</strong>. Services include family<br />
advocate, parental support, health baby/health child service<br />
and providing resources to the necessary caregivers through<br />
a strength-based approach.<br />
SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT RESOURCES: MENTAL HEALTH/COUNSELING/SUBSTANCE ABUSE<br />
Adolescent Traumatic Stress and Substance Abuse Treatment Center<br />
A Program of Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University<br />
648 Beacon Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02115<br />
617-353-9610<br />
www.bu.edu/atssa<br />
Description: Program targets teens aged 13-17 in the Boston area with both<br />
substance abuse difficulties and a history of trauma such as physical<br />
or sexual abuse, domestic or community violence, other emotional<br />
or physical trauma.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Boston Center<br />
14 Fordham Road, Allston, MA 02134<br />
617-783-9676<br />
www.arbourhealth.com/tbc.htm<br />
Description: <strong>The</strong> Boston Center provides outpatient treatment programs that<br />
include crisis intervention, short-term treatment, comprehensive<br />
psychiatric assessments, and a partial hospitalization program<br />
for adolescents aged 13-18.<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Resource</strong>s For Justice (CRJ)<br />
355 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116<br />
617-482-2520<br />
www.crjustice.org<br />
Description: CRJ’s youth program offer treatment and education in both<br />
residential and non-residential settings. CRJ clients are nearly<br />
all males between 13-18 years of age. Most come from families<br />
which have experienced economic strain, chronic under or<br />
unemployment, alcohol and other substance addictions, domestic<br />
violence and other serious issues.<br />
Programs: Ambrose House<br />
31-1/2 Dwight Street, Boston, MA 02118<br />
Ambrose house is a 12 bed, moderately restricted group home<br />
for adolescent males referred by Dept. of Youth Services and<br />
Dept. of Social Services. <strong>The</strong> program offers services in education,<br />
employment, substance abuse prevention, life skills and anger<br />
management.<br />
Sargent House<br />
577 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston 02118<br />
Sargent House is a 12 bed group home for adolescent males which<br />
offers tutoring, skills-building, mentoring and a comprehensive range<br />
of counseling services geared to prepare youth for independent living.<br />
2010-2011 COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE | MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES | COMMONWEALTH CORPORATION<br />
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