Residential Options

Residential Options, located in historic Newburyport, Haverhill, Methuen and North Andover, develops supported living situations, which empower people to be self-sufficient, self-determining and enrich the quality of these lives. Supports are flexible and are provided in ways that create successful community living. With uniquely designed living situations, based upon individual needs, desires and competencies. Opportunities are sought to promote community awareness, acceptance and involvement for individuals serviced. Emphasis is placed on assisting individuals on issues such as money management, daily living skills and trends in the community to improve individual image. The option of choice for consumers is actively sought in all aspects of life including: location of residence, personal possessions, and activities.

Offices in Newburyport, North Andover, Methuen and throughout the Merrimack Valley.

Choices in Living

Choices In Living, located in Lowell, is designed to assist persons with psychiatric disabilities obtain the most independent living situation possible. Services help individuals with accessing community resources based on individualized needs.

The goal of the program is to support individuals to be productive and successful members of the community by utilizing public housing subsidies and other available supports to obtain their own apartments. Specialized services assist people in reaching personal goals and deal with everyday coping skills one can pursue or continue employment and/or education as well as independent lifestyle. Services may include the following based on individual needs: community living skills, self-preservation, academics, money management including rep-payee services, social recreational services, and a medication administration program.

Offices in Lowell.

Highfields

Highfields is a highly structured, community based, voluntary residential treatment program serving male and female adolescent Guests with emotional problems and/or mental illness. Our focus is to teach, support and promote the development of skills in emotionally troubled adolescents necessary for productive independent adult living. The long-term goals of the program are to reduce hospitalizations, foster independence, teach coping skills to everyday stresses and emotional challenges and transition our resident Guests to their family or home or to a less structured environment. Short-term goals are to develop self-esteem and positive peer relationships.

Offices in Lawrence.