October 11th, 2017
State commissioners and leaders from across the country joined together to discuss best practices and initiatives for youth residential and community-based services at the Double Tree by Hilton in Andover, October 4-6, for the Building Bridges Initiative 2017 Fall Training Event. The nationwide event was held in Massachusetts for the second time in three years, [...]
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Filed Under: American Training Family, Youth Residential Programs
December 23rd, 2015
Our new Colleague Samantha Poirier, an alum of our Highfields and TASH programs, was recently featured in the December 21, 2015 issue of Rumbo News. Her story is one of overcoming obstacles, crushing stereotypes and stigmas, and finding success in independence. Her story is inspiring to say the least. Check it out below.
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Filed Under: American Training Family, Clinical Services, Highfields, TASH