Spectrum Debuts Renovated Kitchen Donated by NexDine at Westborough Detox Facility
Recently, our partners at NexDine, a Mansfield-based food service provider, kindly donated their time and resources to renovate the kitchen at our detoxification facility located on Spectrum’s treatment campus in Westborough, Massachusetts. Proper nutrition is an important factor in addiction treatment and the new kitchen, totaling $80,000, demonstrates NexDine’s generosity and support for Spectrum’s mission.
How Spectrum and Massachusetts DOC Work Together to Treat Female Offenders
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, there are more than 219,000 women incarcerated across the United States. Many wonder what brought them in contact with the criminal justice system. Oftentimes, women serving time behind bars struggle with co-occurring disorders – the combination of mental health disorders and addiction – ...
Today’s Students Aren’t Worse Off, They’re Simply Different
According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, there is a strong connection between childhood trauma and substance use disorders. Adolescents who engage in problematic substance use are more likely to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, suicidal thoughts, violent behaviors and other mental health disorders. Our VP of ...
Inside Spectrum – Winter 2019
In This Issue: January was Human Trafficking Awareness Month | Four Legged-Friends Provide Therapy | Recovery Month in the State of Georgia | Outside Spectrum | Spectrum Girls’ Detention Program Wins Statewide Decorating Contest | 17 Spectrum Employees Are Inducted into the President’s Club This Quarter | Spectrum Receives $10,000 ...
The Importance of Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week
While the nation continues to confront the public health crisis that is addiction, events like Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week help remind us of often forgotten victims. Alcoholism remains a prominent issue in the US, and as a result, one in four children live in a family impacted by parental ...
Why Are Women Overdosing More Than Men?
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contained some troubling statistics. Overdose deaths among women aged 30-64 have rapidly increased. From 1999 to 2017, the number climbed a staggering 260 percent. And the drugs causing them have evolved as well, with more overdoses being attributed ...
Jeffrey Born’s Story of Opioid Addiction, Torn Relationships, and the Overdose That Changed His Life
There’s a stigma against people who struggle with addiction that often exists because people believe it could never happen to them – but it can. Addiction is a disease that knows no boundaries, has no preconceived notions and leaves no clues as to who it will touch next. Jeffrey Born ...
A Startling New Trend: Viral Overdose Videos
Social media has changed our world, for better or for worse. When it comes to addiction, it’s a double-edged sword. While it opens up a whole new avenue for support – online communities and educational resources – it also makes someone’s personal struggles quite public. A recent report from the ...
Spectrum Health Systems Awarded $10,000 Grant from the Reliant Foundation
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., a longtime not-for-profit organization providing behavioral healthcare and a comprehensive continuum of addiction treatment services throughout Massachusetts, was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Reliant Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals of all ages in Central and MetroWest Massachusetts.
Newly Constructed Healing Garden Offers Therapeutic Benefits to Spectrum’s Residential Clients
After a year-long construction project, Spectrum is pleased to announce that its Healing Garden is now open to clients at the Faris Recovery Center in Westborough, Massachusetts. Research has shown that viewing natural landscapes helps foster healing and recovery by evoking positive feelings, reducing negative emotions and decreasing stressful thoughts.
