Andover, Hebron, Marlborough Youth And Family Service Bureau
Andover, Hebron, Marlborough Youth And Family Service Bureau
Andover, Hebron, Marlborough Youth & Family Services (AHM), provides mental health and positive youth development services that assist children, young people, and their families in creating a supportive and caring environment for them to reach their maximum potential as members of society. We are your bridge to the community.
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Services Offered
Clinical Services - Servicing the towns of Andover, Hebron, Marlborough and Columbia, AHM's Clinical Program offers both professional staff and confidential counseling to youth 0-18 and their families. The clinical program offers treatment in a wide variety of areas which include: depression, anxiety, family transition, grief and loss, co-parenting, blended family issues, ADD/ADHD and school problems. With the family's permission, therapists collaborate with schools, police, hospitals and other mental health systems to provide a continuity of care for the client.
Lanterns Mentoring Program- A mentor is a caring person who provides young people with support, counsel, friendship, and constructive example. The AHM Lanterns Mentoring Program is a school based model. Mentors and students meet once a week for one hour (usually during lunch and recess) in the six schools in the towns of Andover, Hebron and Marlborough. The mentoring pairs eat lunch together, play games, do crafts, and take walks outside. They form important friendships that inspire children to be the best they can be. Youth who are matched with a mentor demonstrate improved academic performance, improved peer/family relationships, increased communication skills, decreased drug use, and improved school attendance. Juvenile Review Board- The purpose of the JRB is to divert youth from the juvenile court system. Youth referred to the Board must be under 18, accept responsibility for their actions, have no previous court or police involvement and not have committed a felony. Each youth has a case manager (an AHM school social worker) who supports the family throughout the process, starting with obtaining a thorough social/emotional/educational history of the young person. Families appear before the Board and diversions are assigned that the youth must complete. The diversions might include counseling, community service, improving grades, writing an essay, a drug assessment, improved behavior at school and/or at home. The purpose of these diversions is to help the youth learn how to make better decisions. The intent of this process is not punitive, but educational. Over the year, the AHM Juvenile Review Board has produced a success rate of 90%.
Fees and Payment
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.