Welcome to the Transition House Mental Health Program Council on Accreditation Nationally Certified 2004-2008 www.coanet.org Phone: 207.562.7662 Fax: 207.562.6097 Mailing Address: Transition House Mental Health Program Rumford Group Homes, Inc. 160 Lincoln Avenue Rumford, ME 04276 Email:  thp@verizon.net Number of Beds: 6

The Transition House Mental Health Program

The Transition House Mental Health Program (THP) is a residential mental health facility located in Dixfield, Maine, serving adolescent youth ages 13-18 who have a mental health diagnosis and can benefit from residential treatment.  The facility provides services for male adolescents from throughout the State of Maine.  Services include housing, education, recreation, individual/family counseling, and job placement opportunities.  THP is licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services as a residential mental health facility. It is the mission of the Transition House Mental Health Program to provide services, supports, and opportunities to guide youth in a healthy lifestyle as they gain independence in the community.   Client referrals into the program come from correctional facilities, other primary treatment facilities, individual private therapists, and the Department of Health and Human Services.  Our treatment approach at the Transition House is based on trauma-focused cognitive behavioral under the direction of the program Clinician and the Director of Programs.  

The goals of the Transition House Mental Health Program are to:

• Provide "after-care" services in a safe and supportive residential environment;
• Safely integrate youth into their school and community at large while affording great opportunities for growth and independence;
• Encourage responsibility for behaviors;
• Make positive changes in contributing factors to past behavior/social problems;
• Assist in the development of empathy;
• Teach healthy boundaries, relationships and sexuality;
• Pro-social interactions with others;
• Support positive family interactions;
• Practice new skills within the community, home and school;
• Teach activities of daily living and independent living skills.

Education:

Recreation

Implemented as part of the THP Program is a wide range of recreational and social activities which reinforces positive interaction among both staff and residents. Activities include:
camping, hiking, golf, tennis, ice fishing, downhill skiing and many other individual and group activities.

Supporting these residents are a qualified staff of: a program director, case manager, clinician, eight full-time youth workers and on-call relief staff. The staff are all trained in dealing with the behavioral dynamics of troubled individuals and have experience and/or education in the social services field. Youth workers also provide 24 hour awake supervision of the residents. The youth workers primary responsibilities are to model appropriate behavior, support the residents with their individual service plans and supervise residents at all times.