Justice Resource Institute – Walden Street School - Concord, MA

About Justice Resource Institute – Walden Street School

Walden Street School in Concord, Massachusetts, is part of the Justice Resource Institute and while the school itself focuses on helping girls ages 12-22 heal from trauma, it’s backed by an organization with deep experience in substance use treatment. That means when a student is struggling with both emotional wounds and substance use, care doesn’t have to be pieced together from different places. Here, it’s already integrated into the bigger picture.

JRI works with teens and young adults who are struggling with stuff like opioids, cannabis, alcohol or more. They’re not judgemental about it, either. They use this approach called Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach that’s all about figuring out what’s driving the substance use.

They also help kids to find better coping skills and build a life that’s actually fun without drugs or alcohol. And they’re realistic, because they know recovery isn’t straightforward and relapse doesn’t mean someone failed.

How It Works at Walden Street

At Walden, the staff, therapists, teachers, nurses and the whole crew build a plan around everyone’s needs. If substance use is part of the picture, it’s treated right alongside mental health and trauma work. Therapy can be one-on-one, in groups or with family. They even have really unique options that are cool too, like neurofeedback, trauma-informed yoga and SMART therapy.

More Than Just Treatment

They’re big on life after the program here too. Girls and young women get to try vocational training, volunteer work and other activities to help them build skills so they leave the program feeling capable and confident. Plus the campus is quiet and surrounded by 6.2 acres of open space so it’s a safe bubble where they focus on themselves without all the outside chaos.

Outdoor excursions may even include visits to local attractions like the Minute Man National Historical Park or the Walden Pond State Reservation.

Latest Reviews

Aurora Rodriguez

1 year ago on Google

This place ruins the lives of young people. The kinds of things I was subjected to here are the kinds of things that should and will stay between me and my therapist but it s not okay that I m looking at the reviews for this place at 28yo and they re still up and running. Sick.

Megan Lettiere (Luna)

1 year ago on Google

DO NOT SEND ANYONE HERE! If they dont have ptsd when they enter, they absolutely will by the time they leave!Walden Street School for Girls must get shut down. It is hell. I was denied an education, starved, isolated for over 2 years. The verbal, sexual, and emotional abuse I both endured myself and witnessed happen to other girls, especially girls with autism at Walden was horrible. They don't only restrain girls if they are a danger to themselves or others, they do it because they feel like it. I went to the bathroom without asking once and was retrained, I was also restrained once simply for crying.. I experienced much more abuse than this and so have many others who I have known personally. Most girls I know who went here came out much worse than when they went in. Do your research, read the experiences of adults who lived in these places when they were kids, the last thing your child needs is to be traumatized more. Don't let your child wind up like me, worse coming out than when I went in, permanently scarred from the 2 years and 2 months of suffering I endured there.

Lisa Ham

7 years ago on Google

If i could give this no stars I would. This facility decided that since my daughter was an active anorexic and anorexics starve , they decided they would just let her starve for one entire week. She lost 10 pounds and they sent her out twice to be hydrated at the emergency Room because she would not even drink water.Many of her clothes were lost or stolen while she was there. When they finally did return some of her items to me they smelled like mildew.Fortunately the treatment center that she was to return to for her eating disorder seized her back out of Walden.They are nasty rude and uncooperative when I was trying to get through to my child.My daughter was terrified there and she was afraid to talk on the phone because that they were sitting right there and monitored every word.This is one of the most terrifying experiences a parent can ever go through with an ill teenager. Be where this is not where you want to send your child.

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Accepted Insurance

Justice Resource Institute – Walden Street School works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Other Forms of Payment

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Treatments

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

LGBTQ Program

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Clinical Services

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.