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Harvesting Hope at Treatment Center


Health & Wellness  (tags: health, Mental health, working therapy, Body-Mind-Spirit, treatment )

Dee
- 203 days ago - capitalnews9.com
MONTEREY, Mass-It looks like any other farm in the Berkshires. But at Gould Farm in Monterey, workers are harvesting hope. "Guests are expected to work from 8:30 to 3 everyday in one of our eight work areas,"
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Dee C. (506)
Friday May 8, 2009, 2:13 am
"The guests she's talking about are actually patients.

"Primarily, the main diagnoses are schizophrenia, bipolar, and schizoaffective disorder," said Evans.
Gould Farm is the only treatment center of its kind. Guests take part in "working therapy" to treat their disorders, while living on the farm along with the staff. Evan Williams is a volunteer.

"We're trying to blur the line between who is being paid to work here and who is paying to be here," said Williams. "

See video and read more at site..

 

Mandi T. (261)
Saturday May 9, 2009, 12:27 pm
Tx Dee. Intersting for sure.
 

Dee C. (506)
Saturday May 9, 2009, 12:35 pm
Anything that works and can help people in any situation..is always a good thing..'
 

Barbarocat Kay (645)
Saturday May 9, 2009, 5:12 pm
Cool! Thnx Dee!
 
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