Jane Addams Program: Sexual aggression and firesetting
Cynthia Browning Treatment Center : STARR and CBAT short term assessment and stabilization
GIFT Group Home : Girls who have been, or are at risk for being, commercially sexually exploited
Saul M. Hirshberg Treatment Center: Eating disorders
Katharine E. Merck Treatment Center: Individualized treatment for high risk behaviors
Muriel Snowden Program: Individualized treatment for high risk behaviors
Tubman Treatment Residence (BTR): Therapeutic treatment with a community school component

The Best Residential Treatment Available

Germaine Lawrence is New England’s leading provider of residential treatment services for at-risk adolescent girls. We offer 105 beds in seven treatment centers, serving over 250 girls annually. Our average length of stay is one year in our long term programs and up to three months in our short term programs. Each year, approximately 80% of our girls successfully complete their treatment goals and return to their family or community.

We offer:

• Innovative clinical services using cognitive behavioral methods.
• Individual and family therapy and a wide variety of specialized group therapies.
• Year round education programs aligned with the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks, with class sizes of no more than ten students.
• In-home and onsite family coaching, as well as other family supports.
• Board-certified child psychiatrists, on-site nursing staff, and medical services backed up by Boston Children’s Hospital.
• Comprehensive activity programming both on and off campus, including sports, arts, music and drama.
• Custom designed treatment centers equipped with single and double bedrooms, kitchen and dining facilities, lounges, classrooms, staff offices, and recreation space.

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Program Specialties

Sexual Aggression and Firesetting: Jane Addams Treatment Center
Ben Stich, Program Director, 781-648-6200x300

Our Jane Addams treatment program is designed to serve girls who have histories of sexual aggression and firesetting. The program integrates individual, group, and family therapies using a relational approach. The treatment is based on the development of emotion regulation skills, understanding of healthy relationships and boundaries, and the development of a positive identity.

Addams is housed in a state-of-the-art facility, which was constructed in 1994 and won a national award for outstanding design and functionality in a health care facility. The specialization for fire setters received The Massachusetts Coalition of Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs’ annual Clinical Community Service Award in 2004.

Read more about our specialized protocols for girls with histories of firesetting and sexual aggression.

For information about openings at our Addams Treatment Center, contact Nike Balogun, 781-648-6200x127.

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The Cynthia Browning Treatment Center provides Department of Social Services contracted STARR (Short-term Assessment and Rapid Reunification) services and short-term CBAT (Community-Based Acute Treatment) services for girls requiring acute care. The program provides comprehensive assessment services and clear recommendations for future service plans. We offer a fexible array of services to meet the child and familiy's needs.

For information about openings at our Browning Treatment Center, contact Nike Balogun, 781-648-6200x127.

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Eating Disorders: Saul Hirshberg Treatment Center
Susan Wilder, Program Director, 781-648-6200x600

The Hirshberg Treatment Center is an 18-bed program that exlusively serves girls with life-threatening cases of anorexia and bulimia. We provide extensive medical care on campus and on-call physicians at Boston children's Hospital are available for consultation. Our program is based on the belief that families are essential to their daughter's recovery and we require families to take an active role in the treatment process.

Click here for more information about our eating disorder protocols.

For information about openings at our Hirshberg Treatment Center, contact Nike Balogun, 781-648-6200x127.

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GIFT Group Home
Amy Corbett, Program Director, 781-648-6200x203

The GIFT (Gaining Independence for Tomorrow) Group Home is part of a Boston-area network of care serving girls who have been, or at risk for being commercially sexually exploited. The group home offers therapeutice services in a warm, nurturing environment to help girls develop a positive identity, healthy connections to their family and community, and skills to live a healthy and independent lifestyle.

For information about openings at the GIFT Group Home, contact Nike Balogun, 781-648-6200x127.

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High Risk Behaviors: Katharine E. Merck Treatment Center
Jennifer Rogers, Program Director, 781-648-6200x576

For information about openings at our Merck Treatment Center, contact Nike Balogun, 781-648-6200x127.

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High Risk Beheviors: Muriel Snowden Program
Elaine Harrington, Program Director, 781-648-6200x813

For information about openings at our Snowden Treatment Center, contact Nike Balogun, 781-648-6200x127.

Behavioral Treatment Residence (BTR): Harriet Tubman Treatment Residence
Debbie Camara, Program Director, 781-648-6200x500

The Tuman Treatment Residence (BTR) provides therapeutic treatment and a structured living environment for girls who are able to continue at their community school during the day. We provide numerous opportunities for community and family involvement to help girls make successful transitions to their home or other less restrictive setting.

For information about openings at our Tubman Treatment Residence, contact Nike Balogun, 781-648-6200x127.

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