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This is Tara’s story… You may have passed Tara on the street and not thought anything about it. She’s 64, tanned, and well-spoken. Her father was in the aeronautics business in the States but she grew up in France and Greece, and still speaks French. Here’s what you can’t see: Tara has bipolar disorder and…

History: Green Door was founded in 1976 as a community program that prepares people with severe and persistent mental illness to work and live independently. We have helped nearly 3,000 District of Columbia residents move from institutions and homeless shelters, to lead fulfilling, independent lives. Green Door is recognized nationally as one of the most…

Our Door Community Wellness Center, in partnership with the Department of Behavioral Health and Green Door Behavioral Health, provides mutual support, self-help, advocacy, education, information and referral services to assist people with mental health and/or substance use disorders regain control over their lives and recovery process.  Offering resources, referrals and information about community programs and services,…

This Wednesday, March 30, may be an ordinary day for you, but for many it’s a time to speak publicly about something they never thought they would: bipolar disorder. March 30 is commemorated each year as World Bipolar Day, designated for the birthday of artist Vincent Van Gogh, who has been posthumously diagnosed as suffering from…

Members who have moved into the Supported/Independent Employment Program receive individualized attention from a job coach; regular assessment of career goals; training in résumé writing, interview techniques, and employee relations; and help in securing a job. Job coaches help members find their own jobs in the community. Members receive as much or as little support…

Access to the mental health care they need is the entry point for most of our clients. Many have suffered for years without seeing a doctor or receiving a proper diagnosis. Health care prevention means saved money, time and lives. Green Door Behavioral Health encourages health promotion, provides primary care, and oversees medication therapy management…