In case you missed this great call to action from First Lady, Michelle Obama, we thought you’d like to hear her call to action in the Campaign to Change Direction, a nationwide campaign to raise awareness around mental health in America. Green Door Behavioral Health is a proud partner of this initiative.
Day Activities and Employment Green Door is the only program in the District of Columbia that utilizes the Clubhouse model to get people with mental illness back to work and living in the community. Working from the individual’s strengths, the Clubhouse provides members with the opportunity to learn employable skills through meaningful work and to…
Mental illnesses are disorders of the brain that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, moods, and ability to relate to others. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are brain disorders that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life. Mental illnesses can affect people of…
Group Transitional Employment is for members who are extremely fearful, cannot work without staff support, are extremely disabled, or need additional training before moving into transitional jobs. Green Door has developed these temporary on-the-job trainings in office settings, where members practice working at a job in a small group, alongside staff and other members for…
Green Door Behavioral Health is an early proponent of the Housing First/LINK movement, which recognizes that our clients’ lives fall into place more easily when they have a safe place to call home. Other aspects of their care, from medication management and decreased substance use to education and employment, are more easily achieved when housing…
Green Door has a distinguished record of providing affordable housing for people with severe mental illness. For 25 years, we have helped members in all phases of their recovery to secure stable, pleasant, affordable housing. We have developed an extensive and constantly expanding housing program that meets the quality and economic needs of our members….
For many people with mental illnesses, their job helps to keep them stable. It creates routine and order and provides income. Without job skills, members cannot work. And without work, their self-esteem falls, their sense of security diminishes, and many become depressed. Green Door is recognized nationally as one of the most successful job training…