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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,…
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Green Door Behavioral Health is recognized nationally as one of the most successful job placement programs for people with mental illness. Work keeps our clients stable, creates routine, provides income, bolsters self-esteem, and increases a sense of security. Providing clients with the knowledge base and counseling they need to land a job is paramount in…
Tackling Chronic Homelessness…
See what we have to say about the housing first model in this original Now What. Treating the symptoms instead of the causes isn’t getting us anywhere, so now what? The housing first model is a step forward. “What housing first has really shown is that given the opportunity, the vast, vast majority of folks…
What is Mental Illness?
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…
Psychiatric Services & Support
Green Door is certified as a Core Service Agency (CSA) by the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health, is a Medicaid Free Standing Mental Health Center (FSMCH), and accepts a number of commercial health insurance plans. Treatment services fall into two broad categories: traditional Outpatient Clinic Services and Care Management. OUTPATIENT CLINIC SERVICES Diagnostic Assessment (Intake): Care…
Psychiatric Services & Support
Green Door is certified by the Department of Mental Health and provides assessment, psychiatric services, medications, case management by community support workers and counseling. Specifically, Green Door provides: Psychiatric Services Medication Management and Health Education Individual and Group counseling Community support and case management assistance 24-hour support in times of emergencies Help for clients with substance abuse problems…