Nuestra misión es capacitar a los adolescentes, los adultos jóvenes y sus familias para que realicen y mantengan cambios positivos a través de servicios de prevención, intervención y habilidades para la vida.
El exgobernador de Vermont, Jim Douglas, promulga la ley H.449, elevando el límite de edad de los jóvenes en cuidado de crianza temporal de 18 a 21 en el Centro de acogida de Spectrum en 2007.
Detail Works is a social enterprise designed to help young people build the soft skills and trade skills they need in the workplace.
2018 at Spectrum was made possible by our incredible community of donors, volunteers, and mentors. As one of our youth recently said, “I can honestly say that I don’t know where I would be now if it weren’t for Spectrum welcoming me with open arms when no one else would.” Spectrum youth are some of the …
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Happy Valentine’s Day, from all of us at Spectrum.
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Increased anxiety and a depressed mood are common around the holidays. Here are some tips to try if you are feeling the holiday blues.
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Here’s the scene: a teenager is using drugs or alcohol. They get caught. They’re sent—by their parents or school, or by a court—to treatment, which can be an outpatient counseling program like Riverstone. Often, parents and schools want to see drug-free kids, but this abstinence-only model isn’t proven to be successful. “It usually leads to …
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The addition of Riverstone adds a youth-focused counseling program to Spectrum’s wide range of services. Open to the public, Riverstone counselors are trained clinical mental health/social workers and substance abuse counselors who focus on a client-centered approach to help teenagers and young adults work through and overcome mental health and substance use issues.
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