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Serenity Opens New Programs, Improves Others
June 21, 2012
Serenity
Place, Manchester’s addiction recovery and education
center, will be expanding services to the community
starting in July including Lin’s Place , a transitional
living program for women and an Intensive Outpatient
Treatment program (IOP) for men.
The agency, now serving the Granite State in its 35th
year, will continue to provide stabilization services
(detox) as well as interim services to those who are
placed on a wait list for
any service, an
unfortunate reality of the need vs. the capacity in
community-based substance abuse service provision.
“This
growth for Serenity is indicative of our forward thinking
staff and Board. Every stake holder at this organization
understands the great need within the community for any
and all substance abuse services that are affordable AND
effective. This is our wheelhouse. Our ability to step up
to providing transitional living for women, which is
virtually non-existent in New Hampshire currently and IOP
is due to the vision and commitment of everyone involved”
said Sharon Drake, Executive Director at Serenity Place.
Drake also
pointed out the opportunity inherent in these changes.
Serenity Place will be better able to serve an individual
all along the continuum of care by expanding to these
services, from stabilization through treatment to
transitional living. “That enables us to serve each person
in a more holistic way, with continuity and consistency
through the stages of recovery” Drake added.
The
addition of interim services will give stabilized clients
a way to stay clean while awaiting treatment, and provide
education and support. In order to move to this level of
care, Serenity Place direct care staff will be
transitioning to Certified Recovery Support Workers (CRSW)
through the new fiscal year, which requires appropriate
trainings and verification by a Licensed Alcohol and Drug
Counselor (LADC). Serenity’s Clinical Director Kelly
Reardon, M.Ed., MLADC, is excited about what this means
for clients. “Each staff person providing direct care at
Serenity is already put through a rigorous process for
employment. This new certification will give them more
resources for the client-centered care we pride ourselves
on, and will strengthen our overall ability to work with
and for those who seek our services” she said.
Clients
seeking information on Lin’s Place, our new women’s
transitional living program, can contact Ms. Reardon
directly,
Kreardon@serenityplace.org
or visit the website for an
application:
www.SerenityPlace.org/tlp.html.
The IOP
program is initially open to male clients only. Please
visit our website for more information on all services at
Serenity Place,
www.SerenityPlace.org. Partial funding for these
programs is being provided by NH Bureau of Drug and
Alcohol Services and The Norwin and Elizabeth Bean
Foundation.
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Serenity Welcomes New Controller
March 1, 2012
Serenity Place, Manchester’s recovery support services center, has hired Sue Bourn as Controller and Human Resources Officer, assuming responsibility for all areas of finance and human resources at the nonprofit. Ms. Bourn started February 16 at Serenity, having most recently worked at the Scleroderma Foundation outside of Boston. She has also held accounting and HR positions at Odyssey NH, Rockingham County CAP and John Hancock Insurance.
A native of New Hampshire, Sue lives in Stratham and
attended UNH and SNHU. She is studying currently to become
a health coach, enjoys gardening, fiber arts and
volunteers at the prison in Concord, doing meditation with
inmates weekly.
Sharon Drake, Executive Director, said hiring Sue was a no-brainer. "She brings so much skill and talent to the position, but also a quiet humor and the ability to work undeterred in what can sometimes be a hectic place. We are thrilled to have her on board!" Sue can be reached at info@serenityplace.org.
Serenity Place is part of the
Manchester Continuum of Care and the Greater Manchester
Substance Abuse Collaborative, belongs to the NH Providers
Association and is the only NH affiliate of the National
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (NCADD). For
more, visit
www.SerenityPlace.org.
Loretta Prescott can be reached at 603-625-6980 or lprescott@serenityplace.org
