Supported Employment and Education

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…

Green Door’s intensive program provides psychiatric and counseling services coupled with case management and includes supportive education, housing, day treatment programs, supported employment, and a host of necessary programs that many of our clients have never before been able to access. Green Door assists 1800 clients, and is consistently rated among the top behavioral health…

Mental Health Clinical Services Green Door is a certified Core Service Agency (CSA) under the District of Columbia’s Department of Mental Health and provides a variety of mental health services for our members. The term “Core Service Agency” means that we are responsible for helping our members get all their basic (or core) needs met….

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…

On August 4, 2015 Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, comprehensive legislation to reform the U.S. mental health care system. The legislation reauthorizes a number of programs within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), establishes workforce training and education programs for behavioral…

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…