Dorchester Phoenix Families

BHN Dorchester Family Center is a residential addiction treatment program in Dorchester, Massachusetts that specializes in long term care for women and their children. The program offers residential treatment, recovery housing, and wraparound support services that allow mothers to maintain custody while healing from substance use disorders.

With a trauma informed, woman centered approach, BHN Dorchester Family Center focuses on family reunification, parenting skills, and long term stability.

Women Centered Addiction Treatment

Women begin with a thorough assessment and transition into long term residential care designed to address the unique needs of mothers in recovery. Residential beds are available for children of all ages so families can stay together throughout treatment.

Individual counseling, group therapy, and family counseling help clients build coping skills, process trauma, and strengthen parent-child relationships. Evidence based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and relapse prevention are paired with parenting classes, life skills training, and case management.

Quick Facts About BHN Dorchester Family Center

• Who they treat: Pregnant and parenting women, women with children of all ages, young adults, and clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Approach: Trauma informed, woman centered care with integrated parenting support and family counseling.
• Payment options: Accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, state funding, cash pay, and sliding fee scale.
• Amenities: Residential beds for children, on-site childcare, prenatal and postnatal care, dental and mental health services, vocational training, and supervised recreation.
• Wraparound services: Partnership with St. Mary's Center provides education, job training, and employment counseling on campus.