Family Resource Center
Young Adult Services

 
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A Service for Families and Friends Dealing with Severe and Persistent Mental Health Problems

The Family Resource Center (FRC) is the hub of The Institute of Living’s Schizophrenia Initiative. The FRC has available three main services.

  • First, to provide educational, supportive, and outreach services to families who are dealing with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD). Programs include the Potential Early Psychosis Program and the Young Adult Services/Intensive Outpatient Program.
  • Secondly, the FRC offers an accessible and user friendly, comprehensive source of information on the disorder, its treatment, and what community resources are available to help families’ better cope with the impact of the SSD on their lives. This information is housed at The Institute of Living and enables family members, consumers, and professionals to drop in and utilize written, Internet, and staff members’ expertise.
  • Finally, the FRC provides for the training and development of staff who work with SSD. As part of this the FRC integrates its work with that of the other parts of the Initiative to develop models of practice which will improve the care of patients.

Our Staff

Staff for the program includes Lawrence Haber, Ph.D., Director, Steven Madonick, MD, Medical Director, Mara De Maio, Ph.D., Danielle Merolla, Psy.D., David Vaughan, LCSW, and Mary Cameron, Administrative Support. Click here for staff bios.

Educational Programs

The FRC offers a different educational program every Tuesday from 5:15 to 6:30 PM in the Center Building.  These educational programs are free and open to the public. Topics include:
  • Bipolar: An Introduction to the Disorder
    Held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month
  • Crisis Management For Individuals with Schizophrenia
  • Depression - An Introduction to the Disorder
  • Introduction to Mental Health Benefits and Services for Severe Mental Illness
  • Managing Schizophrenia
  • Schizophrenia - An Introduction to the Disorder
    Held on the 1st Tuesday of each month
  • Support Group for Families Dealing with Major Mental Illness
    Held on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month
  • The World of Work for A Person With A Severe Mental Illness

For more information contact:

Lawrence Haber, Ph.D.
Director, Family Resource Center
Phone: (860) 545-7731
Fax: (860) 545 –7510
Email: Lhaber@harthosp.org