ElizabethStonehouse.org
Title
The Elizabeth Stone House
Contact
- Elizabeth Stone House
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- Jamaica Plain MA
- United States 02130
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- +1.61752234
Description
The Elizabeth Stone House (the Stone House) is a feminist alternative mental health program, providing both residential and community-based services. It is run by women, for women. It is an environment where families heal, women grow, and reclaim control over all of the decisions which affect their lives.
We are committed to breaking cycles of violence, disempowerment and institutionalization of women in emotional distress and their children. Since our founding in 1974 by a group of former mental patients and other community women, the Stone House has served women and children from all over the country through an ever-widening array of comprehensive services. The core of the Elizabeth Stone House philosophy is that women can succeed when empowered to maintain control over their own lives.
Societal pressures, such as poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia, and single parenthood subject women to emotional distress. Violence against a woman in forms such as rape, incest, child abuse and assault further jeopardize her mental health. Acknowledging these problems in an environment of peer support is necessary for healing. Here, with the support of other residents, staff, and volunteers, a woman learns to work step-by-step on practical goals and life skills that foster growth toward greater autonomy and reduce reliance upon government institutions and other social service providers. Upon leaving the Stone House, women are better prepared, with emotional courage and practical skills, to make and maintain permanent changes in their lives.
