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About Our Services
Group Home - Susan Talbot Home For Girls
Program Description
The Susan Talbot Home for Girls is a five-bed intensive level therapeutic
group home serving adolescent girls. The program specializes in
the treatment and supervision of girls with severe emotional problems
stemming from a history of abuse, neglect or exploitation. At our
five-bed home, located in a residential neighborhood, a caring staff
provides an environment where young women can learn life skills,
gain insight, participate in community programs, and make positive
changes in their lives.
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| Susan Talbot Home for Girls on
Tower Street provides a safe environment for adolescent girls. |
Program Structure
At the Home for Girls, youth receive:
- A safe, stable and creative environment with an on-staff therapist,
highly trained youth care workers and a Home Manager
- Group therapy three times per week, individual sessions twice
per week and family therapy as prescribed - focused on developing
healthy coping and problem-solving skills
- A highly structured system, using graduated privileges, that
teaches social skills and encourages positive behavior
- Access to community resources, including local Missoula schools,
cultural and recreational activities and involvement in community
service projects
Placement Criteria
Susan Talbot Home for Girls targets adolescent girls, ages 12 to
17, who are experiencing severe emotional problems including disorders
of relationship, conduct, mood and trauma. Many of the girls we
serve are victims of domestic violence, physical and sexual abuse,
and neglect. Many of the girls have acted out their issues in minor
delinquencies or other anti-social behaviors, present as impulsive
and oppositional or they have directed their frustration inward
and have very low self-esteem and may be suicidal in thought.
Contact Information:
Sally Stansberry, Director of Operations
PO Box 7616
Missoula, MT 59807-7616
Phone: (406)721-2704 ext.225
Fax: (406) 721-0034
sstansberry@youthhomes.com
Shawn Gray, Program Director and Therapist
815 Tower St.
Missoula, MT 59804
Phone: (406) 721-2704 ext. 245 or (406) 543-8597
sgray@youthhomes.com
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