"What
a special place you have in Spruce Mountain. The people working at
Spruce Mountain Inn are incredible and they are what make your program so special and so unique.
I had no idea how warm, nurturing and professional a place you had."
Referring Professional, Educational Consultant
"Spruce Mountain Inn is a place to make a new start; to try something that hasn't been tried before. Here we treat clients as individuals with unique strengths and challenges."
Case Manager, Spruce Mountain Inn
"I have found the therapeutic community and variety of services at
Spruce Mountain Inn to provide a really wonderful transition for people coming out of institutional settings and hoping to mainstream into
society. The staff I have dealt with at the Inn are extremely informative and available."
Referring Social Worker
New York Hospital
White Plains, New York
"Of all the mental health programs we have known, Spruce Mountain Inn
stands as truly exceptional. Hats off to all - even on a cold day."
Parent of a former client, Massachusetts
"We want to thank you for services
you have rendered to our son. When we first brought our son to
Spruce Mountain, which was recommended to us by his counselor, we were quite surprised at the simplicity of your establishment.
We thought we would see something similar to a hospital or institutional type building.
Instead we found a home type atmosphere."
"We are very pleased and delighted
at the progress our son has made in the year he has been at Spruce Mountain Inn.
We can see and hear the results through visits and conversations. He
has definitely gained responsibility and self-esteem."
"We feel his life has been turned
around during his stay there and for that we are forever grateful. We
recommend the program highly. Thank you again for making all our
lives better."
Parents of former client, New York
"You took our son at a very vulnerable point in his life and it
appears his experience at Spruce Mountain Inn was valuable. We all know how long and hard he fought the idea of staying at this Northern
Vermont outpost, but it seems to have worked. You all stood by him at his most difficult times and because of your belief in him, he has
grown significantly.
Although he lives in his own "digs" we see him regularly and it
has been great having him near. Our deepest thanks- you have helped him and our family immeasurably."
"My son was among
the most ill clients you treated at Spruce. We never knew whether
the next call was going to be notice of his attempted or successful suicide.
You had almost given up on managing him at Spruce. After one and a half years of work, treatment, crises, family meetings and more, he emerged from where we will never know.
He not only has survived but also appears to have a full life with much hope for the future.
He struggles in some areas but now has work, family, friends and joy in his life.
I know that without Spruce Mountain and it's special small intense way with dedicated, competent staff, my son would not have
survived. I thank you all for one of your greatest successes."
Parent of Former Client,
Massachusetts
"The people who comprise the staff at Spruce Mountain Inn have
offered both my daughter and me a new beginning. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you and congratulate you for being special people in a
special organization."
Parent of a former client
"The sense of community and caring at the Inn was what allowed me to
see myself as someone with value and potential. Through various arts programs I was able to explore new parts of myself. We had fun as well
as wonderful moments of serious sharing. Now that I have left the program I have a much stronger sense of myself and an incredible sense of
empowerment which allows me to take care of myself, to ask for help when I need it, and to be in a better position to care for others."
Former Day Program Client, Vermont
"My experience at Spruce Mountain Inn really meant a lot to me. It's
the place where I finally got the help I needed. Because the staff was so open with me it made it easier for me to begin dealing with my
issues. I'm sober now."
Former client, Massachusetts
"The Day
Program at Spruce Mountain Inn fills a unique niche in central Vermont, making it possible for individuals to receive intensive mental
health treatment while continuing to live at home. I have been deeply gratified by the conscientious and constructive care this program has
offered several of my patients."
Jonathan L Weker, MD
Private Practice, Montpelier, Vermont
"My daughter
is part of the "Independent Living" program at Spruce Mountain Inn.
She
has made so much progress during this time, thanks to your flexible and imaginative response to her changing needs.
From needing almost 24-hour attention she has progressed to managing her own apartment, working four times a week as a part-time
volunteer in a senior service agency, where she is currently assisting the Director as Assistant Office Manager.
Her medication has been stabilized and she has many friends.
But most important, all through the years there has always been someone available to her when her anxiety required something as
simple as friendly support on the phone. She has always had a place to turn when the need arose."
Parent of Program Participant