Franciscan Children’s

About Franciscan Children’s

Franciscan Children’s, located in Boston, Massachusetts is a non-profit alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including co-occurring mental health disorders. They offer supervised medical treatment to safely manage withdrawal symptoms during detoxification, residential care providing long term support for addiction recovery, as well as flexible outpatient addiction therapy allowing patients to live at home while receiving regular treatment. Additional levels of care offered include intensive outpatient, relapse prevention, and recovery housing.

Specialty rehab programs at Franciscan Children’s include tailored care focusing on women's specific needs and experiences, gender-specific addiction treatment addressing unique challenges faced by men, and age-appropriate treatment for teens addressing adolescent-specific issues.

Patients at Franciscan Children’s will find the residential setting creates an immersive environment promoting full engagement in recovery away from daily triggers and the private rooms that give personal space for reflection and undisturbed rest during treatment. Nestled among the mountains, the majestic scenery fosters peace, grounding, and a sense of renewal. For recreation, patients can unwind in the rec room after a lengthy day of therapy, use the gym to stay healthy and build a strong foundation for recovery, or use the yoga studio to work on active mindfulness and improve flexibility.

Franciscan Children’s has received accreditations from The Joint Commission.

Latest Reviews

Eleni Biru

2 months ago on Google

I don t have any words to explain how they are so kind all staff are so caring and kind I really appreciate the service what my daughter has done thank you again!!!

Thomas H

3 months ago on Google

Extremely disrespectful staff. Had an insurance dispute and they said it was my responsibility to be educated on how their system works. Despite the hospital being in my network and me telling the receptionist my insurance policy, they set me up with the only physician that doesn t accept my policy, then blamed me for not knowing to ask the physician. In what world would I need to know how to do your job? Absolutely terrible and would recommend seeing literally any clinic before I would come back to this place.

Candace Glassford

4 months ago on Google

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Accepted Insurance

Franciscan Children’s works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

MassHealth

Other Forms of Payment

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Outpatient

At the 3East Outpatient Clinic, located at McLean’s Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they provide treatment for adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 22. They specialize in identifying and treating depression and risky behavior that may include suicidal ideation and suicidal thoughts, substance use, disordered eating, risky sexual behavior, and other forms of risk-taking. This coed program provides individual, family, and multi-family group sessions throughout the week. Program participants make a minimum 20-week commitment. Their treatment approach engages the patient and family in targeting five treatment areas—confusion about self, impulsivity, emotional instability, interpersonal problems, and parent-teen problems.

Inpatient

A child’s participation in the structured daily program is an important part of comprehensive assessment and treatment. The daily schedule is designed to engage each child in a range of developmentally appropriate therapy, school, and daily living experiences. The structured activities help organize children in a time of crisis, provide opportunities to learn and practice important coping skills, and provide an assessment of each child’s response to different situations.

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.

Aftercare Support

Rehab aftercare programs offer customized, wraparound support for clients in the maintenance phase of recovery. Many clients enroll in drug rehab immediately after completing intensive inpatient or residential care. Services encompass outpatient treatment but often extend long beyond the completion of a formal recovery program and typically include a variety of medical, mental health, and social service programs. Peer coaching, relapse prevention, 12 step program induction, and related services are commonly available.

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Intervention Services

Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.

Medically Assisted Detox

Medically supervised detox is the process of removing addictive substances from your body and managing the withdrawal symptoms in a medically supervised environment. Typically, this is the first step in the recovery process and lasts an average of 5-7 days, though the length can vary depending on your individual needs. Once your system is cleared of alcohol and drugs, you'll likely transition to an inpatient treatment program for the next phase of your recovery.

Treatments

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

Teen Program

Teen programs are designed to address the unique pressures teens face, pressures that can drive them to experiment with dangerous, addictive substances. They need programs that meet them exactly where they are and give them tools for long-term recovery. Therapy can help teenagers understand and work through underlying issues so they can reclaim the life ahead of them.

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Program For Men

Men face specific challenges and concerns when seeking addiction treatment. Gender-specific recovery programs help them tackle these issues head-on in an environment that's focused, targeted, and distraction-free. It also gives them the opportunity to connect with and learn from other men who have been through a similar journey and can offer support for the next step.

Program For Women

Rehabs for women provide a safe, nurturing space for female clients to heal. These treatment programs consider the specific obstacles that women can face during recovery and place a special emphasis on mental, social, physical, and reproductive health. They explore how each woman's experience has shaped the trajectory of their substance use, addressing issues such as sexual abuse and past trauma.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Child Program

The providers who specialize in the children's rehab space understand the specialized needs that this population faces. School-based and social services such as tutoring and family counseling are often central to treatment. Child programs may also address the needs of youth experiencing substance abuse in the home, including a parent's or sibling's addiction.

LGBTQ Program

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Military Program

Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Clinical Services

The program's cognitive behavioral treatment milieu offers expert diagnostic assessment, psychopharmacological treatment, and mobilization of the child’s family and support system alongside individual, group and family therapy, and school and psychoeducational services,

Groups help young people develop social and other skills that can directly benefit them at home, at school and in interpersonal relationships. Group therapy provides adolescents with peer support as well as skills to help them deal with their illness. Membership for each of these sessions requires that the adolescent be in weekly individual therapy.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Amenities

Recreation Room
Gym
Yoga Studio
Residential Setting
Private Rooms
Hiking
Mountain Views
Walking Trails
Wilderness Setting
Tennis Court

Accreditations

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes

Contact Information

(617) 254-3800

Website

30 Warren Street
Boston, MA 02135

Get Help Now - 617-862-0388

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Reviews of Franciscan Children’s

3.9/5 (96 reviews)

Google Reviews

3.9 (96 reviews)

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Eric Freeman

5 months ago

Had our consult in February told the doctor his plan for sedation would not be successful returned on 6/26 because they book that far out to guess what an unsuccessful appointment half a tooth with a temporary filling that is already falling out my son traumatized from the whole experience and now we have to wait another two months for an OR appointment. They truly failed my son! The phone don't get me started they never answer extremely hard to reach a person in the pedi dental clinic

Shalom John

7 months ago

Mixed feelings about this place. Some of the staff were really good and helpful. There were some nurses that just didn't make any effort. In addition to making a lot of noise chatting and laughing at night, they didn't observe the safety protocols others did. The lack of coordination was also very clear throughout the treatment. Food is terrible and unhealthy for a hospital. In the end they discharge us with a bunch of intake notes and appointments that didn't exist except the ones we made ourselves. Bottom line: Do your research before going here. If you have no options, make sure you are doing all you can for your loved one in their care because things can go south pretty quickly.

Boston_ Made_mikey

8 months ago

I hope people have an amazing experience there I was in and out of this hospital multiple times the staff were amazing and they understood me like I was their child 10/10 100% recommend

Jalyssa Epps

As a Girl mom my voice needs to be heard. I have told Franciscans numerous of times my preference was to not have my daughter changed or bathed by males. I live 2 hours away from Boston & a FEW times I've called they had males taking care of my daughter. I was going to stay quiet but they got me blocked for the last year and a half from calling and checking on my daughter. They played victim and flipped the script. It's serious because my mother & I have faced molestation but not only that. In some cultures that's not acceptable. To me that's not acceptable or appropriate. They complained that I was inappropriate and for some reason they won when someone should have been fired. Maybe because I'm black. So for the last year & a half I no longer could check on my daughter by phone & My daughter has been taking care of by males which is what I never wanted at a early age so for that my comment will stand. The damage is already done

Emily O'Brien

9 months ago

I was in the CBAt unit at the fran 2 times. the first time was in July to August 2021. the second time was in November-December 2022. Both experiences were mainly positive with a few bumps in the road. Most patients there were such kind and empathetic people. Same goes for the staff. The ones that made an impact on me the most were probably Ceci, Abby, Sam, Sean, Josh, Dee And my social worker Katie. There are more as well but those are the first that come to mind. I think about them often, and how much of a positive impact they had on my life. Shame i can't talk to them due to HIPPA. But thank you Franciscan's for making such a positive impact on my life

Valerie Nicolas

My son stayed there for close to 2 weeksThey never looked for a place for outpatient for him when it was time for him to leave we told the staff that we can t leave because he doesn t have any appointments scheduled for outpatient therapy they told us we could no longer stay and had security walk us out of the building

Lana C

Our kid had his dental procedures done under general anesthesia at Franciscan recently. Olivia the nurse was very kind, giving him toys, showing him photos of the operating room. She explained everything to us and walked us to wherever we needed to go, including to the parking lot when we were done.

Eunice Meetze

10 months ago

Jennifer Sinclair

1 year ago

My child has been a patient here since I adopted her in 2004. The staff here have always treated my daughter like gold and have recommended the best of the best that exists. And if my insurance wouldn't cover it, then I would pay for it - but what I was glad about was that I found out that things existed. Before they told me, I didn't know certain things even existed. I love this place.

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