Casa Esperanza Provider Update

Familias Unidas Spanish-language Structured Outpatient Addiction Program (SOAP) is now available statewide via telehealth!

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Trans and Gender Diverse Folks and Substance Use Treatment


Hosted By: Grayken Center for Addiction Training & Technical Assistance

This one-hour course provides foundational knowledge for those working in addiction treatment settings on best practices for creating welcoming spaces in addiction care for transgender & gender diverse (TGD) individuals.


Learning Objectives

  • Recognize terminology re: affirming care, gender, identity
  • Appreciate the impacts of systemic, societal, and personal traumas on the transgender & gender diverse (TGD) population.
  • Understand the intersection of TGD experience and SUD
  • Engage with Trans and Gender Diverse folks in affirming ways


Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

Webinar: Registration Link



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Current Inpatient & Residential Bed Availability:


Immediate Openings at Conexiones CSS!

7 beds

(Inpatient clinical stabilization services)

Call: (617) 990-9322

Email: cssintake@casaesperanza.org

CSS Referral Form



Beds Available at Men's Program:

Call for Waitlist

(A residential recovery program for men)

Call: (617) 420-1025

Email: mensprogramintake@casaesperanza.org

Residential Referral Form




Beds Available at Latinas y Niños:

Call for Waitlist

(A residential recovery program for women

with capacity for up to 12 children under age 10)

Call: (617) 420-1025

Email: latinasintake@casaesperanza.org

Residential Referral Form


Familias Unidas

Outpatient and Telehealth Services

Familias Unidas Front Door

A licensed, CARF-accredited behavioral health clinic in Roxbury that provides culturally competent, integrated substance use, mental health, and primary care services to the Latino community. 


Open Monday through Friday:

On-site Office: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Telehealth: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM


For Referrals:

Call: (617) 684-6209

Email: familiasoutpatientintake@casaesperanza.org 

Telehealth Outpatient Services Schedule

Intakes: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM by Appointment

Comprehensive Assessments: 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM

SOAP Schedule (Spanish Only)

10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Monday to Thursday and 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Friday

Familias Unidas Hybrid Groups

(In-Person/Telehealth)

Groups are available Monday through Friday:

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Groups are available to current patients.

New Patients: please schedule intake if you would like to attend our groups.

Call: (617) 684-6209

Email: familiasoutpatientintake@casaesperanza.org


Available groups change on a weekly basis, please call for details.


Groups Include:

  • Seeking Safety: gender specific groups to help individuals who have experienced trauma build resilience, process trauma, and plan for safety.
  • Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) & IDDT for Court-Involved Individuals: psycho social groups to help individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental illness set recovery goals, manage mental health symptoms, and successfully participate in community life.
  • Wellness Groups: support individuals living with HIV to achieve and maintain wellbeing, consider holistic health needs, make informed decisions about nutrition, work towards tobacco cessation, and stabilize recovery.
  • Mindfulness Groups: connects recovery and mental health goals to mindfulness exercises such as yoga, meditation, breath exercises, and more. 
  • Thinking for a Change: support for individuals in recovery who are reentering the community after a period of incarceration.
  • Process Groups: support for individuals to process and manage strong emotions such as trauma, anger, and fear.
  • Relapse Prevention: focused on safety planning to reduce potential triggers, manage crisis, and reduce risks associated with relapse.
  • Tobacco Cessation Group: offers much-needed support and guidance to clients who are in the contemplation phase about the necessary strategies they can use to quit smoking. We currently offer Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) free of charge to all clients who wish to use it while we advise them to seek further information from their providers.


All groups are available in Spanish and English!


Familias Unidas Outpatient Clinic

Clinical Outpatient & Telehealth Services

in Spanish & English 

Familias Unidas Outpatient Clinic is a licensed, CARF-accredited mental health clinic that provides culturally competent, integrated substance use, mental health, and primary care services. The clinic is home to Greater Boston’s only Spanish-language Structured Outpatient Addictions Program (SOAP).


Familias Unidas offers a range of client-centered, integrated services to support the long-term needs of people with co-occurring disorders, including: individual, group and family psychotherapy; psychiatric services; medication-assisted therapies; recovery services; and co-located primary care through a partnership with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program


Services and Groups

  • Anger Management 
  • Case Management 
  • Comprehensive Assessments 
  • Grief & Bereavement 
  • Health Navigation 
  • HIV/HCV/STI Testing, Counseling, & Prevention 
  • Individual, Family, & Group Psychotherapy 
  • Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) & IDDT for Court-Involved Individuals 
  • Medication Assisted Treatment 
  • Medication Management 
  • Mindful Movement (Examples: yoga, meditation) 
  • Primary Care 
  • Recovery Support & Coaching 
  • Relapse Prevention 
  • Seeking Safety (PTSD & Substance Abuse) 
  • Structured Outpatient Addiction Program (SOAP) 
  • Supported Employment Group 
  • Trauma & Recovery 



Weekday Schedule:  

  • 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Intakes by Appointment  
  • 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM - Comprehensive Assessments 
  • 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM - SOAP  
  • 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM - Afternoon Groups  
  • 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM - Evening Groups  


Available groups change on a weekly bases, please call for details 


Located at:  

245 Eustis Street, Roxbury, MA 02119  


Contact:  

(617) 684-6209 


familiasoutpatientintake@casaesperanza.org


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When Mental Health and Housing Subsidies Clash


Hosted By: Northwest MHTTC


Sometimes mental health conditions can make maintaining a tenancy difficult. Things can get even more complicated when a housing voucher is involved and an incident results in the tenant facing the loss of not only their housing, but also the subsidy they rely on to help keep a roof over their head.


This webinar will talk about the challenges many tenants face when balancing their mental health and a housing voucher, as well as an overview of what tools a tenant and their provider can use to help maintain housing stability.


Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Event: Registration Link


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The Future of PEPFAR


Hosted By: Community Health Training Institute


This program will focus on the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).


The workshop will explore the current PEPFAR funding landscape and reflect on our progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.


Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Event: Registration Link


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