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Channel 5 Feature

With student fights becoming a pressing issue in Massachusetts, JRI received a DESE grant to provide specialized training that fosters a safer, more supportive school environment. Farley Elementary in Hudson, MA, is tackling student mental health with a sensory-friendly “safe space” and trauma-…
Let's Get Together for Trauma Informed Trainings with Deb Jackson and Adam Edwards

Happenings at JRI

Trauma Informed Trainings

Register Here. JRI is excited to share 2 training opportunities that can expand your capacity in better understanding trauma reactive behaviors in your clients or your own children as well as vicarious trauma and burnout in yourself. Register for one training or both! Many people have reported an…

Happenings at JRI

Rep. Montaño Visits Justice Resource Institute

Justice Resource Institute (JRI) recently hosted state Rep. Sam Montaño at two Jamaica Plain locations. Montaño toured JRI’s Metro Boston Community Based Services location on Washington Street and its Health and Housing division on Amory Street. The conversations centered around behavioral health…

Happenings at JRI

Support Healing and Growth Through GROW

JRI's GROW Greenhouse was featured on Chronicle! Watch it here. Imagine a place where the therapeutic power of nature helps people heal and grow. The GROW (Gardening Resources of Wellness) Greenhouse Program offers just that. This innovative program transforms neglected greenhouses into vibrant…

Happenings at JRI

JRI Health and Housing and Health Law Institute ha...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded JRI Health & Housing and Health Law Institute the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Competitive Grant: Housing Interventions (HINT) to End the HIV Epidemic award in the amount of $1,803,438! HUD Acting…

What We Do

JRI encompasses a broad range of specialized schools and unique programs
Behavioral Health Clinics & Trauma Services

JRI provides an array of innovative and evidence-based outpatient mental health services throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. All of JRI’s Behavioral Health Centers and Trauma Services use intervention…

These services might be right for you if:
  • You or someone you know needs trauma Informed Outpatient Behavioral Health and Clinical Services.
  • You or someone you know needs a psychiatric/psychological assessment and evaluation.
  • You or someone you know requires medication management.
Community Services

JRI provides a wide variety of specialized in-home and community-based services throughout Massachusetts. Our services include intensive care coordination, in-home and outpatient therapies, mentoring services, in-home…

These services might be right for you if:
  • Your child/youth is in need of community-based behavioral health services.
  • You or your child/youth is looking for LGBTQIA+ support services.
  • You want to find expertise and services related to sexual exploitation.
Susan Wayne Center of Excellence
Connecticut-based Services

JRI Connecticut is committed to opening doors to opportunity for youth and families who face the complex challenges associated with trauma, mental illness, and cognitive impairment. Within an environment that preserves…

These services might be right for you if:
  • You or your child is struggling with symptoms of complex trauma and/or mental illness.
  • You or your child is struggling in your current academic setting.
  • Your child/youth is in need of community-based behavioral health services.
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Developing Abilities

JRI Developing Abilities collaborates with individuals who have developmental disabilities, their families, state agencies and advocates to design, develop, and implement community-based, consumer-responsive programs of…

These services might be right for you if:
  • You or someone you know has a developmental disability.
  • You or someone you know needs supports either in their home or in a staffed home.
  • You or someone you know with a developmental disability wants to grow their skills through job…
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Educational & Residential Services

For over thirty years, JRI has opened doors to educational opportunity for youth in our local communities. Within our specialized schools, JRI has created academic and therapeutic programming that fosters healthy growth,…

These services might be right for you if:
  • You or your child is struggling in your current academic setting.
  • You or your child is struggling with symptoms of complex trauma and/or mental illness.
  • You or your child is struggling with peer relationships in your current academic setting.
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Foster Care & Childhood Services

JRI provides intensive foster care services, adoption supports, after-school supports, and early-childhood training and consultation for families seeking supports around safety, healthy development, and long-term success…

These services might be right for you if:
  • You are interested in becoming a foster parent.
  • You or your child is seeking foster care.
  • You or your child is interested in adoption.
Health & Housing

JRI Health and Housing works with individuals living with and at risk for HIV and HCV to help provide them with the treatment, housing, and justice we all deserve.  We offer case management, rental subsidies, legal, and…

These services might be right for you if:
  • You are an underserved individual living with or at risk for HIV.
  • You or someone you know who is living with HIV/AIDS needs affordable housing and help maintaining…
  • You or someone you know is an LGBTQ+ youth of color in need of tools to make healthy decisions.
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Intensive Services & Juvenile Justice

JRI offers a range of programs designed to support youth struggling with intensive acute symptoms. These programs include long-term intensive residential treatment programs.  JRI remains on the forefront of interventions…

These services might be right for you if:
  • You or your child is struggling with significant acute symptoms of mental illness or complex trauma…
  • You or your child is in immediate need of a stable and safe living environment while you seek long…
  • You or your child are in need of support in the juvenile justice system.

JRI’s Service Navigator

Do you have a question about JRI’s services?

No problem. You can call or email us and we'll guide you to the appropriate resources.

(508) 468-6042
navigator@jri.org
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JRI in Action

JRI Health Spotlight:

Program RISE

(Updated May 2024) To reschedule or make an appointment, please call 508-935-2960. If you call outside of our hours of operation, please leave a voicemail with your name, phone number and responsible staff member or service you're looking to speak with. As of June 30, 2023, our vaccine program…
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JRI in Action

JRI Health Spotlight:

GLASS (GLBTQ+ Adolescent Social Services)

GLASS is offering in-person HIV/STI testing, treatment, and PrEP for LGBTQ+ youth ages 16-29.  Testing appointments available Monday-Friday from 10:00 AM-3:30 PM. To schedule an appointment, please text or call 978-604-6937.  We are now located at 555 Amory Street, Suite 3, Boston MA 02130 GLASS…
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JRI in Action

Residential Spotlight:

Pelham Academy

Pelham Academy is a therapeutic residential school that provides comprehensive treatment and education to adolescent females with emotional and behavioral issues, mental health disorders, and complex trauma histories. Our mission is to provide individualized care within a supportive community to…
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JRI in Action

Community Services Spotlight:

STRIVE Boston

STRIVE Boston is a Workforce Readiness and Development program that provides job training, coaching, and employment services. We envision a world where everyone has the opportunity to achieve economic self-sufficiency, dignity, and a promising future. STRIVE Boston helps people with barriers to…
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JRI in Action

Foster Care & Childhood Services Spotlight:

Foster Care

Our foster care program is rooted in the principle that every child deserves to feel safe, to be nurtured, and to thrive. Our foster families and staff are committed to maximizing each child's potential within our stable and loving foster homes. Interested in becoming a foster parent?  Complete…

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JRI Service Navigator

Do you have a question about JRI services?

(508) 468-6042
navigator@jri.org
Rachel Arruda

Rachel has been a part of the JRI team since January, 2000. For over 20 years, Rachel has been working in the field of human services assisting families with accessing and navigating services. Rachel received her Bachelors degree in psychology and Masters Degree in Public Administration from Bridgewater State University. She was promoted in July 2005 to Family Networks Program Director where she closely worked with the Department of Children Families for 10 years ensuring that children and families received the highest quality of individualized services ranging from community based through residential care. Rachel is very dedicated to helping the individuals she works with and is committed to improving the lives of children and families. Rachel’s passion for creative service programming inspires her in her role as JRI Service Navigator.