The Little Heroes Group Home provides a supportive, home-like environment for latency-age children (5-12) who are experiencing social, emotional, mental health, and behavioral challenges. Located in the suburban community of Dracut, MA, our program serves children with histories of complex trauma, offering specialized care that helps them develop the skills needed to manage trauma symptoms and successfully transition to permanent placements in the community.
Our clinical framework is centered around the Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) model, which is integrated throughout all aspects of treatment:
We emphasize mainstreaming children in both residential and educational settings by:
For children who successfully transition to home settings, we offer continued support through:
Our comprehensive approach ensures that each child receives the individualized care and support needed to heal from trauma and develop the skills necessary for successful community integration.
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Clients participate in a variety of onsite and offsite activities! On-site activities range from arts and crafts, riding bikes on our tennis court, group sports, and playing in several designated indoor and outdoor play spaces. Our staff come prepared to engage to meet a variety of interests! Off-site activities are vast and based on individual clients' interests. This is included in their treatment as part of the ARC model for Attachment, Regulation, and Competency. These activities can include, but aren't limited to, art classes, soccer, gymnastics, basketball, swim lessons, dance classes, flag football, etc.
Each client is assigned an individual clinician they meet with at least once weekly. Each client participates in various group sessions, which may include horticultural therapy, animal-assisted therapy, ADL skills groups such as how to properly wash your body/hands, baking groups, sensory-based groups, and more. The clients also have the opportunity to meet with an occupational therapist to create sensory profiles, provide testing and evaluations when necessary, and work with each client on their individualized needs. Outside providers we work with may help to provide OT services, physical therapy services, and speech services. As needed, Little Heroes Home may also provide family therapy services to help meet the needs of each individual client as they prepare for the next steps in their journey.
Referrals come from the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
