Hillcrest

Kent County

Hillcrest is licensed as an all-male, 6-bed Specialized Adult Foster Care facility. The program designed to provide individuals with support and training in managing their mental illness, while steadily increasing their independence in the community.

Staff are available 24 hours a day to provide support and guidance to the consumers at Hillcrest.  In addition to on-site programming, consumers can work or attend an outside day program such as a vocational program, rehabilitation, and/or school. 

Consumers are offered a variety of psycho-educational groups and community based activities. The staff provide training and support in developing skills for symptom management, medication management and community re-entry. Additional training includes use of public transportation, self-administration of medications, and basic daily living skills.  Other educational groups are developed depending on the needs of the consumers residing in the home at any given time.

The co-occurring specialist facilitates an on-going group to assist consumers in managing their mental illness and addictions. 

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Feel free to Ask Jenny any questions you may have about our programs or services.

5/9/2012

Friday, June 1st
Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Elyse Wiseman, BCBA, Hope Network

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Hope Network Education Center

Grand Rounds is a new series of professional lunchtime lectures covering a variety of topics relating to autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental conditions, including ABA, Speech and Language Pathology, and supporting children and adults with autism. Lectures are free of charge and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch. Following each lecture, there will be an opportunity for questions and answers.


All lectures are from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the Hope Network Education Center, 775 36th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI.
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5/1/2012
If you have a disability and want to get more control of your life, your support, and your services, then join the Michigan Partners for Freedom on May 9, 2012 from 9:30 - 2:30 pm at Hope Network Education Center in Grand Rapids. Lunch included!
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4/25/2012
WGVU  |  Hope Network is a non-profit Christian organization well known in Michigan for providing a broad continuum of care in the treatment of brain and spinal cord injuries, developmental disabilities, and mental illness. WGVU’s Caroline MacGregor reports on the organization’s efforts to streamline services and address the alarming mortality rate among people with mental health disabilities.