Woodley House, Inc.
Community-based housing and support services for the mentally ill. A leader in mental health treatment & recovery for over 50 years!
SPECIAL EVENT --- MEET THE MOTLEY FOOL!
June 22nd – 6:30-8 pm …
Woodley House – providing comfort, reaching goals, transforming lives. We are an innovative, community-based organization dedicated to helping people with mental illness live full and healthy lives. Woodley House provides safe, affordable housing and the clinical support services needed to help people move away from mental illness towards recovery and a more independent life. We are that next step or ‘step-down’ toward independence … away from hospitals, institutions or shelters toward community-based housing in residential neighborhoods. We help over 300 mentally ill consumers a year (both private-paying and publically-funded) with our continuum of care, including psychiatric monitoring and comprehensive support services. Woodley House offers a range of housing options in neighborhoods throughout Washington, DC, including:
- Crossing Place – our temporary crisis care home (staffed 24/7),
- Valenti House and Holly House – our transitional & long-term group homes (staffed 24/7)
- Supported Independent Living Program Apartments (for those who can live without 24 hour supervision).
Funded by private foundations and individual donations, as well as
government grants and fees, Woodley House is dedicated to serving
those working to recover from mental illness. Please support our
mission by donating to Woodley House today.
Donate today.
Our 15th Annual Movie Event held on December 8, 2011 was a wonderful way to start the holiday season. Over 300 joined us at Spices Restaurant and the Loews Uptown Theater to view a special advanced screening of Warner Brothers Pictures’ comedy ‘New Year’s Eve’. The Honorable Jane Harman received the Woodley House Donald A. Brown ‘Rose Award’ which was presented by Dana Bash, Woodley House Board member and CNN Senior Correspondent. For more on this special evening, please see our Events page.
It was a great night and we hope that you
can join us for our 16th Annual Movie Event
next year!
Jane Harman receiving the Rose
Award (designed by local artist Lou Stovall) from Dana Bash”
SOMETIMES WE ALL NEED A BREAK …
A New Woodley House Program – Short-Term ‘Respite Care’!
Caregivers expend a great deal of energy helping their loved ones and often, a short-term break is good for everyone. Woodley House offers an opportunity for short-term care for adults with chronic and persistent mental illness. This short-term Respite Care Program is located at our flagship home on Connecticut Avenue within easy walking distance of public transportation, stores and many DC attractions. Our professional staff offers 24 hour care with an emphasis on respect and dignity. To find out more, please call Residential Director Ed Barnett at (202)328-4097 or email ebarnett@woodleyhouse.org .
Speaking of Woodley House …
"Woodley House has been the model for recovery for years, emphasizing dignity and function” Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at the 50th Anniversary Woodley House Conference in October 2008.
"Over the years, we have learned that individuals need what is known as a continuum of care … Woodley House is a facility that has become a model for the nation for this continuum of care that it provides to those who are homeless and mentally ill.” Former Vice President Al Gore, Jr. at the 40th Anniversary Woodley House Conference in 1998.
Before coming to Woodley House I was ashamed to let people know about my mental illness. I thought they would treat me differently - staff at Woodley House never did this. I was always viewed first and foremost as a person. They listened to me and I appreciate that more than words can express.
Former Woodley House consumer.
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