What Is Glad House? |
GLAD House: (Giving Life A Dream)
At GLAD House, our mission is to improve the lives of children and their families by breaking the cycle of addiction and promoting mental health among children.
GLAD House provides a safe, secure environment and teaches children to prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs while teaching coping skills and appropriate social skills.
Upon retiring as Director of the Division of Hematology / Oncology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 1991, Dr. Beatrice Lampkin set out to do something about the devastating effects in children caused by drug and alcohol abusing parents.
Research showed the most impact could be made working with both the children and their addicted parents. Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church got behind the idea. In 1998, GLAD House opened its doors as a residential program providing holistic intensive treatment for children whose parents were in drug/alcohol treatment. |
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Today, we provide a comprehensive After School/Summer Program for children 5 through 11 and their families, and a long term support and follow-up program, GLAD Hands Club.
Why it Works
GLAD House is unique in addressing the whole child. Most of the children referred to us have a mental health diagnosis, which we treat through individual, group and family counseling provided by licensed therapists.
We also offer evidence-based Best Practice programs that provide behavior modification, prevention education (to prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs), parenting education, nourishing meals and snacks, tutoring, transportation to and from GLAD House, and long-term follow-up -- all free of charge. |
Through this intensive intervention, GLAD House children become better students with stronger coping skills, who behave more appropriately and remain alcohol, tobacco and drug free. Their parents / caregivers become more effective, better equipped to face the challenges of living clean sober lives long-term.
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