List of Programs
Threshold Services currently offers the following direct service programs.
- Two Outpatient Mental Health Centers in Rockville and Silver Spring provide psychiatric medical treatment and individual, group and family therapy for more than 700 people.
- Supported Employment helps more than 35 people choose, get and keep jobs.
- The residential rehabilitation program serves more than 100 people. Two eight-person group homes are staffed 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Apartments for close to 100 people are typically staffed 7 a.m to 9 p.m. seven days per week, with staff available on call from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Two Outreach (off site psychiatric rehabilitation) teams serve more than 100 people. One team serves people in the Northern part of the county; the other serves people in the South. Clients live in their own homes, other people's homes, or are homeless. Bachelor's level Counselors, supervised by Master's level mental health professionals, provide intensive case management, supportive counseling, benefits coordination, skill development and practical assistance.
- Renaissance serves 70 people. Renaissance is a wellness and recovery day program that aims to nurture self-esteem, develop community living skills, and improve interpersonal relationships. To view a sample program schedule, please click here.
- Community Development activities include creating and supporting local high school Psychology Clubs, giving educational presentations and seminars, and leading public awareness campaigns through radio, television and newspaper articles.
- Compeer of Montgomery County matches trained volunteers in one-to-one friendship relationships with people recovering from mental illness. Compeer is an adjunct to therapy and is based on the concept that a volunteer’s friendship can offset the loneliness and isolation that may accompany mental illness. Compeer of Montgomery County is now open to people receiving mental health treatment throughout the County!
Threshold Services also is active in advocacy, professional education, public education, and partnerships to develop a full continuum of mental health services for the community.
If you know someone who is in need of services, please click here.
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