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From June 25–27, 2026, Gould Farm co-hosted the 3rd annual Psychosis Care & Connection retreat with Ellenhorn and the Austen Riggs Center. This event brought together practitioners nationwide to advance humanistic care for adults experiencing severe mental illness and psychosis. If you missed it, we have great news: the insightful presentations and video recordings from the retreat are now available for viewing!

Arriving at Gould Farm after a destabilizing psychotic episode, Rob lacked self-agency and purpose. But the Farm’s loving atmosphere and therapeutic work program instilled a work ethic and the belief that he could contribute. Today, after his transition through the Fellside program, he works as a peer specialist at the Boston Resource Center. He hasn't had a psychotic episode in seven years. After years of being consumed by his suffering, he says it is a profound joy to have

What is happening beyond the fenceline of the Farm, out in the wider mental health field? As the fall conference season gets underway, Gould Farm staff are packing their bags to take our work nationwide, sharing insights, presenting research, and engaging with colleagues, allies, and those with lived experience.