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IN THE NEWS

Gould Farm holds a unique place in the history of mental health treatment in the United States. Our work has been featured in national publications and international press, from Oprah to NPR and the Wall Street Journal!

  • What do guests usually do when they leave?
    Guests either transition within our continuum of services or return to their community of origin, securing employment, advancing their education, and building new social relationships.
  • Who decides when you’re ready to leave?
    We work with guests from the time they arrive to the time they transition in support of their goals. Readiness for next steps is determined in coordination with the guest, the treatment team, and family partners.
  • How do you assist in next steps?
    Guests work with the Transition Counselor, their clinician, and work team leaders to set goals, monitor progress, and take steps forward towards greater independence.
  • What are the accommodations?
    There are three guest residences at the Farm. Each guest has a private room. Guests share bathrooms, a common living room, kitchenette, and laundry in each residence. We can accommodate up to 38 guests at the Farm.
  • Do you accommodate special diets or food allergies?
    We strive to provide nutritious meals. We serve vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and dairy free options at each meal. We do not offer specialized individual meal plans. We cannot guarantee the absence of cross-contamination in our foods.
  • Can I bring my computer and/or mobile device?
    Yes. And there are computers on site and wifi connection available for use. We have guidelines for using mobile devices within the structure of the program. In the first two weeks of orientation we hold all personal devices.
  • Where do guests come from and what is the average age?
    Guests come from all over the United States and occasionally from abroad. Many guests come from the East Coast and New England area. Most guests are in their 20s and 30s. The minimum age is 18 and there are guests in their later years as well.
  • How long do people stay?
    The average stay at Gould Farm is nine to twelve months. All guests are unique and their treatment is tailored to enable them to take the next step. Some guests remain longer or participate in our transition programs. Those who continue in non-residential services in the Berkshires or Boston may do so indefinitely.
  • Does the treatment team work with family?
    Families are partners in treatment. As such, the guest and family partner agree to open communication with Gould Farm staff and each other regarding treatment, transition, discharge planning, and financial matters.
  • What if you don’t want to work?
    Our therapeutic program is organized around a meaningful work program and building interpersonal relationships. All guests are expected to participate up to 26 hours each week on one or more of the work teams.
  • What are the costs?
    Gould Farm is a nonprofit, private pay facility. The daily fee is $460. Thanks to the support of generous donors, Gould Farm is able to provide some financial assistance to qualifying families.
  • Do you accept insurance?
    Our standard program fee is seldom covered by medical insurance. We are unable to directly bill your insurance company.
  • What happens during the two week orientation/evaluation?
    The first two weeks are a time for a new guest to feel what it is like to live at the Farm. They participate in the work program, meet with their social worker and the psychiatrist, and get to know the other members of the community. It is a time to determine if the program is a good fit.
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Modern Farmer

Digging for Gould

A Better Whey Cheesemaking Blog

Interview with Matthew McMahon, Farm Manager

A Better Whey Cheesemaking blog
Berkshire Eagle

Berkshire Eagle

Executive Spotlight: Lisanne Finston/Gould Farm

The Trauma Therapist

The Trauma Therapist Podcast

The Trauma Therapist
99% Invisible

99% Invisible

99% Invisible Episode 373 - The Kirkbride Plan

The Wall Street Journal

The Case to Bring Back the Asylum. A new generation of flexible, varied institutions would help reduce the vast numbers of mentally ill adults in jails and prisons.

The Wall Street Journal
Oprah.com

Oprah.com

Why People Are Flocking to This Farm to Heal At Gould Farm, everyone has a job to do. The most important: heal.

Up Country Magazine

Harvesting Hope, One Pancake at a Time

Up Country Magazine
Harvesting Hope Capital Campaign

Harvesting Hope Capital Campaign

Florida couple gives $500k toward Gould Farm Community Center.

National Public Radio

Community-Based Care Can Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness NPR references Gould Farm in their July 1 public health story on community-based care. Listen to the Invisibilia episode online and check out this article about the impact of stigma.

National Public Radio
Psychology Today

Psychology Today

Clinical Director Jane Linsley's interview on "The future of Mental Health" - The broad strokes of recovery at Gould Farm encompass purposeful work and service, relationship with self and others in a community that fosters recovery and a sense…

Berkshire Eagle

Gould Farm is a work therapy community. Staff, volunteers and guests live and work together, caring for the farm and the gardens, the forests and the grounds...

Berkshire Eagle
Irish Times – Therapy at work

Irish Times – Therapy at work

The Gould Farm concept is deceptively simple: a psychosocial treatment programme combined with the rigorous, everyday, round-the-year work of running a farm...

Edible Berkshires

Nathan Yaple on work, baking and beet bread - "Baking is a tool that helps my fellow community members get back in touch with the strengths and joys that were present in their lives before mental health challenges got…

Edible Berkshires
Psychiatric News

Psychiatric News

Gould Farm Has Spent 100 Years Helping Those with Serious Mental Illness. Before the start of the deinstitutionalization movement, mental hospitals often had farm operations where patients helped with chores. There is still a place, however, where farms are…

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