Mental Health Services
Fairweather Training Lodge
One of only three in the nation, the Fairweather Training Lodge is a voluntary mental health recovery model with professional, 24-hour, on-site staff that provides shared supportive housing for up to 12 months. Members live and work together in a community home, while learning how to live and operate a Fairweather Lodge, according to Dr. Fairweather’s Principles. Members who successfully complete the Fairweather Training Lodge curriculum have the option to move into a regular Fairweather Lodge or alternative housing option of their choice.
Veterans Fairweather Lodge
One of Pennsylvania’s first three Veteran-centric Lodges funded through a grant from Money Follow the Person. The Fairweather Lodge model was created by Dr. George Fairweather in the 1960s for Veterans returning home from the Vietnam War to help prevent recurrent hospitalizations. Veterans live and work together in a community home as an intentional family, and operate the Lodge.
Fairweather Lodge
The Fairweather Lodge was created by Dr. George Fairweather, and is now a national, voluntary mental health recovery model that provides permanent, shared supportive housing for people in mental health recovery. Members live and work together in a community home as an intentional family, and operate the Fairweather Lodge, according to Dr. Fairweather’s Principles.
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