Located in Westborough, NFI Evolutions 1 and 2 are Joint Commission accredited state-wide Intensive Residential Treatment Programs for youth diagnosed with serious emotional disturbance (SED), trauma histories, or mental health diagnoses.
Evolutions 1 and 2 provide strengths-based, comprehensive treatment that instills hope and equips youth, and their families, with individualized, practical, and skills-based strategies to manage overwhelming emotional states, trauma reactivity, and mental health symptoms. Our multidisciplinary team includes child psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, clinicians, in-house educators, peer mentors, family partners, and direct care counselors. Our highly structured therapeutic milieu and educational day program provides safe and nurturing environments in which youth stabilize and develop. We partner with youth and families to develop and practice skills that are transferable to home and the community to ensure success long after discharge.
NFI Evolutions Academy
During their stay at Evolutions 1 and 2, residents will attend school at NFI Evolutions Academy. School staff provide a curriculum that meets all core requirements of the Massachusetts public school system while supporting each student’s individual needs. Staff support each student’s continued academic growth, address academic challenges, and seamlessly integrate each student’s well-being and educational needs to promote their overall success.
Program Information
- Location: Westborough, MA
- Capacity: 30
- Age of population: 13-18
- Length of stay: Average of 7 months
- Agency and stakeholders: Department of Mental Health, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For more information, please contact:
Bryan Lary, Division Director of Intensive Residential Treatment
bryanlary@nafi.com
508-614-2034