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Mission Statement
History
Accreditation & Licensing
Memberships
Funding Sources MISSION STATEMENT
To provide quality, safe and cost effective mental health and educational services to children and their families
HISTORY
The Woodbourne Center, a private nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization
has a rich history of providing quality behavioral mental health
and educational services to children and families. Woodbourne
has traditionally worked with children and adolescents with behavioral
mental health problems stemming from abuse and neglect, traumatizing
life experiences and family histories of mental health problems.
Most recently, Woodbourne has developed specific programs to
meet the challenging needs of juvenile sex offenders and chronic
juvenile offenders.
Woodbourne is one of the five oldest child welfare organizations
in the United States and has been serving children since 1798 when
it began as an orphanage. Woodbourne was licensed by the Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene in 1970 as a Residential Treatment
Center, an inpatient program for emotionally troubled adolescents.
In the 1980's, Woodbourne began its expansion into community based
services and programs. Specifically in 1987, at the request of
the Social Services Administration, Woodbourne began operating
a Children's Diagnostic Treatment Center, a program for children
who are unable to stay in their homes or other placements and who
require diagnostic assessment. Today, Woodbourne proudly operates
six programs, serving over five hundred children and adolescents
throughout our continuum, from three locations. Clients range in
age from 6 to 18 years of age. Referrals are accepted from throughout
Maryland.
Woodbourne's services are provided by employees who are committed
to providing an integrated system of care incorporating all of
the major components of service needs to "at risk" children
and their families. Services are provided to children and adolescents
in both communities as well as residential settings. Licensed medical
professionals play a key role in successful health and program
outcomes.
ACCREDITATION & LICENSING
Woodbourne and its programs are accredited by the Joint Commission
on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO), and
the Maryland State Department of Education. Woodbourne is licensed by
the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of
Juvenile Services and the Department of Human Resources: Type I full day and partial day Special Education and related services program for students with emotional disturbance in an Middle School (Grades 6 through 8) and a Secondary school (Grades 9 through 12) , and a Type I General Education program for students in an Middle School (Grades 6 through 8) and a Secondary School (Grades 9 through 12).
MEMBERSHIPS
- AACRC - American Association of Children’s Residential Centers
- MANO - Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
- MARFY - Maryland Association of Resources for Families and Youth
- United Way of Central Maryland
FUNDING SOURCES
- Baltimore Mental Health Systems
- Local educational agencies: Baltimore City Public Schools
- Maryland Department of Education
- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
- Maryland Department of Human Resources through Local Departments of Social Services
- Medical Assistance
- Private Donations and Contributions
- United Way of Central Maryland
- Core Service Agencies of Maryland
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