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Summer CAMPS With A Mental Health Focus

Boston Nature Center Day Camp
www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Boston/camp.php
617-983-8500
Contact: Erin Kelly
E-Mail: bnc@massaudobon.org
Description of Services: All inclusive camp for children ages 6-13. Specializes in working with children with Attention Deficit Disorder, Asthma and Respiratory Ailments, Autism. Mass Audubon, Boston Nature Center, Mattapan.

Camp Arrowhead
web.me.com/camparrowhead/Site/Welcome.html
508-647-6530
Natick Recreation & Parks Department/Parents Association of the Handicapped
E-Mail: camparrowheadnatick@gmail.com
Description of Services: Recreational program for ages 5-22 with mild to severe disabilities.

Camp Grossman
www.jccgb.org/camp-and-summer/grossman/specialprograms.php
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston
617-244-5124
Contact: Diane Saltzberg
E-Mail: dsaltzberg@jccgb.org
Description of Services:for ages 4 1/2 to 15 with mild to moderate disabilities. Children are included in general camp program but have specially trained counselors who move with them throughout the day. Westwood.

Camp Joy
www.cityofboston.gov/BCYF
617-635-4920 x 2402
E-Mail: nicole.dasilva@cityofboston.gov
Description of Services: Recreational and therapeutic summer camp for Boston residents ages 3-22 with disabilities and their families Focus on making new friends, fun, learning and growing during the summer months.

Camp New Connections
www.mclean.harvard.edu/patient/child/cnc.php
McLean Hospital, Belmont MA
617-855-2858
E-Mail: campnewconnections@gmail.com
Description of Services: Day camp for children 7-17 with Asperger's Syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, pervasive developmental disorders and non-verbal learning disabilities.

Camp Starfish
www.campstarfish.org/daycamp.html
(781)890-7827
E-Mail: sfdc@campstarfish.org
Description of Services: Overnight camp in Rindge, NH, for children ages 7-17 with ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar, or other clinical diagnoses.

Camp Stepping Stones
www.hns.org/communityevents/campsteppingstones/tabid/120/default.aspx
978-774-7566
E-Mail: grief@hns.org
Description of Services: Weekend day camp for children of all ages and families who have experience the death of someone close to them. Glen Urquhart School, Beverly Farms, MA.

Confidence Connection
www.confidenceconnection.org
617-964-1031
Contact: Eve Weber
E-Mail: info@confidenceconnection.org
Description of Services: For ages 4-12 with Autism, PDD, Asperger’s, developmental and speech/language delays. Wellesley.

The Drama-Play Connection
www.dramaplayconnection.com
781-899-1160
Contact: Liana Morgens
E-Mail: info@dramaplayconnection.com
Description of Services: Program for ages 9-18 with Asperger’s Disorder, nonverbal learning disabilities, and other pragmatically-based social difficulties. Waltham.

Good Times Groups
MOVING SUMMER 2009, REOPENING 2010.
www.advancingmilestones.com/s_social-skills.html
Milestones, Educational Consultants of New England
781-895-3200
E-mail: info@advancingmilestones.com
Description of Services: Day camp for children entering grades 2nd – 8th who have difficulty with social skills (such as with Asperger's, PDD, Anxiety Disorders, and Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities).

Handi Kids Summer Camps
www.handikids.org/camp_summer_program.shtml
508-697-7557
E-Mail: info@handikids.org
Description of Services: I Can I Will Camp, a therapeutic recreational program for ages 4 to young adult with physical, cognitive and/or developmental disabilities. Camp Connect, for ages 4 to young adult whose diagnoses include Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, or related challenges. Bridgewater.

JCC Maccabi Camp Kingswood: Zohar
http://www.kingswood.org/
617-558-6528
Description of Services: Zohar camping program is designed to meet the social and religious needs of developmentally challenged Jewish adolescents. Zohar fully integrates these youth into camp life; they participate in all camp-wide programs and daily events with the support and supervision of specially trained staff. Zohar campers are children with developmental disabilities, high functioning spectrum disorders, and neurological and learning challenges.

Newton Special Athletes - Camps
www.newtonspecialathletes.com
Newton Park and Recreation Department, Newton, MA
(617) 796 - 1527
E-mail mkelly@newtonma.gov
Description of Services: Community-based therapeutic recreation camps for residents with disabilities. Serving campers from preschool through age 21 years. Programs provide and encourage physical, social, emotional and intellectual development. Newton.

Summer Treatment Program, Judge Baker Children’s Center
www.jbcc.harvard.edu
617-278-4261
E-mail: STP@jbcc.harvard.edu
Description of Services: Day camp for children ages 6-12 with ADHD and Disruptive Behavioral Problems. Boston.

Transitions
www2.massgeneral.org/youthcare/teen_csd.html
Massachusetts General Hospital Youth Care Program
617-726-0060
E-mail: mghyouthcare@partners.org.
Description of Services: Summer Explorations for ages 13-16 offers community-based opportunities to practice daily living skills; and Career Development for ages 15-19 to learn about career development. Both programs are for teens with Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, or Nonverbal Learning Disorder. Wellesley.

Wediko Summer Program
www.wediko.org
617-292-9200
Contact: Patrick Ryan, pryan@wediko.org
Description of Services: Residential program for boys and girls ages 7-18 from diverse social backgrounds with a history of difficulty coping with the daily demands of living in a social world. New Hampshire.

YouthCare Summer Program
www2.massgeneral.org/youthcare/programs_summer.html
Massachusetts General Hospital Youth Care Program
617-726-0060
E-mail: mghyouthcare@partners.org.
Description of Services: YouthCare Camps for children ages 6-15. Charlestown and Westwood. Summer Social Club for ages 6-12. Wellesley. Both programs are for children with Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, PDD-NOS, and other Non-Verbal Learning.

Additional Resources:

Summer CAMPS With A Mental Health Focus

Additional Resources:

American Camping Association of New England

Brave Kids

Easter Seals of Massachusetts

Federation for Children with Special Needs

KidsHealth.org