*This post, by Grafton’s Director of Youth Shelter Services, Rachael Reeder, was originally published on Psych Central. American children are taking their own lives at an alarming rate. Over 7… Read More
In his short life, 12-year-old Mateo* has experienced a significant amount of trauma. He spent most of his childhood in El Salvador, where, like so many boys there, a gang… Read More
Antoinette Comer is a clinician for the Loudoun County Group Home, a new service for county residents who are connected with Loudoun’s human services agencies, which opened its doors earlier… Read More
Josue Fred joined Grafton last summer as maintenance supervisor – although his work on behalf of our consumers goes far beyond that! He not only keeps our facilities running smoothly –… Read More
Hannah is a vivacious 8-year-old on the autism spectrum. She also has an intellectual disability and a seizure disorder. In her short life, Hannah has experienced a great deal of… Read More
Chezia Calloway recently rejoined Grafton as Berryville’s new Executive Director. In this role, Chezia is responsible for, among other things, ensuring quality programming and anticipating the needs of our community…. Read More
“It has been my experience, over the past 20 years, that I learn so much from other parents. I hope that they can learn from us as well. I… Read More
Making the decision to place her son at Grafton was one of the hardest that Mary Anne has had to make as a parent. Kevin, a now 22-year-old young man… Read More
Betsy is a 17-year-old diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, which manifests in aggression and self-injurious behavior. To cope with intense anxiety, she would often scratch herself, bang her head or try… Read More
Tony Sanders is Grafton’s Director of Operations and Health Care Risk Management Why did you want to work in behavioral healthcare? I had a close family member that had an… Read More