VANDERHEYDEN

Vanderheyden is a human services agency serving children, youth and young adults in family-style residences on its campus and in supervised group homes and apartments throughout the Capital Region of Albany, New York. Many of the individuals we serve have a diagnosis of bi-polar, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Others also have intellectual or developmental disabilities. Virtually all have experienced environments that are disordered, abusive, and/or neglectful. Our philosophy provides for living in physically and emotionally safe settings, an emphasis on healthy living, and individualized treatment plans to address emotional, physical, and mental challenges. We are Sanctuary-certified, meaning that our entire community is governed by a commitment to the following seven principles: nonviolence, emotional intelligence, social learning, open communications, social responsibility, shared governance, growth and change. Van