[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF GOSNOLD ON THE CAPE

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2012

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gosnold on Cape 
Cod as the facility celebrates its fortieth year of service to 
southeastern Massachusetts.
  Gosnold on Cape Cod is the largest provider of addiction and mental 
health services on the Cape and has been helping individuals on the 
road to recovery since 1972. It has grown since its founding, when it 
was originally known as the Pocasset Detox Center, and has continuously 
expanded throughout the years in order to better serve its patients. 
Two years after it first opened its doors, Gosnold incorporated one of 
the first residential treatment programs in the country designed 
exclusively for women, and expanded again in 1996 to treat individuals 
with mental and emotional disorders in addition to individuals 
suffering from addiction.
  Gosnold has been recognized nationally for its excellence as it has 
grown. In 1987, Forbes Magazine recognized Gosnold as one of the twelve 
leading substance abuse treatment programs in the country, and in 1995, 
the Emerson House Pregnancy Program, Gosnold's residential treatment 
center for pregnant women and women with children, was selected to be 
featured on ABC's Nightline. Recently, the Massachusetts Mental Health 
Counselors Association named Gosnold as the 2010-2011 Mental Health 
Agency of the Year. These are all such fitting accolades for a center 
whose employees have worked tirelessly to ensure that patients receive 
the treatment they need, along with the compassion they deserve.
  Focusing on individualized treatment as well as group therapy, 
twelve-step principles, family involvement, and continuing care, the 
specialists at the Gosnold center understand that addiction is a 
chronic disease requiring lifelong management. Gosnold's mission--to 
excel in addiction and mental health treatment, to serve men, women, 
and families affected by these illnesses, and to promote lasting 
recovery--has guided the center since its inception. Surrounded by the 
restorative and calming qualities of the Cape Cod shoreline, Gosnold 
has allowed those affected by addiction and mental illness to find 
peace and stability after turmoil.
  Mr. Speaker, it brings me great pride to honor Gosnold on Cape Cod as 
it celebrates its fortieth year of service to its patients and to 
Massachusetts. I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
center for its steadfast leadership in the treatment of addiction, and 
for its dedication to the patients it serves.

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