Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande – Santa Maria da Feira
About Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande
Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande is a long-stay residential therapeutic community for adult men in Mozelos, Santa Maria da Feira, in Aveiro district, run by the local association APPV-SCV. Open since October 1998, it treats drug dependence and, more recently, alcohol dependence, and admits abstinent men either directly or through referral from the public treatment unit for their area.
The programme follows a bio-psycho-social, hierarchical therapeutic community model delivered by a specialised multidisciplinary team, with a structure of rules and values aimed at balance, self-confidence and socialisation. Stays last about 12 months for drug dependence and about six months for alcohol dependence, moving through four phases, the last of which centres on the exit project and social and vocational reintegration. Medical examinations and laboratory tests, including a tuberculin test, are mandatory before entry. Most of the community’s beds are contracted with the State, so the public referral route is the usual way in, and the stated goal is a life project free of drugs and alcohol with a return to work and society.
Key Facility Details
- Primary focusAlcohol
- Programs forMen
Facility Type
Setting and Surroundings
A town setting near Espinho, 5.0 miles from the coast. The nearest town is Argoncilhe (population 8,743), 1.5 miles away.
Nearest named features
- Praia do Areal da MarinhaBeach · 5.0 miles
- Barrinha de EsmorizLagoon · 5.5 miles
- Serra da ParadaHill · 6.8 miles
- Cabeu00e7o do SobreiroMountain · 8.7 miles
- Alto S. PaulPeak · 13 miles
- Pateira de FermentelosLake · 30 miles
Getting there
- Ovar Air BaseRegional airport · 8.0 miles
- Francisco de Su00e1 Carneiro Airport (OPO)Airport · 18 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande Alcohol and Drug Services
Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande offers long-stay residential therapeutic community care for men with drug or alcohol dependence, followed by a social and vocational reintegration phase. Contracted places include a small number of dual-diagnosis beds alongside those for alcohol dependence and long stays, and the programme runs about 12 months for drugs and about six months for alcohol.
The therapeutic community itself is the treatment: a bio-psycho-social, hierarchical model in four phases, run by a multidisciplinary team, in which residents take on increasing responsibility as they progress towards the exit project. Specific therapies, medications, psychiatric cover and assessment tools beyond the mandatory pre-admission medical tests are not published, so ask the team what clinical input is available on site. Men must be abstinent at admission, which means detox has to be completed elsewhere first.
Levels of Care
Substances and Addictions Treated
Mental Health Disorders Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Specialized Programs
Where Is Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande?
Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande is at Rua Central da Vergada, 562, in Vergada, parish of Mozelos, municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro district, postcode 4535-166. The community sits in a suburban area between Porto and Aveiro, in the Entre Douro e Vouga district of northern Portugal.
Opening hours are not published. Call 22 745 69 00 or the mobile 91 967 87 91, or email ctcasagrande.appv@gmail.com. Admission is by direct contact with the technical team or by referral from the public treatment unit covering your area, and only abstinent men are admitted after mandatory medical exams and tests. Confirm the admission route, what to bring and the arrival time with the team before travelling.
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How Much Does Treatment at Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande Cost?
Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande has 15 of its 20 beds contracted with the State under an ICAD convention, so a publicly referred place carries only a client contribution rather than the full fee. Privately funded places are self-pay, and residential therapeutic community care in Portugal typically costs €6,000 to €16,500 a month. Contact the community for a quote.
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Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande Reviews
Comunidade Terapêutica Casa Grande has limited public reviews from around the web, as is typical of small men-only therapeutic communities that admit mainly through the public system. RehabSeekers hosts reviews for this community, and any man who has completed the programme at Vergada, or any relative who has supported one, is welcome to share their experience.
After more than two decades of operation the community has a sizeable alumni base, yet first-hand accounts of the hierarchical model, the four phases and the reintegration work are hard to find online. A review covering those elements would help you or someone you care about weigh Casa Grande against other communities in the north.
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