Cooper Riis Healing Community

Healing in a Community

CooperRiis (pronounced Cooper-Reese) is a non-profit residential healing community for adults with mental health challenges.

Since its launch in 2003, CooperRiis has supported over 1,900 individuals on their path to sustaining their mental health and independence.
CooperRiis Healing Community is committed to a personalized care approach with the help of a supportive community. Our short- and long-term residential mental health programs, located in Asheville and Mill Spring, North Carolina, provide a continuum of care for adults 18 years or above at different stages of their recovery journey. We support individuals of all backgrounds and identities and are LGBTQIA+-affirming.

Autism/Neurodiveristy

CooperRiis Healing Community’s Farm offers enhanced programming and services for people with mental health challenges and autism/neurodiversity (Autism and/or for people formerly diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome).

This enhanced programming folds into the mission of CooperRiis and its core person-centered and strength based treatment within a Healing Community model. CooperRiis’ integrative recovery approach, wellness practices, intensive clinical services, and building of independent living skills serve as a necessary and beneficial foundation of recovery for this area of specialization.

They have locations in Asheville and Mill Spring, NC