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CooperRiis – 2/15/2026
CooperRiis – 2/15/2026
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Eric A. Levine, Ed.D President & CEO 

Jessica Mills Marketing & Outreach Director

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 2,200 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 integrated system 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.

Click here to download CooperRiis’ digital brochure outlining our Integrated System of Care

“The mental health system we encountered was so challenging for our family that we decided there had to be a better way. We envisioned a healing community, a place where individuals aren’t defined by their psychiatric diagnosis but by their talents, personality, and potential.”
Lisbeth Riis Cooper

 

 

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