GARDNER, Mass. —

Men struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues are finding their road to recovery through a farm in Gardner, Massachusetts.

"The spirituality aspect of working with the animals, the physicality, you know, of getting out here every day, you know, and learning responsibility and whatnot, and the camaraderie between the guys is pretty nice, you know," said Travis McCourt, a resident at Evergreen Grove.

The long-term residential treatment program includes traditional clinical care for substance abuse and mental health, while also wrapping in livestock rescue work with horses, goats, cows and more.

McCourt, 34, said he struggled with drugs and alcohol since he was a teenager. He’s been living in a treatment house on the farm for three months.

He said the prog

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