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About Us
 Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938.
Behavioral Health Network provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.
In conjunction with health care providers, hospitals, social service agencies and community based organizations we promote integrated delivery of services to support improved quality of life for our clients and their families
BHN began as a partnership clinic with the Dept. of Mental Health and over the years has evolved into a comprehensive, community behavioral health center. DMH remains a primary funding source, yet BHN has been successful in diversifying its funding sources through contracting with other state agencies, managed care organizations and health care plans and insurers.
BHN is an organization whose current structure has evolved from a series of corporate mergers and affiliations. In 1992, three Springfield-based agencies and one Agawam-based organization merged to create the comprehensiveness that serves as our core programs.
This evolution of BHN from a small partnership agency to a comprehensive mental health organization is demonstration of our attempts to build on community partnerships, promote integration and efficiency of services and maintain a commitment to mission.
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Significant Events in the History of BHN
1937/8 Child Guidance Clinic (CGC) opens
1953 Hampden District Mental Health Clinic opens
1968 Community Care Mental Health Center (CCC) opens with Gandara Center and WW Johnson Life Center as satellites
1971 Agawam Counseling Center (ACC) established as Agawam Citizens Organization
1978 Pioneer Developmental Services (PDS) established
1979 Mount Tom Institute for Human Services began
1982 Forensics services established as program in Springfield Courts
1984 CCC established DMH residential program
1985 Leslie Educational Alternatives (LEA) established
1988 Kim Center opened
1989 PCS Crisis joined CCC
1990 Forensics Services joined CGC
1991 First DMR Residence established by CCC
1992 BHN Corporation created by merger of CCC, CGC, HDMHC, and ACC
1995 Opening of Forensic Mental Health Services at the Hampden County Correction Center
1996 Pioneer Valley Mental Health Clinic result of integration of HDMHC & CCC Outpatient Services
1997 BHN and Center for Human Development (CHD) affiliate; Mount Tom Mental Health Clinic transferred to BHN
1998 CCC began providing DMR funded shared living and adult foster care
1999 BHN assumed responsibility for crisis evaluation at Baystate Emergency Dept.
2001 Mount Tom City Clinic opened
2003 Community Rehabilitation Services joined Mt. Tom: opened Oakdale Clinic;
Pioneer Developmental Services merged into BHN; Leslie Educational Services acquired;
Coordinated Family Focused Care Program at CGC opened
2004 BHN assumed responsibility for crisis evaluations at Holyoke Medical Center E.R.
2006 Started Homelessness Initiative (CSPECH) in collaboration with Mental Health Association,
Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, and Department of Mental Health;
BHN assumes management of Baystate Medical Center’s Recovery Homes.
2008 BHN assumed the operations of Brightside and School Street Counseling Centers from the Sisters of Providence Health Systems.
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