Adults

Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS)

A Department of Mental Health program that helps individuals with mental health issues recover by providing clinical and rehabilitative interventions and other services, including peer, family and housing support.

Adult Court Clinic (Forensic Mental Health Services)

Provides court-ordered mental health and substance use evaluations, including competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, aid in sentencing, and civil commitments for mental illness (Section 12e) and substance abuse (Section 35).

Services to District and Superior Courts 

• Competency to stand trial evaluations
• Criminal responsibility evaluations
• Aid in sentencing evaluations
• Probationers’ need for treatment
• Evaluations for civil commitment of a mentally ill person
• Consultation and training to courts and probation departments
• Expert witness testimony
• Liaison between the criminal justice system and the mental health system, including public and private hospitals and community agencies

Agawam Counseling Center

Individual, family and group outpatient therapy.

After Incarceration Support Systems Program (AISS)

Baystate (Integration)

BHN Valley Human Services

Community Support Program--CSP

A short-term program designed to help adults with mental health or substance use challenges live independently in the community. CSP serves adults who have recently been in or who are at risk for psychiatric hospitalization or admission to detox.
Staff assist individuals with accessing community resources, including:

• Transportation services*
• Food pantries
• Day programs
• Public entitlements
• Therapeutic services
• Housing stability

*CSP can provide short-term transportation assistance to professional appointments while long-term transportation services are being secured via outside providers.
 

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)

CCBHC provides a comprehensive collection of services designed to meet the needs of people of all ages to help bridge and create access to services, stabilize people in crisis and provide necessary behavioral health treatment. 

BHN can help individuals access quality services, including:

• Outpatient Therapy and Prescribing
• Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
• Crisis Assessment and Stabilization
• Screening and Monitoring of your Health Status
• Care Management, Skill Building, and Health Education
• Peer and Family Support Services
• Assistance with Education and Employment Opportunities
• Care Coordination Services for Children

Questions about accessing services? Call BHN’s Care Management Department at (413) 272-0715 or email caremanagement@bhninc.org

BHN The Carson Center for Adults and Families (CAF)

Center for Development

Outpatient clinical services for individuals with developmental disabilities as well as support and consultation for their teams. This involves individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy and case consultation in a variety of settings.

City Clinic

Outpatient/inpatient family and group therapy, serving primarily Latino populations.

CSP for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness (CSPECH)

CSPECH serves individuals with a diagnosed mental health disorder who have been without stable housing for a significant period of time.  CSPECH provides non-clinical support services to adults who have experienced chronic homelessness and are now entering into a Housing First placement. 
The goal of CSPECH is to provide community-based support to increase housing stability and prevent avoidable hospitalizations. Staff assist individuals with accessing community resources, including transportation services, food pantries, day programs, public entitlements, and therapeutic services.

Day Treatment Program (IOP)

Day Treatment assists individuals with psychiatric disorders and provides structured, goal-oriented groups focused on improving an individual’s ability to function in the community and to establish and maintain stable, interpersonal relationships to manage their symptoms. Treatment may also assist with vocational, educational and other recovery-focused interests.

The program operates 6 hours per day, 5 days per week.

DMH Flexible Support Services

Domestic Violence Advocacy

BHN staff offers support for individuals after an upsetting or violent event with a partner, either over the phone or in person. BHN provides assistance with how to plan for your safety, how to exercise your rights and how to work with the police or court systems.
All survivor services are provided free of charge.

Driver Alcohol Education (DAE)

Offered to individuals ordered by Massachusetts District Courts to complete a state approved psycho-educational program as a consequence of a conviction for Driving Under the Influence, first offense.

District Courts that make referrals to the program include Springfield, Palmer, Westfield, Northampton, Chicopee, Holyoke, Eastern Hampshire County, and others.

Intake/Enrollment Locations: All locations except for BHN Liberty Street Clinic
Out-of-State OUI/DUI offense requirement(s) are reviewed and provided case by case by the Clinical Coordinator.

DV/Money School

Healing Alliance Support Groups

BHN holds Healing Alliance Support Groups for women who are questioning the health of their relationships.

All survivor services are provided free of charge.

Individual and Community Living Supports

Provides hourly supports to adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities living on their own in the community. The ultimate goal is to help an individual live on their own safely and be as productive in the community as their skills allow them to be.

Liberty Street Clinic

The Liberty Street Clinic at Behavioral Health Network offers mental health and substance abuse outpatient treatment to adults using individual, group, and family/couple modalities. At the Liberty Street Clinic, we aim to help people achieve and maintain optimal real world functioning and assistance in pursuing life goals and improving interpersonal relationships.

Mercy Medical Center (Integration)

Mt. Tom Center for Mental Health and Recovery

Mount Tom Center for Mental Health and recovery is a community-based outpatient mental health and substance abuse program providing on-site and outreach services in the following areas: child and adolescent, adult (general referrals and program based), developmentally delayed/mental health, substance abuse and dual diagnosis (SA/MH).

Mt. Tom Mental Health Center (Community Support Program)

The Community Support Program (CSP) is a short-term program designed to help adults with mental health or substance use challenges to live independently in the community. BHN CSP serves adults who have recently been in or who are at risk for psychiatric hospitalization or admission to detox.

One Care Program

One Care provides team-based, comprehensive medical and behavioral health care management and coordination services to members with chronic medical problems, intellectual disabilities, behavioral health issues, and substance use disorders. 

Open Door Club

A self-advocacy group for individuals with disabilities. Weekly meetings are held every Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a social gathering beginning at 6 p.m. at Florence Congregational Church. Meetings consist of educational programs to assist members to become more independent and self-reliant and include discussion of current events as well as individual rights and personal responsibilities; and social activities.

Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)

A comprehensive service model for individuals with a serious illness who have current criminal justice involvement or a history of repetitive criminal justice involvement who may benefit from intensive coordinated services.

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

An effective treatment experience for individuals at high risk for mental health hospitalization or stepping down from a more intensive program through intensive group therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skill building, symptom management and recovery planning.

PHP operates 5 hours per day, 5 days per week for 2-5 weeks.

PATCH/Under 5 Thrive

The Planned Approach To Community Health (PATCH) program provides planning and assistance to individuals seeking access to essentials such as food, housing, and health care, as well as addiction treatment, domestic violence services, continuing education, and career guidance

Primary Care Behavioral Health

A part of BHN’s Integration program, Primary Care Behavioral Health has the goal of integrating behavioral health services to improve the health outcomes of the individuals we serve. PCBH provides targeted, flexible behavioral health support in the primary care setting through treatment that is person-centered, evidence-informed, and focused on collaborate goal-setting.

Proteus Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program

A Massachusetts Department of Public Health-certified 40-week program for men who are working to create safe and respectful intimate partner relationships. BHN provides an initial intake assessment and offers weekly groups in Athol, Belchertown, Greenfield, Northampton, Springfield and Ware.

Sloan Clinic

Intensive Outpatient Program (Structured Outpatient Addiction Program)

A short-term substance use disorder program for individuals who need outpatient therapy more than once a week. Treatment consists of daily group sessions as well as working with a counselor who specializes in addiction. The program takes referrals from acute treatment/detoxification services and other substance abuse providers.

The Living Room

The Living Room, a bright, open space located at BHN’s main campus in Springfield, is for those coping with a behavioral health issue where peers are available to meet with guests of the program. Often, The Living Room provides a safe space, allowing for someone in crisis to connect with peers, avoiding the emergency room or hospitalization. The concept is to connect those in crisis with those who have been down a similar path and have an intimate understanding of what the struggle is like.

The Living Room is a recovery model that draws from a strength-based approach and enlists the values of hope, peer-to-peer support, empowerment of guests and transparency.