Our Counseling and Psychiatry services accept MassHealth and most private insurance plans. Please contact us if you would like more information about our programs and DMH eligibility. Some private pay opportunities may be available. Participants in Advocates Mental Health Residential and Outreach programs are most often referred by the Department of Mental Health (DMH). Located in Framingham, The Living Room is the only program of its kind accessible to people in the MetroWest and greater Boston areas. No referral is necessary to visit our comfortable, home-like location, staffed entirely by trained, certified peer specialists. Our peer specialists provide flexible and compassionate care, connection to a variety of recovery resources in the community, assistance with housing and employment, and participation in peer support groups. The Living Room provides a 24-hour crisis alternative to emergency department visits and hospitalization for people experiencing emotional crisis or distress. Specialized group homes for adults in mental health recovery include programs for women, young adults, deaf and hard-of-hearing adults, elders, and people with complex medical needs.
We also place tremendous value on the life experience of people who have had their own mental and emotional health challenges. We employ a robust team of peer specialists who use their expertise and their own personal stories to instill hope in others and demonstrate that recovery is possible for everyone. Peer SupportĪdvocates believes that people change and grow in connection with others. Each person works collaboratively with a senior outreach clinician to develop goals and establish networks of support. Our approach is based on the idea that while crises can be times of difficulty, they also hold opportunities for growth.Īdvocates provides outreach support to adults in mental health recovery who live in the community by themselves or with a roommate, partner, spouse or other family members. The Collaborative Pathway is an outpatient psychiatric service for people experiencing extreme emotional states or exhibiting signs of psychosis. Services Counseling and PsychiatryĪdvocates provides counseling, psychiatry, and crisis services focused on empowering people in mental health recovery to lead healthy and fulfilling lives of their own design. Through our residential and outreach programs, community-based counseling and psychiatry services, and peer supports, Advocates promotes hope, recovery, and communities where all can thrive.
Ultimately, we strive to help people harness that expertise to lead healthy and fulfilling lives of their own design. At Advocates, we believe that people in mental health recovery are the foremost experts on their own lives.
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