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RIGHT CHOICE HEALTH GROUP, LLC
125 Liberty St., Unit 205, Springfield, MA 01103 (413) 271-7136; www.rightchoicehealthgroup.com
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RIVER VALLEY COUNSELING CENTER INC.
187 High St., Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 540-1234; www.rvcc-inc.org
SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES
140 High St., Unit 230, Springfield, MA 01105
(413) 495-1500; www.southbaycommunityservices.com
TAPESTRY
296 Nonotuck St., Florence, MA 01062 (413) 586-2016; www.tapestryhealth.org
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really thankful for the opportunity,’” Grimaldi added. “I recently talked to
a kiddo who left us at beginning of 2020, and he was like, ‘Daniella, do you remember me? I’ve been sober for 399 days.’ That’s something I’m really proud of, when kids call back, and they’re proud of themselves.”
At first, Goodwin House focused solely on substance abuse, but ear-
lier this year, it became ‘co-occurring enhanced,’ which means it focuses on both substance abuse and the mental- health piece. In doing so, the client-to- staff ratio shrank from 1:5 to 1:3. “We changed the ratio to better support
the residents we serve, and we hired a bunch of new positions,” Grimaldi said.
Among those are a recreational therapist. “She was a teacher, so she’s always worked with adolescents. She’s able to do therapeutic relationship building with our residents and tie it all back into their therapeutic approach, which I think is awesome. You never think about how teaching clients how to play basketball together could actu- ally be a therapeutic group. You think it’s just you out here playing with your friends; it’s just basketball — but it’s not. It’s more than that.”
Goodwin House also hired an edu- cational liaison to help clients bridge the gap between their work at Liberty Preparatory Academy — a recovery- focused high school in Springfield they attend during their time in the program
Provides services to individuals in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties; adult, child, and adolescent individual and family outpatient mental-health services and psychiatry with offices located in Holyoke, Chicopee, Easthampton, Springfield, and Westfield; Massachusetts-certified gambling specialists; substance-use services; school- based mental-health services in Holyoke, Chicopee, Easthampton, Amherst, Westfield, and Granby public schools as well as select schools in Springfield, East Longmeadow, Hatfield, South Hadley, and Hadley and on the campus of Springfield Technical Community College; school-based health centers/teen clinics located at Holyoke High School North, Dean Campus, and Peck School; Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative services; the HIV/ AIDS Project; CONCERN: Employee Assistance Program for local businesses, organizations, and municipalities; programs staffed by bilingual/bicultural professionals
Community-based, behavioral healthcare organization offering a continuum of services including adult behavioral health, substance-abuse counseling, children’s behavioral health, day services, autism services, and early childhood services
Provides compassionate, culturally competent substance-use and risk-reduction counseling, Narcan (naloxone) access and training, referrals to drug-treatment programs and medical care, new syringe pick-up and used syringe disposal (community members can drop off diabetic needles, etc. as part of disposal program), safer injection education and supplies (bleach kits, alcohol swabs, cottons), safer sex supplies, STI testing, HIV testing, Hepatitis C testing, benefit help, and referrals for food assistance and housing; locations in Northampton, Springfield, Holyoke, Greenfield, and North Adams
Programs for addiction to alcohol, opioids, cocaine, and other substances; Suboxone treatment; naltrexone pellet therapy; addiction program for pregnant women; switching from methadone to buprenorphine; additional locations in Chicopee, Palmer, Pittsfield, and Westfield
SERVICENET
21 Olander Dr., Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 585-1300; www.servicenet.org
Individual counseling and innovative group therapies for children, adolescents, and adults who are dealing with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, substance-use disorders, physical/sexual abuse and other trauma, relationship and family concerns, school-adjustment problems, pain-management challenges, and obsessive- compulsive disorders; also providing psychological testing, psychiatric care, and medication services; clinics are located in Amherst, Greenfield, Holyoke, Northampton, and Pittsfield
SPRINGFIELD COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CENTER
2257 Main St., Springfield, MA 01107
(413) 650-1311; www.acadiahealthcare.com
Specializes in caring for those specifically battling addictions to opioids such as prescription painkillers, heroin, and morphine; medication-assisted care includes the use of medications that calm cravings and withdrawal symptoms, including Subutex, methadone, and Suboxone; therapeutic services include individual and group therapy
WEST CENTRAL FAMILY AND COUNSELING
103 Myron St., Suite A, West Springfield, MA 01089 (413) 592-1980; www.westcentralfamily.com
Mental-health outpatient clinic providing a variety of services, including geriatric mental health, individual and group psychotherapy, diagnostic evaluations, CANS assessments for MassHealth children under 21, medication management for age 18 and up, consultation with families of elders with dementia, neuropsychological testing for adults/elders, family therapy and consultation; WCFC provides bilingual services, as well as outreach for those unable to make it to the clinic
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really, truly wanted to physically be here, but they work the program, and then they realize it’s not
as bad as they think, and they do the work so they can gain the sobriety they need.
I’ve never had a kid who
Goodwin House opened in 2017 focusing solely on substance abuse, but recently became ‘co-occurring enhanced’ to focus on mental health as well.
of last resort pays — so DPH picks up cost, or DCF — so no kid is left behind and everyone is entitled to treatment.”
The house’s capacity is 15 residents, although it’s running under that dur- ing the pandemic. A typical weekday has clients attending Liberty Prep, then returning for a snack and ‘room time’ so they can settle down from the day.
“Some kids don’t like school; it can be traumatic, triggering, and bring a lot of anxiety, so we let them have a cool-off period of about 30 minutes,” Grimaldi explained.
That’s followed by a strict regimen:
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— and their normal school districts. “It makes for an easier transition; it’s not so chaotic,” Grimaldi explained.
“They don’t want to be here,” she was quick to admit. “I’ve never had a kid who really, truly wanted to physi- cally be here, but they work the pro- gram, and then they realize it’s not
as bad as they think, and they do the work so they can gain the sobriety they need.”
And then come those post-program phone calls, when Grimaldi hears them say they’re glad they stayed.
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Clients are referred to Goodwin House from many sources, she told BusinessWest.
“It could be self-referral from the adolescent themselves, from teach- ers, schools, courts, the DYS system, the DCF system, or it can be from their own parents. Anyone can make a refer- ral to Goodwin House. We accept all different types of insurance, and if we don’t accept your insurance, the biller
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