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Mental Health
General Topics/Resources for Patients
Sections:
Educational - for Patients/Families
Patient Handouts from the CRC
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- Depression for loved-ones- "The Many Faces of Depression"
Describes major depression, dysthymia and Bipolar disorder and gives coping and helping suggestions to families. From “ Harvard Medical School: The many faces of depression”, Harvard Mental Health Letter e-mail, May 11, 2010.
- Women's Mental Health: What It Means to You - from SAMHSA’s Health Information Network (SHIN) and the Office on Women's Health (Thanks to Sally Hooper for forwarding)
- Hoarding Resources
- Guide for Persons with Mental Health Conditions Who Want to Work - MGH Community News, March 2013
- "How Private Are Online Support Groups?" - MGH Community News, September 2000
- Evaluating Mental Health Apps- MGH Community News, April 2019
- National Eating Disorders Parent Toolkit- for anyone who wants to understand more about how to support a family member or friend affected by an eating disorder, MGH Community News, May 2019
- Life coach or therapist? Know the differences - WBUR, September 2024
Services & Resources
- MA 24/7 Behavioral Health Help Line and 25 Behavioral Health Centers With 24-Hour Crisis Intervention - phone and text at 833-773-2445, or at masshelpline.com. (Launched January 2023)
The Behavioral health Help Line offers a single point of contact for residents to receive real-time support, initial clinical assessment, and connection to the right mental health and SUD evaluation and treatment, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, in 200 languages, including providing warm handoffs to the designated Community Behavioral Health Centers (below).
Community Behavioral Health Centers provide the following services, in person and via telehealth:
- Same-day evaluation and access to treatment, with timely follow-up appointments
- Evening and weekend hours
- Behavioral health urgent care
- Evidence-based treatment for mental health conditions and substance use disorders, including clinical services and peer support services
- 24/7 community-based locations for crisis intervention, and mobile crisis teams
- Crisis stabilization beds
Handouts & Posters
In the News: First Six Months of the State's Mental Health Overhaul Reveal Promise and Challenges, MGH Community News, July 2023
- NASW Social Work Therapy Referral Service http://www.therapymatcher.org
- Behavioral Health Referrals - find the providers/networks your clients can use based on their insurance OR by specific needs.
- Crisis - Psychiatric Crisis Resources - From Christopher Carter 9-09
- Community Mental Health Centers list - From Chrisopher Carter, 4-09
- Trauma Resources
- Hoarding- see above
- Patient & Family Resource Center
--From MGH Psychiatry Mood & Anxiety Disorders Institute (MADI) Resource Center.
- Children's Mental Health Services Guide - Boston Bar Association Update - MGH Community News, December 2011
- MGH Child Psychiatry Access Project - MGH Community News, September 2009
- Recovery Learning Communities
--RLCs are funded by DMH to create a network of peer run activities and information and referral resources. They provide trauma informed culturally sensitive peer support. Additionally, they offer self-help activities, peer advocacy, training opportunities, and support to Peer Specialists and other peers working in traditional mental health settings.
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Family to Family Program, National Alliance on Mental Illness- MGH Community News, June 2013
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)- available 24/7 at 1-800-662-4357. Helpline is a treatment referral and information service for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Hotline has Spanish-speaking capacity.
Program Highlights
- Mental Health Urgent Care on Demand - offers walk-in visits with a psychiatrist one afternoon a week. So far, the clinic is only open to patients whose primary doctor or specialist is affiliated with the Brigham and Women’s Hospital- MGH Community News, April 2019
- The Living Room – Peer-Led Crisis Alternative- a welcoming space where people experiencing emotional distress can walk in and connect with a peer specialist on the spot- MGH Community News, April 2019
- Center for Early Detection, Assessment, and Response to Risk (CEDAR)- a specialized clinic that serves teenagers and young adults who are showing early warning signs of psychosis and their families. These signs can include new or worsening difficulties in school or social functioning or declining interest in people, activities or self-care, when these signs emerge in someone with a family history of psychosis.
- McLean Adolescent/Young Adult DBT Program for those with impulsive and self-endangering behaviors - MGH Community News, January 2009
See also: Health Care Coverage > Mental Health
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