Mental Health Clinic

About Mental Health Clinic

Mental Health Clinic in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is part of Child & Family Services, a large behavioral and mental health provider serving children, adults, and families across Southeastern Massachusetts through more than 20 programs and 12 locations. They run licensed outpatient mental health clinics that offer assessments, individual therapy, and groups for people of all ages, and they include substance use in their assessment and individualized treatment. The state has designated them a Community Service Agency, a Community Behavioral Health Center, and a Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center. They also place a strong emphasis on health equity and on reducing barriers to mental health care.

In the New Bedford area, they offer In-Home Therapy for children and youth ages 3 to 21 through MassHealth. A clinician and a therapeutic support worker meet with the family twice a week for 12 to 18 months, in the home or in settings such as schools, foster homes, and childcare centers. The work focuses on communication, safety planning, limit-setting, and building a lasting support network for the family. At their Hyannis location, they run a walk-in urgent care model with same- or next-day assessments, urgent psychiatric medication appointments, and referrals for addiction medication evaluations, with both in-person and telehealth visits available and no referral required.