Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services

Programs that provide preventive, diagnostic and treatment services in a variety of community and hospital-based settings to help people achieve, maintain and enhance a state of emotional well-being, personal empowerment and the skills to cope with everyday demands without excessive stress or reliance on alcohol or other drugs. Treatment may include emotional support, introspection and problem-solving assistance using a variety of modalities and approaches, and medication, as needed, for individuals who have a substance use disorder involving alcohol and/or other drugs or for people who range from experiencing difficult life transitions or problems in coping with daily living to those with severe, chronic mental illnesses that seriously impact their lives.

  • Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center

    This is a program for victims of domestic violence. Services include a 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis intervention counseling, and temporary transitional housing for the short term. It also provides a court advocacy program that includes assistance with obtaining a restraining order, legal consultation and representation (on a sliding fee scale), and rapid response teams. It…

  • Arbour Counseling – Lowell

    This office offers programs for all ages through an outpatient continuum of care. It offers community-based programs including: community support program, in-home therapy, outpatient counseling, and therapeutic mentoring. This location offers child/adolescent Partial Hospital Program (PHP). They also have a comprehensive, short-term, intensive clinical treatment program. Participants attend the structured programming throughout the day, generally…

  • AgeSpan

    AgeSpan is a private, non-profit agency which services seniors residing in the 28 cities/towns in the Merrimack Valley and North Shore area. It manages the State Home Care Program and is federally designated as the Area Agency on Aging. It provides information, resources and services including, but not limited to, care management, money management, respite…

  • Point After Clubhouse

    This is a community support clubhouse that offers a safe place in which adults with mental illness are offered opportunities to develop or regain vocational and social skills. It offers a three-tier employment track from transitional employment to supported employment to independent employment. This program also provides educational and housing support as needed. The Point…

  • Baldpate Treatment Center

    Baldpate Treatment Center specializes in comprehensive mental health and substance abuse programs. It provides medically assisted detox from substances including, alcohol, heroin, cocaine, stimulants, benzodiazepines and other prescribed or illegal drugs. Services include 24-hour pre-screening, crisis intervention, individual, group and family therapy, medication management, partial hospitalization, inpatient care, residential short-term treatment, consultation and education. It…

  • Family Associates of the Merrimack Valley

    This is a collaborative of professionals including licensed clinical social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health counselors. Family Associates provides consultation and help with a full range of mental health and substance problems including, but not limited to, depression and mood disorders, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, geriatric issues, substance abuse and addiction, and gay…