Mental Health

Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST)

25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114
800-981-HELP(4357)

Target Population: All ages

Program Description: 24 hour emergency psychiatric services to children and adults in the communities of Chelsea, East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, and Boston; provides psychiatric evaluation, information and referrals, crisis intervention and treatment by master’s level clinicians and physicians who specialize in rapid response to those in psychiatric crisis; caller may be directed to B.E.S.T Urgent Care Center, a designated emergency department or a crisis intervention mobile team may be dispatched to the site of the crisis.

Mental Retardation Emergency Team provides emergency services to all Department of Mental Retardation clients in the Metro Boston Area.

MR Emergency Services
287 Broadway
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 884-HELP or (617) 884-4357
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Hours of Operation: Available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week

Wheelchair access: directed to site that is wheelchair accessible

Staff Languages: directed to site with staff or translation services

Associated Costs: Free, Mass Health, Commonwealth Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, uninsured


 

MGH Chelsea

151 Everett Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150
617-884-8300 MGH Chelsea

 

Population Targeted: All ages

 

Program Description: Fully-licensed health center of Mass General Hospital. Offers primary care, mental health care, specialty appointments, nutrition services, OBGYN, speech/language development services, and laboratory services. Comprehensive community health services include interpreter services, patient financial counseling, domestic violence counseling, youth and child witness to violence counseling, refugee and immigrant health and mental health services, and HIV, asthma, cancer and smoking cessation programs.

Hours of Operation: Monday through Wednesday, 8:00am – 6:00pm

Wheelchair Access: Yes

Staff Languages: English and Spanish

Associated Costs: Insurance and sliding fee scale


 

 

North Suffolk Mental Health

301 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150
617-889-4860
North Suffolk website

Population Targeted: Children, adults and families

Program Description:Provides services to children, adults and families in need due to emotional difficulties, substance abuse, mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and mental illness by intervening with prevention, training, and education in over 70 programs. Support Treatment and Resource Team is a home-based program, staffed by social and outreach workers, that meet with patients in their home to conduct a family evaluation and discuss family needs and goals. The Family Stabilization Team provides an intensive, short-term, and home-based therapeutic intervention and a wide range of services including crisis intervention, parent coaching, risk management, and home-based family therapy.

Hours of Operation: Open 6:00am – 12:00am, 7 days/week

Wheelchair Access: Yes

Staff Languages: English and Spanish (and other languages)

Associated Costs: Many community services are free
Free primary health care through financial counseling
No one is turned away