In 2019, Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest (BHPMW) began an exciting and innovative project with Steward Health Choice, a MassHealth Accountable Care Organization (ACO). At the request of the ACO, BHPMW worked with several pediatric primary care practices in the Worcester area to assist patients in connecting with the right services and supports to meet…
View detailsStreamlining Delivery of Behavioral Health, Social, and Primary Healthcare Services for MetroWest Residents FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (Sept. 23, 2020) – Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest (BHPMW) recently announced the start of a Health and Social Service Hub project to better coordinate the delivery of mental health, substance use, primary healthcare, and social services for MetroWest residents. The Hub project…
View detailsOn Wednesday, June 3, 2020, Shannon Ahern, BHPMW Program Coordinator, will join community behavioral health care experts for a virtual discussion on supporting emotional wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic. The discussion will focus on educating parents, caregivers, and community adults on strategies and approaches to support their own and their childrens’ emotional wellbeing as we…
View detailsCombatting stigma against mental illness (and teaching it young), statistics about Framingham residents feeling depressed and how the city can help its underserved was discussed by a panel of mental and public health professionals Thursday night during a Community Conversation, hosted by Mayor Yvonne Spicer. FRAMINGHAM – “Eleven years ago, our daughter showed up at…
View detailsMental Health and services available to City residents was the focus of a Community Conversation on Mental Healthcare Thursday night. About 30 residents attended the event hosted by Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer. Mayor Spicer held the conversation in order to help erase the stigma surrounding mental health, but also to make the public aware of…
View detailsThe Wayland-based Parmenter Foundation celebrated “70 Years of Giving” on May 18, raising $75,000 to benefit MetroWest neighbors in need. Parmenter supports nonprofits in the areas of health care and hospice services, including such grantees as the Miriam Boyd Hospice Residence, MetroWest Free Medical Program, and Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest; children’s programs, including such…
View detailsThe MetroWest Referral Line, a program of Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest (BHPMW), is nearing the completion of its second year of listening to people and families in need and matching them to the best service—at no charge. Anyone in the community can call the BHPMW Referral Line toll free number, 1-844-528-6800, Monday through Friday…
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Health care is changing rapidly. Integration of care for the physical, mental health, substance use, and social needs that affect health is requisite. Reimbursement for these services is evolving from paying largely on a fee-for-service basis to measuring the quality of care delivered and rewarding or penalizing providers based on the outcomes that are achieved.…
View detailsFor those seeking help for mental illness or addiction in Massachusetts, the path can be long and tortuous, often taking several months before treatment begins. That’s what members of focus groups told researchers commissioned by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, as part of a study released Tuesday on barriers to outpatient mental…
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