Advocates, on behalf of Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest, was recently awarded a $20,000 grant from The Parmenter Foundation to support its Navigation Line, a phone service that connects area residents with social service and mental health resources. BHPMW’s Navigation Line was founded in July 2017 in response to community feedback that it was difficult to know how to…
View detailsBehavioral Health Partners of MetroWest has been awarded a $10,000 grant to support its work to improve behavioral health and social services access in the region. To learn more about the Foundation for MetroWest grant and the BHPMW services it supports, click here for an article in the Marlborough Patch.
View detailsBehavioral Health Partners of MetroWest (BHPMW) recently announced the launch of MetroWest Care Connection, a health and social service hub, to better coordinate the delivery of mental health, substance use, primary healthcare, and social services for MetroWest residents. Core funding for the MetroWest Care Connection is provided through a grant from MetroWest Health Foundation. Behavioral and…
View detailsIn June, the BHPMW team hosted a series of webinars lead by local mental health providers in the area with a focus on learning valuable coping skills as well as understanding more about the programs and services that are available in MetroWest. Sessions were provided in English, American Sign Language, Spanish, and Portuguese and focused on…
View detailsIn 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…
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