Spectrum Health Systems Strengthens Finance Team with Key Promotions
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., an innovative non-profit provider of evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders throughout Massachusetts, today announced two key leadership promotions within its Finance Department. Alicia Hashey will serve as Executive Director of Finance and Administration, and Heather Mendoza Fournier will step into the role ...
Supporting a Partner in Early Addiction Recovery
Early addiction recovery is an important and challenging phase for anyone beginning treatment for a substance use disorder. It’s also a significant adjustment period for their romantic partners. As routines shift, emotions run high, and treatment decisions evolve, partners may feel unsure about how to help or what their role ...
Board Member Spotlight: Rev. Dr. Susan Suchocki Brown
Spectrum Health Systems is honored to spotlight Rev. Dr. Susan Suchocki Brown, a dedicated board member whose lifelong work in counseling, ministry, and trauma response reflects Spectrum’s core values of hope, healing, and community. With a career spanning five decades, she brings a rare blend of clinical experience, spiritual insight, ...
Spectrum Health Systems Announces Updates to 2026 Board of Trustees
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., an innovative non-profit provider of evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders throughout Massachusetts, announced today the appointment of Danielle Jurema Lederman, Pat Purcell, Louis Brady, Sean Allen and Luis Lobao to its Board of Trustees. “We’re honored to welcome these accomplished individuals to ...
What is the Alcohol Breaking Point?
Alcohol misuse doesn’t always look like the movies. It doesn’t have to involve a DUI, losing a job, or hitting a dramatic “rock bottom.” For many people, the breaking point with alcohol begins quietly, long before life unravels on the outside. Maybe drinking still feels “normal” from the outside. Maybe ...
Treatment center for teen boys opens in Methuen
The Eagle Tribune Date: October 4, 2025 METHUEN — The goal of a new adolescent treatment facility is not just to give teenagers a safe place to grow up, but to get them out the door and participating in the community in a positive way, according to Spectrum Health Systems ...
Spectrum Health Systems Announces Two Leadership Advancements for Continued Growth
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., an innovative non-profit provider of evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders throughout Massachusetts, announced two key leadership updates today: the promotion of Sandra Beatty to Regional Executive Director for Spectrum’s Central Massachusetts region, overseeing Worcester, Millbury, Milford and Westborough, and the appointment of ...
National Recovery Month 2025: Recovery Is REAL
Every September, we come together to recognize National Recovery Month. It’s a time to celebrate the power of addiction recovery and to uplift the individuals, families, and communities whose lives are changed by it. At Spectrum Health Systems, we believe in the promise of recovery, and we see that promise ...
Spectrum’s Community Impact Initiative Grants $235,000 to 22 Local Non-Profits
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., a Massachusetts-based non-profit dedicated to providing evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders, has awarded $235,000 to 22 local non-profit organizations to help support ongoing work within the community, marking $485,000 in grants delivered in 2025. “Our work is rooted in the belief that ...
Spectrum Health Systems Launches ECHO Series to Advance Medications for Addiction Treatment in Correctional Settings
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., an innovative non-profit provider of evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders throughout Massachusetts, announced the launch of its first Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) educational series focused on advancing Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) in correctional settings. The 10-session series, which ...
