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 ...
Worcester cut overdose deaths in half. Now it faces federal cuts
wbur Date: August 7, 2025 Listen to the segment or read the article below. Something astonishing is happening in Worcester. The city cut its overdose deaths in half in 2024. And with just 13 recorded overdose deaths through April, New England's second largest city is on track ...
Restoration Center of Greater Lowell to open in 2026
The Lowell Sun May 17, 2025 Vinfen, Spectrum Health Systems partner to offer crisis diversion programs By 2026, the roughed out and under construction office building off Technology Drive, will be transformed into the Restoration Center of Greater Lowell, the first-of-its-kind crisis diversion program in Massachusetts. Community behavioral health nonprofit ...
“Artists Touched by Addiction” hoping to have lasting impact at Spectrum Health Systems
Spectrum News 1 Date: April 25, 2025 WORCESTER, Mass. - Positivity. Healing. Reflection. It's the message Spectrum Health Systems looks to convey with their new art installation. All of the paintings hanging on their walls have been touched in some way by addiction. "I have a very close family member ...
United force: Central Mass. business leaders are standing by their DEI initiatives amid federal funding threats
Worcester Business Journal Date: March 24, 2025 Spectrum isn’t willing to back away from these efforts, Isaacson said. Not only do DEI commitments boost employee morale, Isaacson said research shows receiving health care by someone who looks like you and shares your lived experiences leads to improved outcomes. There is ...
LCTV News Interview | The Recovery Exchange
Lynn Community Television Date: November 15, 2024 The Recovery Exchange joined Lynn Community Television on an episode of the Lynn Lowdown. Kim Patterson (Program Director) and Idris Forde (Recovery Coach Intern / Peer Leader) discuss their significant impact in the community and highlights from the last year, including Family Fun ...
‘We needed to improve access:’ Spectrum Health Systems opens Main South treatment center
Spectrum News 1 Date: November 15, 2024 WORCESTER, Mass. — Access. It's the one word which single-handedly led Spectrum Health Systems to open a new outpatient treatment center in Worcester's Main South. "A lot of our patients are already from this neighborhood," site manager Alexa Burnham said. "They've been having ...
