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Healey highlights community behavioral health centers as an alternative to emergency care
Summary
Governor Maura Healey, Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh and Child and Family Services CEO Wendy Botello described expansion of Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs) in New Bedford, saying CBHCs served more than 24,000 young people in a year and helped reduce hospital boarding for mental health crises.
Governor Maura Healey visited Child and Family Services in New Bedford on a Mental Health Awareness Month stop to spotlight Community Behavioral Health Centers and state support for youth mental-health care.
Healey said CBHCs around Massachusetts have served more than 24,000 young people in a single year and that the administration has seen a 63% reduction in boarding in emergency rooms and…
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