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'Patch' Adams delivers hugs and inspiration in Ashland and Natick
NATICK - After a third consecutive person asked for a hug during a Q&A session, "Patch Adams," the doctor and activist depicted in the 1998 feature film, saw the long line and decided he'd have to outsource.
Training helps officers handle mental health, crisis situations more effectively
Encountering a person struggling with a serious emotional crisis is one of the most difficult - and increasingly frequent - jobs police officers face each day.
An Alternative Form of Mental Health Care Gains a Foothold
HOLYOKE, Mass. — Some of the voices inside Caroline White’s head have been a lifelong comfort, as protective as a favorite aunt.
Advocates Collaborative Pathway featured in PsychiatryOnline
Adapting Open Dialogue for Early-Onset Psychosis Into the U.S. Health Care Environment: A Feasibility Study
Abstract
Open Dialogue (OD) is a Finnish approach to crisis intervention and ongoing care for young people experiencing psychosis and other psychiatric crises.
Advocates’ Sarah Abbott, Ashland Police Chief Honored by Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
FRAMINGHAM – Sarah Abbott, Ph.D., program director of the jail diversion programs at Advocates, a provider of services to individuals facing life challenges, has received an award from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
