Local Services

Information about UMMHC treatment services, local agenices that provide support and other services for mental health patients.

Treatment Center

Through our treatment divisions, the UMMS Department of Psychiatry serves the mental health needs of the people of Massachusetts. The Adult Psychiatry Division, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division and Public Sector Psychiatry Division provide comprehensive mental health services to the central and western Massachusetts areas.

The UMMS Ambulatory Psychiatry Clinic provides services for patients with a wide variety of psychiatric disorders, using pharmacotherapy, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, intensive outpatient and day treatment. For further information on ambulatory psychiatry services, contact our Patient Services Office at (508) 856-2551.

The Adult Mental Health Unit is an inpatient unit serving the greater Worcester area, located in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. The unit provides short-term intensive inpatient care as well as partial hospitalization and acute observation services. For admissions and further information, contact (508) 856-2761.

The Psychiatric Treatment Center is a short-term locked inpatient treatment unit staffed and managed by UMMS Department of Psychiatry to serve the severely and chronically mentally ill and dually-diagnosed mentally ill population in the greater Worcester area. For admissions and information call (508) 856-1471.

Community Healthlink is a mental health outpatient clinic in Worcester, Massaachusetts. Community Healthlink is committed to providing care for low-income and severely chronically mentally ill patients through long-term outpatient treatment, day treatment, vocational training and supervised housing. For more information contact Community Healthlink at (508) 860-1000.

Emergency Mental Health Service is the evaluation site for patients in psychiatric crisis in the greater Worcester area. It is a 24-hour, 7-day per week service staffed by crisis intervention specialists, nurses and psychiatric residents. For more information on emergency mental health services in the central Massachusetts area, call (508) 856-3562.

The Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute is dedicated to the comprehensive study of the brain and behavior. The Institute is equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories where scientists are investigating the nature and causes of mental illnesses. Studies focus on the neuroscience of mental illnesses like depression, schizophrenia, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, and Addictions. The Institute is located on 303 Belmont Street; phone: (508) 856-2674.

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