by The Brien Center | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
“The pandemic, which has forced prolonged isolation, has dealt a particularly cruel blow to some who are recovering from addiction.” By M. Christine Macbeth and Megan Eldridge Wroldson We try to regularly bring the community up-to-date with Brien Center programs,...
by The Brien Center | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
September is National Recovery Month for mental illness and addiction By M. Christine Macbeth, ACSW, LICSW, and Megan Eldridge Wroldson, LICSW At the Brien Center, we are driven by the knowledge that treatment works, and that people can and do recover from mental...
by The Brien Center | Apr 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brien Center’s Patrick Miller Program receives $75,000 grant from the Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation The Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation has once again awarded the Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services a $75,000 grant to continue...
by The Brien Center | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brien Center wins $600,000 grant to expand outreach and services for those with opioid use disorder The grant targets the homeless, those transitioning from jail, and people referred from emergency departments following an overdose or in need of treatment for opioid...
by The Brien Center | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
State Rep. Smitty Pignatelli and Jennifer Michaels, MD, to be Honored by The Brien Center on Nov. 1 PITTSFIELD – October, 2018 – The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will honor State Rep. Smitty Pignatelli and Jennifer Michaels,...
by The Brien Center | Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Grant targets growing teen substance use PITTSFIELD – A $50,000 donation to the Brien Center’s Patrick Miller Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program will enable the local organization to continue to expand county-wide efforts to reduce the alarming opioid and...
