The Wayland-based Parmenter Foundation celebrated “70 Years of Giving” on May 18, raising $75,000 to benefit MetroWest neighbors in need. Parmenter supports nonprofits in the areas of health care and hospice services, including such grantees as the Miriam Boyd Hospice Residence, MetroWest Free Medical Program, and Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest; children’s programs, including such grantees…
For those seeking help for mental illness or addiction in Massachusetts, the path can be long and tortuous, often taking several months before treatment begins. That’s what members of focus groups told researchers commissioned by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, as part of a study released Tuesday on barriers to outpatient mental health…
Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest, a new entity aimed at improving health outcomes through better access and coordination of care, has officially launched today. The partnership draws on the clinical capabilities and mutual respect of four long-standing human service agencies in the region: Advocates, South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC), Spectrum Health Systems and Wayside Youth &…
Susan Petroni Framingham Source Mark R. Haranas, president and CEO of MutualOne Bank and a MutualOne Charitable Foundation trustee, announced the Foundation has awarded $10,000 to Advocates in support of Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest, a new partnership formed by Advocates, South Middlesex Opportunity Council, and Wayside Youth and Family Support Network. According to Diane E. Gould,…
