If you are experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis, please call (800) 640-5432 to speak to an Advocates crisis clinician. We are available to help 24 hours a day, every day.

Too often people experiencing mental health or emotional crises feel alone, but Advocates Adult & Youth Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) team is always available to offer skilled, compassionate support and connections to resources and services during difficult times. Our multidisciplinary staff provides mobile crisis intervention where it’s needed, when it’s needed – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at Advocates clinics, in homes and schools, or other community settings.

Our approach to crisis stabilization and resolution focuses on engaging individuals and, when appropriate, family members or other supportive people in their lives. Together we coordinate the most effective and personalized treatment as soon as possible. A team of nurses, social workers, peer specialists, and mental health providers prioritizes personal preferences, goals, and safety, while respecting cultural diversity. Advocates MCI serves individuals of all ages in 30 Massachusetts communities, regardless of ability to pay.

We strive to meet individuals in the least restrictive setting possible, making every effort to honor dignity, respect rights, and provide as many real choices as we can. To that end, hospital emergency rooms are limited to special circumstances, based on risk factors and requests by the individual.

Individuals in crisis are not alone – Advocates is ready to help. We believe early and effective intervention paves the road to recovery and growth.


Communities We Serve

East Area - (800) 540-5806

Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Waltham, Watertown, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn

West Area - (800) 640-5432

Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, Westborough.
 

Eligibility

We contract with and accept most MassHealth and most private health insurance plans. No one residing in the communities we serve will be denied services, regardless of ability to pay.

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