CHD hosted an open house for its new Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic in Easthampton on October 30. Speakers included CHD President and CEO Jim Goodwin, CHD Vice President of Clinical Services Lindsay Ciepiela, CHD Vice President of Community Engagement Ben Craft, Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, and State Representative Dan Carey.
The event was an opportunity to learn what the clinic has to offer those in need of behavioral health services.
The clinic, which recently moved from Northampton Street in Easthampton to a larger, more centrally located, renovated facility in the heart of the city, is now booking appointments and has walk-in hours Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.-noon.
Goodwin pointed out that CHD’s Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI), which includes In-Home Therapy services, is playing an important role at the clinic. “CBHI works not only with the child, but with the family,” he said. “With children, especially coming out of the pandemic in the past few years, we’re seeing a lot of anxiety and depression, so there’s been a huge demand for behavioral health services.”
Program Director Mary Loomis said in an interview that the size of the clinic has nearly doubled. “I’m very excited that we are able to provide more services in the new building,” she said, pointing out that the number of staff and individuals CHD has served in Easthampton has grown dramatically in recent years, and that the new clinic is able to offer expanded programming.
Rep. Carey, pictured below with CHD Shannon Hicks, CHD northern regional director of outpatient behavioral health services, said the clinic, “will make a difference in people’s lives,” especially because of its new convenient location. The clinic is in the building that housed the former Manchester Hardware Store, which had been vacant for nearly four years.
Those interested in accessing the clinic’s services should call 1-844-CHD-HELP.
