Edinburg Center

Mission

The Edinburg Center is a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status. Its mission is to provide an array of innovative services which promote personal growth and independence, foster hope and enhance the quality of life of people with mental health conditions, co-occurring substance use conditions and/or developmental disabilities or brain injuries.

Services Provided

Adult Mental Health

• Adult Community Clinical Services
• Behavioral Health Community Partnership
• Charles Webster Potter Place Clubhouse
• Opportunities Psychiatric Day Treatment
• Outpatient Services
• Jail Diversion
• Program for Assertive Community Treatment
• Intensive Community Supports
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Intellectual and Developmental Disability/Acquired Brain Injury

• Developmental Disabilities - Residential
• Acquired Brain Injury - Residential
• Emergency Respite
• Developmental Disabilities Clinical Team
• DESE Program for Youth with Special Needs
• Individual Supports
• Shared Living
• Applied Behavioral Analysis
• Additional services.

Children and Families

• Children’s Mental Health
• Children’s Behavioral Services
• DESE Program for Youth with Special Needs
• Specialty Flex Team
• Additional services.

Day & Employment

• Charles Webster Potter Place
• Opportunities Psychiatric Day Treatment
• Competitive Integrated Employment Services
• Additional services.

Telehealth

• Outpatient Therapy
• Psychiatry (Adults)
• First Episode of Psychosis: Discovery Team (Young Adults)
• CBHI In-Home Therapy (Children & Adolescents)
• CBHI Therapeutic Mentoring (Children & Adolescents)
• CBHI In-Home Behavioral Services (Children & Adolescents)
• Opportunities Psychiatric Day Treatment (Adults)
• Charles Webster Potter Place Clubhouse (Adults)
• Additional services.

How Many People Reached

The Center serves approximately 1,500 annually.

How Donations Are Used

The Center uses donations to make sure that the services provided are comprehensive. Many of the rates the Center receives do not fully cover expenses.

Project Spotlight

The Center’s First Episode of Psychosis program serves individuals who are experiencing psychotic symptoms for the first time. Using a team-based approach, this early intervention program helps the young adult and his or her family system to understand what is happening and helps to prevent the need for services and supports later on. This is one of a few sites in Massachusetts.

Interesting Facts

Established in 1977, the Edinburg Center was founded on the tenets that all persons have the potential to learn, the capacity for change, and the right to live a meaningful life in the community of their own choosing. What began as a non-profit Community Mental Health Center with a community-based Board of Directors and a budget of less than five hundred thousand dollars has grown over time to serve not only people with mental health conditions, but also persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, co-occurring disorders, autism, and brain injuries.