Community Healthlink – Queen Street Cliniic

Community Healthlink – Queen Street Clinic Worcester, Massachusetts. This is a community healthcare clinic that serves adults and adolescents who are experiencing struggles with their mental health or need treatment for a co-occurring substance use diagnosis. Care is offered in an outpatient treatment setting. There’s also clinical stabilization, and inpatient care if you need more robust services.

You’ll find compassionate and comprehensive care rooted in evidence-based practices. They’re committed to providing equitable care and serving individuals of all backgrounds and walks of life. While they accept insurance policies from most major providers, you will not be denied care if you don’t have insurance.

Medically monitored acute detoxification from drugs and alcohol is available here. There’s also office-based addiction treatment once you step down from the inpatient treatment program. You’ll meet with a care team that will determine whether medication-assisted treatment (MAT) can be beneficial for your circumstances. FDA-approved medications including Vivitrol, Suboxone, and Blockade can be prescribed to you here. These medications allow you to navigate recovery by minimizing your cravings which can lead to a reduced risk of relapse.

You’ll also have access to regular therapy at this clinic. You’ll work with trained and experienced drug and addiction counselors. Through both individual and group counseling sessions you’ll learn how to identify triggers that have contributed to your substance use and how to navigate negative thoughts and emotions.

You’ll also learn different coping strategies to help guide your sobriety. You’ll also find aftercare support to help you plan out your recovery goals post-treatment.

You can get referred to other services and organizations as well if your circumstances require it. The services can include recovery coaching, case management and on-site primary care.