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The State and Local Area Advisory Councils are open to consumers ages 16-29. We encourage Youth and Young Adult Consumers to come and experience empowerment in relation to their experiences with a mental health diagnosis, substance use (and recovery) and the mental health system in Massachusetts. No voice at our councils goes to waste. We are organized as experts due to our lived-experience. We are part of a statewide effort to re-shape services for the better. To get involved with the State or a Local Area Council contact

The first Statewide Youth Advisory Council was held in April 2007 at Westborough State Hospital, Lincoln Conference Room and was coordinated and chaired by Jessel-Paul Smith

Resources / Links

Below are a list of links that may be useful as resources. The links are broken into categories:

Facts vs. Myths

Hospitals

Trauma related Services

Substance Abuse Treatment

Residential Housing

T Access Pass

General Links:

http://tempoyarc.org/default.aspx

Facts Vs. Myths:

Clink on the links below to read some facts vs. Myths pages

http://www.hss.state.ak.us/amhb/docs/Myths_and_Facts.pdf

http://www.preventmentalillness.org/images/pdfs/myths_and_facts.pdf

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Hospitals:

http://www.mclean.harvard.edu/ Mclean Hospital

http://www.arbourhealth.com/ Largest private mental health system in Massachusetts including Arbour Hospital, Arbour-Fuller Hospital, Arbour-HRI Hospital, Westwood Lodge, Pembroke Hospital, The Boston Center, Lowell Treatment Center, Arbour Counseling Services, Choate Emergency Services, etc.

http://www.austenriggs.org Austen Riggs Center, Intensive Psychotherapy in an Open Therapeutic Community

http://www.bournewood.com/ Hospital with outpatient services in Brookline Mass

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Trauma Related Services:

http://www.traumacenter.org/ Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute. Helping individuals, families and communities that have been impacted by Trauma and Adversity

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Substance Abuse Treatment:

http://www.adcare.com/ Several Locations in Massachusetts

http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/PrxInput.aspx?STATE=Massachusetts Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator

http://www.bournewood.com/ Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Treatment

http://www.cabhrs.org/ Several Locations around Massachusetts

http://www.soberhousing.com/ 4 Locations in Massachusetts

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Residential Housing:

http://www.massmentalhealthcenter.org/clinicalservices/programsandservices-residential.htm information on residential services in Massachusetts

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T Access Pass:

http://www.mbta.com/uploadedFiles/documents/ACCESS_PASS.pdf MBTA disability pass form online

http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/ map of T routes

http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/reduced_fare_programs/ 2nd topic on page, disability pass info.

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