MASSACHUSETTS
(updated 07/10/01))


Boston

The Prevention Center
    95 Berkeley Street, Suite 201
    Boston, MA 02186
County of Suffolk
(617) 423-4337 (Voice); (617) 451-0007 (TTY) ; (617)-451-0062 (Fax)
E-mail: prevention@tmfnet.org
Internet: www.tmfnet.org
Margie Henderson, Director
Host Institution:  The Medical Foundation
Year Established:  1978
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  14 Full-time; 1 Part-time; 4 Multi-lingual
Services Offered:  Prevention/Education
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf: 1 Closed Captioning; 1 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  1 in the Past 6 Months; 1 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Black;Hispanic; Native American; Women
Financial Arrangements:  Some services available free of charge; Some fee for service;
Date Survey Completed: 6/2/99

Cambridge

Womanplace - Deaf Program
    11 Russell Street
    Cambridge, MA 02140
County of Middlesex
(617) 661-6020 (Voice), (617) 661-5855 (TTY)
Lorna J Davidson-Connelly, CADAC, CAS, Med
Host Institution:  CASPAR, Inc
    48 Grove Street
    Somerville, MA
Year Established:  1987 (Deaf Program)
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  1 Full-time; 2 Part-time; 1 Deaf; 3 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  1 Part-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Assessment/Intake; Inpatient, Outpatient Treatment; Aftercare; Halfway Housing
Interpreted AA Meetings:  6 In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  2 Closed Captioning; 4 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  4 in the Past 6 Months; 8 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women;  HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Other Disabilities (Blind, Deaf/Blind, Insulin Dependent; All except Wheelchair Dependent)
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; SSI/SSD; Private Insurance; State Contracts

Falmouth

Stephen Miller House
    P O Box CC
    Falmouth, MA 02541
County of Barnstable
(508) 540-5052 (Voice/TTY)
Tom Dwane
Host Institution:  Gosnold on Cape Cod
Year Established:  1979
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  6 Full-time; 1 Part-time; 3 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  1 Part-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient; Family Programs; Halfway Housing
Interpreted AA Meetings:  In-house; In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  2 Closed Captioning; 2 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  8 in the Past 6 Months; 18 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; HIV Positive People; Developmentally Disabled;
People with AIDS; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Other Disabilities (Substance Abuse)
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD

This program has been developed in the course of an agreement among the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Monroe County Department of Mental Health.  Copying is freely allowed so long as credit is given and the copies are not sold.
 

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