Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Inc

Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Inc

Services:
Pharmacotherapies
• Chlorpromazine
• Haloperidol
• Ziprasidone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Fluphenazine
• Perphenazine
• Lurasidone
• Nicotine replacement
• Quetiapine
• Aripiprazole
• Risperidone
• Olanzapine
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Thioridazine
• Paliperidone

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Federally Qualified Health Center

Testing

• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Laboratory testing
• STD testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• TB screening

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Other Languages

• Creole

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Group therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with HIV or AIDS

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Other languages (excluding Spanish)
• Spanish

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Illness management and recovery
• Intensive case management
• Integrated primary care services
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Family psychoeducation
• Legal advocacy

Facility Type

• Outpatient mental health facility

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults
• Seniors

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Mental health treatment