Maria Droste Counseling Services

Operational for over 150 years, Children's Friend and Family Services is a provider of mental health care services. The organization conducts sessions for the social, cultural and emotional development of individuals and families. It specializes in mental health consulting, parent education and respiratory care services. Children's Friend and Family Services offers psychopharmacology and psychological testing services. It organizes youth mentoring programs that provide information on various topics, such as social behavior and illegal use of drugs. The organization has been offering court clinic services for the Essex County Juvenile Court since 1997. Children's Friend and Family Services has a staff of social workers, mental health counselors and psychologists who provide court-ordered diagnostic and forensic evaluation services. The organization is located in Salem, Mass.

Women's Mental Health Collective Since 1970 the Women's Mental Health Collective has been providing psychotherapy to a broad community of people in the Somerville, Cambridge, and greater Boston, Massachusetts area. We see psychotherapy as a relationship in which exploration of one's inner life and interpersonal world can take place, creating possibilities for self acceptance and change. We are aware that we have been shaped and constrained by a society in which some groups have more power than others. At the same time, we believe that people have the capacity for growth and connectedness, and that therapy can help people find more effective and satisfying ways of living.

The Bridge of Central Massachusetts, established in 1973, is a private, nonprofit human service agency. It serves children and individuals with developmental disabilities. The organization offers emotional and behavioral support programs. The Bridge of Central Massachusetts provides special education, residential treatment and housing support services. The organization has a staff of trained and certified health care professionals who offer housing assistance to families. It provides support and treatment for illness management and recovery and depression. The Bridge of Central Massachusetts offers dialectical behavior and adventure-based therapies. The organization conducts vocational skills training classes. It is accredited by the Council on Accreditation on Child and Family Services. The Bridge of Central Massachusetts is located in Worcester, Mass.