The Brien Center Stabilization Services at Pomeroy House
34 Pomeroy Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
About The Brien Center Stabilization Services at Pomeroy House
The Brien Center is a large behavioral health provider with 25 locations spread across Berkshire County, Massachusetts. In Pittsfield, they operate a community behavioral health center with crisis stabilization care for children and adults. This program is for individuals in crisis with a mental health issue or substance abuse.
The Brien Center’s treatment philosophy integrates resiliency, recovery and rehabilitation principles. Natural supports and community resources lead the path at this level of care.
Treatment Emphasizes Rapid Assessment
The Brien Center is a secure and stable environment designed for crisis stabilization. To minimize disruption, they offer rapid assessment and stabilization. They offer a 24-hour confidential emergency hotline to activate mobile outreach and crisis response.
You can expect treatment to also include care management, psychiatric evaluation, medication management and peer-to-peer support. To coordinate more effective interventions, The Brien Center works with local law enforcement to ensure people in crisis receive immediate care.
Quick Response Team
I like that The Brien Center has an average response time in a crisis of 27 minutes, which is one of the fastest in the state. The crisis team provides close to 5,000 community based evaluations and interventions within the community every year. This facility also has same-day access to intake and brief assessment, urgent medications and drop-in treatment.
Integrated treatment coordination is available for individuals involved with other systems, like the justice system or the foster care system. One good thing I noticed about this facility is that their services are flexible and can also be completed via telehealth and out in the community.
Amenities
Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.
Recreational therapy uniquely combines therapeutic interventions with an activity, like horse-riding, hiking, wilderness therapy, basketball, tennis, or a full workout. Benefits of recreational therapy include providing a healthy way to work through the emotions of recovery, learning to build and maintain relationships, improving communication skills, and building self-esteem.
Residential drug rehab provides the comforts of home with the therapeutic support needed to successfully recover. Benefits of an inpatient program include increased safety, a higher success rate, and the time and distance given to focus on recovery. Residential drug rehabs are often the preferred method of treatment, as they can be tailored to meet specific needs, offer focused therapeutic care, and provide the necessary tools to sustain recovery.
Addiction Treatment Programs
Each adult program in Massachusetts is designed to help individuals over the age of 18 recover from addiction to drugs or alcohol. The length of the program and its intensity varies, based on the needs of the individual.
For men who want to stop drinking or using drugs, men’s rehab in Massachusetts offers help and hope. These treatment programs, designed specifically for men, help participants recover and rebuild their lives.
Women who are seeking treatment for substance use disorders can receive various levels of care at women’s rehab in Massachusetts. Programs include detox, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), telehealth programs, sober living, outpatient, and aftercare.
Teen and young adult substance abuse can set individuals on a life-long path of destruction. A young adult program in Massachusetts can intervene in young adults’ lives to set them on a better path during this crucial stage of life.
Levels of Care
Massachusetts outpatient rehab does not have a defined timeline. The program is tailored to meet your recovery needs, and may last 90 days or a year or more. During this time, you will attend therapy sessions and support group meetings, for ongoing accountability and development of sober-living skills.
If you meet the diagnostic criteria for two or more conditions, you have a dual diagnosis. Massachusetts dual diagnosis treatment is designed to address both conditions simultaneously, for improved recovery outcomes.
Aftercare rehab in Massachusetts gives you continued access to support after rehab. You may need assistance with job coaching, budgeting, education, or accountability as you re-enter your life. Aftercare programs provide these supports, so you can face challenges and maintain a sober lifestyle long-term.
As the most intensive treatment setting, inpatient drug rehab in Massachusetts treatment involves 24/7 supervised care. At this level of care, you typically participate in individual, group, and family therapy sessions, and you may receive medication and additional recreational therapies.
In Massachusetts sober living, you will take on more responsibility than rehab treatment requires. You’ll pay rent and work or attend school. You’ll also contribute to household chores. The goal is to learn how to live independently, free from drugs and alcohol.
You don’t have to be an expert on interventions to help an addicted loved one. Staff members offer intervention services in Massachusetts, providing support when planning and facilitating an intervention, connecting you with community resources, and helping with the development of your loved one's treatment plan.



