Intake and Eligibility

•  Intake and Evaluation
•  Eligibility Determination
•  Intermediate Bed Transfers

 

Outpatient Intake and Evaluation Services

Services begin with a thorough interview that includes bio-psycho-social assessment, mental status and diagnostic evaluations.  This intake includes an interview with a staff psychiatrist.  We have the capacity to offer psychiatric evaluations for homeless adults who are seeking DMH Eligibility Determinations.

More details about the First Appointment

 

DMH Eligibility Determination

Face to face evaluations of clients applying for DMH eligibility is conducted. An interdisciplinary team meeting comprised of senior clinicians is convened to determine eligibility and enroll clients into appropriate DMH services.

Ability to pay or type of insurance does not effect the availability of outpatient services through MMHC.

Intermediate Bed Transfers

Requests from acute inpatient psychiatric units seeking transfer of patients to DMH intermediate care beds are evaluated and forwarded to area office with recommendations. The center’s intermediate bed wait list is managed.

 

How to Refer

Criteria: The client must be eligible for adult DMH Continuing  Care Services, assigned to the Metro Boston area and have an identified staff person from his/her DMH cener for case coordination. 

To make a referral for general outpatient services please call:

Intake and Eligibility  (617) 626-9579

 

For more information or further questions, please contact

Bill DeWitt, LICSW, Intake Director               (617) 626-9537

Tom Sweetland, LICSW, Intake Supervisor     (617) 626-9577

Donna Bradbury, Intake Coordinator               (617) 626-9577