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Behavioral Health Unit Collaboration
The town of Tewksbury serves its 31,342 residents through various services which include the Behavioral Health Unit.
The Behavioral Health Unit, in collaboration with the Tewksbury Police Department, is committed to serving those who are most vulnerable: individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorder, and other high-risk populations. The core values of the program include respect for individual’s needs and preferences; a commitment to serve individuals regardless of their needs, resistance, and presentation; increased access to service; value for individual natural support systems; and promoting needed services.
For further information call:
Community Line: 978-215-9642
Website: https://tewksburypolice.com/behavioral-health-unit/
- Behavioral Health Unit Clinical Program Manager:
Katie Twomey, LCSW, LADC I
Towns of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough - Substance Use Disorder Prevention: Maria Ruggiero, Prevention Program Manager, mruggiero@tewksbury-ma.gov
Prevention Partners of Northern Middlesex (PPNM)
The Town of Tewksbury is a part of the Prevention Partners of Northern Middlesex (PPNM). The Prevention Partners of Northern Middlesex (PPNM) is a collaboration of eight communities who work closely together to help reduce substance misuse with specific intentions for youth under the age of 18. Each community is a part of MassCALL3-Greater Lowell (MC3-GL. The Massachusetts Collaborative for Action, Leadership, and Learning 3 (MassCALL3) grant initiative is a grant cycle that builds upon successes of previous prevention efforts and concentrates on substances of first use (alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine) through a trauma-informed health equity lens in our youth. Referred to as MassCall3, these efforts involve these eight communities, with the Town of Tewksbury being the lead.
If any questions or inquiries pertaining to PPNM or MC3-GL, please contact Prevention Program Manager, Maria Ruggiero at mruggiero@tewksbury-ma.gov.
Services
- Narcan Training and Distribution: Maria Ruggiero, 978-640-4385, ext. 352, mruggiero@tewksbury-ma.gov
- Front Door Recovery Meeting: See Niko for details.
- Groups and Individual Services available for substance use and mental health
More information can be found at:
- Website: https://www.tewksbury-ma.gov/police-department
- FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/TewksburyCARES/
Tewksbury Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Campaigns
