mental health AIDS

Summer 2006 Newsletter / Volume 7, Issue 4

River Valley Counseling Center

Through offices in Holyoke, Chicopee, and Springfield, River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), Inc., offers a range of medical, psychiatric, and social services to residents of western Massachusetts. Historically, the agency had placed a special emphasis on serving those who are disadvantaged or have been traditionally underserved.

With funding from CMHS/SAMHSA, RVCC has been able to expand its delivery of outpatient mental health services to African American and Hispanic/Latino(a) consumers living with HIV/AIDS. Assistance includes psychiatric assessment, psychotherapy, case management, and other social services. These are provided in RVCC’s Springfield clinic, the Holyoke Health Center, and various nontraditional settings, including drop-in centers and clients' homes. Former service consumers are employed as peer outreach workers who assist with client recruitment and retention.

The Principal Investigator is Marianne Polmatier, LICSW; the Project Director is Nancy O'Hare, MPH; and the Clinical Director is Margie Maldonado, LICSW. For more information, please call 413/737-2437 or go to http://www.holyokehealth.com/pages.asp?id=47.

– Compiled by the MHHSC Program Coordinating Center

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