In the News

Advocates Psychiatric Emergency Services Expands to 31 Towns

PES Expands to 18 New Towns; Now Serving 6 Hospitals

Advocates has recently made major expansions to its mental health division and Psychiatric Emergency Services that will allow us to help thousands of new families and individuals each year.

Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) has expanded its 24-hour coverage beyond the MetroWest region to 18 new towns to our east, including Concord, Arlington and Woburn. The expansion means we are now serving 31 towns and 6 hospitals, including Emerson Hospital in Concord; Winchester Hospital; Lahey Clinic in Burlington; MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham Union Campus; MetroWest Medical Center, Leonard Morse Campus and Marlborough Hospital.

Click here for a full list of the towns we are now serving and contact phone numbers.

  • A
  • A
  • A
  • Text size

Fast Facts

 
Did you know…?
  • Advocates has over 1000 employees.
  • We have 137 locations in 31 cities and towns across the state.
  • Our outpatient, emergency, and community justice programs serve over 12,000 individuals each year.
  • Advocates is the largest provider in New England for adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome and the 4th largest in the country.
  • We are the largest provider in the state for Deaf adults with disabilities.
  • Advocates Framingham Jail Diversion Program has received several recognition awards and is the model replicated by the state.
  • Our staff and programs have been acknowledged in recent years for excellence more than 15 times by funders, trade organizations and community groups
How to access services