About Us
The CHA Department of Psychiatry is a leader in patient care, teaching and research. We play a key role in supporting mental health and strive to provide equity and excellence for every one, every time.
Improving Mental Health Care in Massachusetts
- CHA has two new Community Behavioral Health Centers - in Cambridge and Malden. CBHCs provide timely, high quality care for mental health and substance use disorders to help people when and where they need it.
- We completed a major expansion of inpatient psychiatry services to help address the statewide shortage of beds and the record levels of emergency department boarding.
- We have revised our academic programs to teach trainees about contemporary treatment methods and help them succeed, whether they choose careers in hospital care, outpatient care, public health, research or education.
Timeframe of This Work
Transforming our mental health services is a multi-year effort, and the COVID pandemic has brought new challenges. For example, staffing shortages (which have affected hospitals across the U.S.) have temporarily reduced access in some areas. The good news is that CHA has been highly successful in recruiting new providers and we continue to attract applicants from across the nation. As a Community Behavioral Health Center, CHA began offering enhanced outpatient care in January 2023.