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We accept most major insurances: AllWays Health Partners, BMC WellSense Plan, Commonwealth Care Alliance, East Boston, eternalHealth, Fallon, Harvard Pilgrim, MassHealth, UMass Boston, Unicare, and Wellcare. For out-of-network plans, call us to discuss your coverage and possible payment assistance.
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About Catalyst Clinic Boston Medical Center
Located just off Interstate 93 near Boston Medical Center, this nonprofit outpatient clinic supports teens and young adults facing substance use disorders (SUD). The team treats alcohol, opioids, marijuana, and prescription drug use, along with co-occurring mental health concerns. Services include assessment, therapy, medical support, and recovery coaching for clients ages 12 to 25.
Clinicians use therapy, medications, and harm reduction to help youth understand and manage their substance use. The team combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and relapse prevention strategies to meet each client’s needs. Clients also receive screening for mental health and physical conditions, including HIV, hepatitis, and STIs.
The clinic includes licensed clinicians, recovery coaches, and medical providers trained in addiction care. Staff guide families with education and support, and help clients navigate services like housing and primary care. Telehealth, peer mentoring, and parent guidance expand access for those seeking care in a hospital-based outpatient setting
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:We accept most major insurances: AllWays Health Partners, BMC WellSense Plan, Commonwealth Care Alliance, East Boston, eternalHealth, Fallon, Harvard Pilgrim, MassHealth, UMass Boston, Unicare, and Wellcare. For out-of-network plans, call us to discuss your coverage and possible payment assistance.
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Medical addiction treatment uses approved medications to manage withdrawals and cravings, and to treat contributing mental health conditions.
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Patients can connect with a therapist via videochat, messaging, email, or phone. Remote therapy makes treatment more accessible.
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Combined with behavioral therapy, prescribed medications can enhance treatment by relieving withdrawal symptoms and focus patients on their recovery.
Based on the idea that motivation to change comes from within, providers use a conversational framework to discover personalized methods for change.
This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.
Relapse prevention counselors teach patients to recognize the signs of relapse and reduce their risk.
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
It's possible to abuse any drug, even prescribed ones. If you crave a medication, or regularly take it more than directed, you may have an addiction.
Quitting smoking—i.e., ceasing to smoke—means giving up smoking nicotine and tobacco products. This process has very important health benefits.
Patients in a transition program gradually return to life outside treatment, helping lower chances of relapse and continue care in a less intense setting.
Programs for young adults bring teens 18+ together to discuss age-specific challenges, vocational and educational progress, and successes in treatment.
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