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The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the landscape for the mental and emotional health professionals of Berkshire County.With 26 locations across the…
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WAMC’s November conversation with Berkshire County Sheriff Thomas Bowler about the role of medically assisted treatments in the Berkshire County House Of…
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As the country grapples with the addiction epidemic, one Capital Region hospital is offering opioid-free surgery for a select number of operations.Albany…
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The Brien CenterMISSION AND VISIONThe Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is a community-based, non-profit agency with a 95 plus year history of…
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Like much of the country, western Massachusetts is dealing with a substantial increase in opioid and substance abuse that is taxing existing services. Now…
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A mental health organization that serves more than 10,000 Berkshire County families and a union representing 350 of its workers have reached a tentative…
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After unsuccessful contract negotiations that began last September, healthcare workers at the Berkshire County-based Brien Center plan to strike starting…
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Healthcare workers at the Berkshire County-based Brien Center are picketing, seeking higher wages.A rotating cast of about a dozen workers from The Brien…
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Like the administration before him, Governor Charlie Baker is calling opioid abuse in Massachusetts a public health emergency. The Republican has unveiled…
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Joining us today on Vox Pop - Dr. Jennifer Michaels of The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Berkshire Medical Center is…