Bridgewell

Bridgewell is a nonprofit human services organization based in Peabody that supports people with disabilities and other life challenges across eastern Massachusetts. Its programs cover mental health treatment, services for people with intellectual, developmental, psychiatric and physical disabilities, recovery support for substance use disorders, and housing for people experiencing homelessness. The organization serves more than 7,000 people a year, from people with autism to adults in recovery, with a person-centered approach aimed at safe, self-directed lives.

As one of the largest human service organizations in the state, Bridgewell runs more than 100 programs in about 25 communities, employs over 1,400 people, and has more than 90 healthcare professionals on staff. Support takes many forms: community housing, day programs, outpatient clinics offering counseling, medication management and evaluation, and education and employment training. Housing programs include counseling to help people re-enter mainstream life, and more than 580 people live in Bridgewell housing.

What to Know

• Bridgewell is accredited by CARF and licensed by the state Departments of Developmental Services, Mental Health and Public Health.
• Its three mental health clinics in Amesbury, Danvers and Lowell serve about 5,600 people.
• The organization spends an average of about half a million dollars a year on staff training and certification.
• Each October it holds a Celebration of Community, including a Bowling for Bridgewell fundraiser.