Balance Mental Health Group

Balance Mental Health Group runs a psychiatric day treatment program in Peabody for people who need more support than weekly outpatient therapy but do not require inpatient hospitalization. Participants spend the day in a structured therapeutic setting and return home in the evening, keeping continuity with their daily lives. Each person receives a personalized treatment plan, and the program aims to deliver meaningful progress in weeks rather than the months that traditional weekly therapy often takes.

Care comes from a comprehensive team using evidence-based therapies, with daily support built into the program. It is equipped to address a range of mental health challenges, including bipolar disorder stabilization and schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders. The group points to the need for accessible care in Massachusetts, where about one in five adults experience mental illness each year and many people live in areas short of mental health professionals.

What to Know

• Personalized individual therapy is offered one-on-one with the program’s therapists.
• Group sessions build peer support and shared experience.
• Psychiatric evaluation and medication management are part of each treatment plan.