About this facility
Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital offers comprehensive mental health services for children, adolescents, and adults. They treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and more. Services include inpatient care for acute crises and outpatient programs like Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), featuring psychotherapy, psychoeducation, holistic therapies, and medication management.
The hospital provides specialized programs for unique populations, including first responders and individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Children aged 4-12, adolescents aged 13-17, and adults 18+ receive tailored care from a multidisciplinary team that develops personalized treatment plans to promote long-term coping skills and well-being.
Child Inpatient Services: For children aged 4-12 facing challenges like suicidal thoughts, aggression, depression, or anxiety. Treatment includes therapy, family involvement, medication management, and activities to build trust, self-control, and social skills.Specialized Needs Child Unit: For ages 5-17 with Autism Spectrum Disorder or developmental disabilities requiring advanced care. This program integrates behavioral interventions, psychiatry, and therapies (occupational, speech, and physical) to support success at home, school, and in the community. Empowering First Responders to Overcome Stress and Trauma The F.R.S.T. Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs focus on first responders, addressing job-related and personal stress, trauma, and mental health challenges. Evidence-based treatments like DBT, CBT, CPT, and Critical Incident Stress Management are combined with holistic therapies such as Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, meditation, expressive arts, and interactions with Gilbert, a NEADS-trained therapy dog. These programs aim to reduce PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use, and suicide rates, providing targeted support and resilience-building tools.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient; Residential/24-hour residential
Facility Type, FT, Psychiatric hospital
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Chlorpromazine; Fluphenazine; Haloperidol; Aripiprazole; Clozapine; Lurasidone; Olanzapine; Paliperidone; Quetiapine; Risperidone; Ziprasidone; Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Emergency Mental Health Services, EMS, Crisis intervention team; Psychiatric emergency onsite services; Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services; Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private for-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Other State funds; Private health insurance; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; State education agency funds; Cash or self-payment; State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds; State welfare or child and family services funds
Payment Assistance Available, PYAS, Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Members of military families; Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis; Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Testing, SCR, HIV testing; STD testing; TB screening; Metabolic syndrome monitoring; Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV); Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV); Laboratory testing
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Adults
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Diet and exercise counseling; Family psychoeducation; Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Case management service; Integrated primary care services; Suicide prevention services; Education services
