Region prepares for sub-freezing temperatures
By MARY BYRNE Staff Writer Monday, January 10th, 2022 GREENFIELD — With temperatures dipping into the single digits during the next few days, area service agencies are working to provide […]
Some mental health advocates in Massachusetts want a new name for schizophrenia
BY KAREN BROWN NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC MEDIA JANUARY 3RD, 2022 When someone is diagnosed with schizophrenia — a psychotic disorder marked by delusional thinking — they often experience fear and […]
Guest columnist Amy Timmins: Learning the skills to help turn around suicide risk
BY AMY TIMMINS DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 In 2019, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death overall in the United States, claiming the lives of more than […]
Organization offers mental health services on National Suicide Prevention Month
by: Jillian Andrews NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and there’s a local organization that is offering its services to people in our region. The [...]
Shelter director retires after decades helping people have a home
BY MARY BYRNE THE GREENFIELD RECORDER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2021 GREENFIELD — In his nearly 40 years with ServiceNet — 30 of which he served as director of the Greenfield […]
United Arc contracts shift to ServiceNet because of Pathlight capacity concerns
BY CHRIS LARABEE THE GREENFIELD RECORDER FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021 TURNERS FALLS — Following an Aug. 2 meeting, the state Department of Developmental Services (DDS) ordered The United Arc’s [...]
Available services for those in need
DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE JUNE 14TH, 2021 In his June 9 message, guest columnist Jalil Johnson offered several excellent examples of the services available in Northampton to address the needs of [...]
ServiceNet buys Holyoke building for administration, day program
BY JIM KINNEY THE REPUBLICAN JUNE 14TH, 2021 HOLYOKE — ServiceNet has bought an office building at 1236 Main St. where it had been renting space for several years. The [...]
Opioid Task Force, providers focus on plight of homelessness
BY ANITA FRITZTHE GREENFIELD RECORDER FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2021 As the weekend approached with the prediction of low single-digit temperatures into Sunday, the Opioid Task Force of Franklin [...]
A donation from Coca-Cola and a new shelter: What Northampton is doing to help the houseless amid the COVID pandemic
BY JACKSON COTE MASSLIVE JANUARY 5TH, 2021 During a public hearing about law enforcement in Northampton last month, residents voiced a slew of overlapping concerns about houseless residents in [...]
