Health
& Education Services, Inc. (HES) provides a wide range of
community based mental health and substance abuse, prevention and
addiction services to Massachusetts' Greater North Shore and Lower
Merrimack Valley residents. Click on the "SERVICES" button
to view and select a service as grouped by category. You can
use the "Quick Search" form to the right to search
for programs that deal with a particular subject. For Help
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Please click on the
"RESOURCES" button to view newly posted information and
helpful links for consumers. The resources section contains
downloadable information on various topics including conferences.
This information can help readers understand and deal with many
challenges, from managing the kids returning to school or coping with
mental illness.
If you are unable to find
what you need in the Resources section, please contact the HES
Quality Management Division at (888) 682-2224, extension 403 for more
information about resources.
North Shore Head Start is a federally funded comprehensive pre-school
program, for low income children ages 2.9 years to 5 years of age,
serving the communities of Beverly, Salem, Peabody, Danvers,
Middleton, Hamilton and Wenham.
To qualify for the program, families must fall within the federal
income poverty guidelines, or children must have a special need.
The program is dedicated to the promotion of positive self-concept in
children which is seen as the basic ingredient in the learning
process. Children “learn through play” and age appropriate
activities. Because parents are the prime educators of their
children, Head Start sees them as an integral part of the educational process.
North Shore Head Start 2007-2008 school year application information, click
here.
For more information about North Shore Head Start, click
here.
DIVERSITY ACTION TEAM
Health & Education Services, Inc. is committed to providing
services, which meet the diverse needs of the communities served. An
internal "Diversity Action Team" meets regularly to
support, promote, and achieve cultural competency across all sites
and services provided by Health & Education Services, Inc. For
more information view the Diversity Team Charter.
HES is a large behavioral
health network, which is part of an integrated system of healthcare;
Northeast Health Systems, Inc.
The HES behavioral health
network includes programs that were formerly part of The Center for
Family Development, Inc.; and Project RAP, Inc. of Beverly,
Massachusetts; NUVA, Inc. and Greater Cape Ann Human Services, Inc.
of Gloucester, Massachusetts; and Northern Essex Community Mental
Health Services Inc. of Newburyport and Haverhill,
Massachusetts; and Greater Lawrence Mental Health Center of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
The outstanding staff at
HES has positioned the agency to be in the forefront of the delivery
of behavioral health care in the newly developing managed care
environment of the new century.
We have developed a
coordinated and comprehensive model of management and service
delivery, which stresses continuous quality improvement in all its
endeavors, recognizes the competencies and expertise of staff who
serve diverse populations and builds on the strengths of consumers.
Health
Access and Integration Services
Nurse
Practitioner run health clinic, embedded in the mental health
center, aimed at providing the full range of routine primary care.
Care
Includes
Physical
examination
Diagnosis
and treatment
Prescriptions
Phlebotomy
on site
Collaboration
with community PCP
Preventative
Wellness Education
Monthly
wellness days on site
Education
and coaching around smoking cessation, weight loss, diet and exercise
Assist
patients in learning to use inhalers and glucometers
Benefits
One
stop shopping; mental health and physical health all in one place
Health
& Education Services, Inc. promotes the well - being that builds
healthy individuals, families, and communities through the
integration of quality health, behavioral health, education, and
human service programs.
We are a unique,
community-based network of prevention, intervention, and treatment
services. We provide a comprehensive continuum of care for all,
especially those whose needs are otherwise unmet.
The goal of all HES
services is to provide consumers with hope, accentuate strengths,
fight stigmatization and promote health and well - being. HES
strives to provide an appropriate and positive quality of life
experience in the least restrictive environment.
HEALTH & EDUCATION SERVICES, INC. CORE VALUES
Health
& Education Services, Inc. should be financially self-sustaining.
Health
& Education Services, Inc. staff is its most valuable resource.
Health
& Education Services, Inc. should continue to communicate,
negotiate, and attempt to partner with payors to enhance consumer benefit.
Health
& Education Services, Inc. embraces performance improvement
principles in order to obtain the most effective outcomes.
Health
& Education Services, Inc. believes that effective treatment
builds on consumer strengths.
