Community Healthlink – Motivating Youth Recovery

About Community Healthlink – Motivating Youth Recovery

Community Healthlink Queen Street in Worcester, Massachusetts is an outpatient addiction treatment provider serving adults across Central Massachusetts.

The Queen Street location offers Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) that combines medication for opioid and alcohol use disorders with counseling, group therapy options and aftercare support.

As part of Community Healthlink and the UMass Memorial Health system, the program emphasizes team based, nonjudgmental care for individuals living with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns.

Why Choose Community Healthlink Queen Street in Worcester

Outpatient continuum: Office Based Addiction Treatment, counseling, optional group therapy and aftercare delivered on the 1st floor at 12 Queen Street.
• Medication supported recovery: Access to buprenorphine (Suboxone), injectable buprenorphine (Sublocade) and injectable naltrexone (Vivitrol) for opioid and alcohol use disorders.
• Populations served: Adults seeking outpatient substance use treatment, including those with co occurring mental health needs.
• Integrated supports: Referrals for on site primary care, case management and recovery coaching alongside individual counseling.
• Accreditation and affiliation: CARF accredited adult outpatient substance use programming, with ties to UMass Memorial Health and the broader Community Healthlink behavioral health and crisis network.
• Local access: Community Healthlink Queen Street in Worcester serves Worcester County North and Central regions as an in person behavioral health hub.
• Insurance and payment: Accepts Medicaid and private insurers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and Humana, with self pay also referenced.

Starting Treatment at Queen Street

Getting started typically involves contacting Community Healthlink to schedule an assessment and discuss appointment availability for OBAT and related outpatient services.

The team can help determine the appropriate level of care, coordinate counseling and medication options and review Medicaid, private insurance, or self pay coverage.

Edited by: Gayle Morris, BSN, MSN

Addiction Treatment Programs

Alcohol Rehab
If you’re looking to break free of dependence on alcohol, a high-quality alcohol rehab in Massachusetts can help. Common services include counseling and classes on coping skills, emotional management, communication, and other key life skills. Alcohol rehab programs can provide inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Dual Diagnosis
During dual diagnosis treatment in Massachusetts, you’ll receive integrated care for your mental health and substance use concerns, helping you establish long-term recovery. Dual diagnosis programs may offer detox, inpatient treatment, and/or outpatient care. The key is that they provide integrated treatment for both mental health symptoms and substance use.
Opioid Addiction
A high-quality rehab in Massachusetts helps people gain the skills they need to overcome opioid addiction and maintain long-term sobriety. Drug rehab may include detox, inpatient treatment, and/or outpatient care. You’ll learn the roots of addiction and learn how to build a substance-free life.
Adult Program
When people join an adult program in Massachusetts, they learn about topics such as employment and raising a family while receiving treatment. Some of the common services will include counseling and classes on coping skills, emotional management, communication, and other key life skills. Adult programs can provide inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Men's Rehab
Men’s rehabs in Massachusetts address a wide range of substance use issues while also helping clients with gender-specific issues. Some of the common services they include are counseling and classes on coping skills, emotional management, communication, and other key life skills. Men’s programs can provide inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Women's Rehab
A women’s rehab in Massachusetts helps clients build same-gender friendships, overcome substance use, and learn new life skills. Some common services include counseling and classes on coping skills, emotional management, communication, parenting, and other key life skills. Women’s programs can provide inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Young Adult Rehab
Young adult rehab programs in Massachusetts can help young people make healthier life choices and avoid common mistakes. Some of the common services will include counseling and classes on coping skills, emotional management, communication, and other key life skills. Young adult programs can provide inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Adolescent & Young Adult Substance Use Program
Motivating Youth Recovery is designed specifically for adolescents and young adults in Worcester, delivering assessment, counseling, and recovery support tailored to the developmental needs of this younger population.
Dual Diagnosis Program
MYR offers coordinated treatment for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders, allowing young clients in Worcester to address behavioral health needs alongside addiction recovery within the same outpatient program.
Family Support Program
Community Healthlink’s Motivating Youth Recovery involves families directly in treatment, offering family counseling and support services that strengthen the recovery environment for young people at home in Worcester.
Recovery Coaching
Recovery coaching at MYR pairs young adults and adolescents with dedicated support to navigate early recovery, helping clients in Worcester build sustainable habits alongside clinical counseling services.

Insurance Coverage

Free
Having a hard time paying for substance use treatment in Massachusetts? Consider looking for free rehabs that provide high-quality care. Free rehabs in your area may be run by the state or county, so consider starting there in your search. They can offer all levels of care, including detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care.
Self-pay options
In Massachusetts, you can use self-pay, also known as private pay, to cover the costs of rehab. Payment structure may vary depending on the level of care, but you can use a medical loan, write a check, or send money electronically.
Private insurance
Paying for rehab in Massachusetts can be done in multiple ways, including using private insurance. Because plans vary, be sure to contact the insurer to find out what centers are in-network with your coverage and to find out what out-of-pocket costs you might be responsible for.
Medicaid
If you qualify in Massachusetts, Medicaid is one of your options when it comes to paying for rehab. Medicaid covers multiple levels of care, and you may have no out-of-pocket costs. However, you’ll need to choose a treatment center that accepts Medicaid.

Levels of Care

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Detox Treatment
When you decide to build a new life, the first step is getting rid of the substances in your system through detox in Massachusetts. During detox, you won’t just sit around. Instead, detox can include counseling, group activities, healthy meals, and more to help you move through withdrawal safely and prepare for rehab.
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Inpatient Rehab
If you struggle with addiction in Massachusetts, inpatient care is one option for rehab. You’ll live full-time at the facility and focus fully on recovery. Inpatient treatment includes multiple approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and holistic therapy options.
3
Outpatient Rehab
Motivating Youth Recovery offers outpatient substance use treatment for adolescents and young adults at its Worcester location, combining individual counseling, group sessions, and family support without requiring residential stay.
4
Aftercare Support
MYR provides recovery coaching and aftercare support to help young clients maintain progress after primary treatment, reinforcing skills learned during outpatient counseling and reducing risk of returning to substance use.
5
Partial Hospitalization Program
Intensive outpatient program services may be available at Motivating Youth Recovery depending on clinical need, offering a higher level of structured support for adolescents and young adults in Worcester requiring more frequent care.

Therapies

Family Therapy
Family counseling is a core component of MYR’s outpatient program, engaging parents and loved ones in the recovery process to strengthen support systems for adolescents and young adults in treatment in Worcester.
Group Therapy
Group counseling sessions at Motivating Youth Recovery give young clients in Worcester a peer-based setting to process substance use challenges, practice recovery skills, and build support networks alongside others facing similar struggles.
Individual Therapy
Community Healthlink’s Motivating Youth Recovery provides one-on-one counseling for adolescents and young adults in Worcester, helping clients address substance use patterns and build personalized recovery goals within an outpatient treatment setting.
Trauma Therapy
During trauma-informed therapy in Massachusetts, you’ll be given the tools you need to manage your emotions and understand what happened in a healthier way. When you receive trauma-informed therapy, it may include peer support, grief counseling, medications to support mental health, and developing healthier responses to emotional triggers.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
MYR incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy to help youth and young adults identify thought patterns connected to substance use, building coping strategies as part of the program’s evidence-based outpatient approach.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy is used at Motivating Youth Recovery to help adolescents and young adults regulate emotions and reduce impulsive behaviors tied to substance use, supporting longer-term recovery skill development.
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Motivating Youth Recovery uses motivational interviewing to help young clients build internal readiness for change, a technique suited to engaging adolescents who may be ambivalent about entering substance use treatment.
Relapse Prevention Therapy (RPT)
Relapse prevention planning is built into treatment at MYR, giving youth and young adults practical tools and strategies to sustain recovery gains after completing outpatient counseling in Worcester.