The Trauma Center

The Trauma Center Team

Since the 1990s, Riverside Community Care has helped Massachusetts communities deal with emotional trauma and recovery after critical incidents. In 2006, Riverside received funding from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to establish Riverside Trauma Center, with the mission of providing trauma response services to the cities and towns in its core service areas of eastern and central Massachusetts. In November 2007, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health gave funds to expand the Suicide Prevention program statewide (with the exception of Boston).

Our IMpact

Over the years, we have been on-site after many incidents to provide community outreach, consultation, and/or counseling to those in need.

Notable examples include:

September 11th – we assisted the Red Cross in supporting Logan Airport employees and the families of passengers on the ill-fated planes that left from Boston.
The Boston Marathon bombing – we helped people who attended the Marathon as well as local residents and businesses.
Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico – we joined with our partner agency, Behavioral Health Network, and supported evacuees in the communities of Dedham and Springfield.
The COVID-19 pandemic – we deployed our trauma response and crisis intervention expertise in a statewide initiative through FEMA to bring behavioral health resources, information, and referrals to individuals and communities.