The Front-Line Initiative (A Police Embedded Behavioral Health Collaborative)
Since 2016, the collaboration between Billerica, Tewksbury, Chelmsford, Dracut and most recently Tyngsborough, has proven to be an undeniable asset to the region. In 2019 our Police Mental Health Collaborative (PMHC) received expansion funding from the Department of Justice, allowing for the creation of The Front-Line Initiative.
The Front-Line Initiative is an innovative crisis continuum of care co-located with law enforcement to create a balanced approach to community behavioral health emergency response to support community-based recovery. The Front-Line mission is to serve our communities and provide direct connection to behavioral health/substance use services in a whole-person, trauma-informed way. Our focus is on supporting the community; Our approach to this is four tiered: prevention, crisis response, recovery, and education. Our programming in these key areas provide access to clinical services and educational opportunities to all members of the communities we serve regardless of insurance, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual preference, age, race, and there is no requirement that anyone by involved in the criminal justice system/police. The Front-Line Initiative has a staff of 12 inclusive of Co-Response Clinicians, Recovery Support staff, Certified Prevention Specialists, and a Co-Response Dog!
Resources offered by the Front Line are available to all Front-Line participating communities and are free of charge. Some services offered can include:
- Outpatient Brief Therapy
- Outpatient Services Referrals
- Recovery Support/ Recovery Treatment Planning
- Crisis Care Access
- Support/Therapeutic Groups
- Emergency Necessities Support/Case Management
- Youth/Community Prevention
- Officer/Community Training & Education
Website – frontline.crediblemind.com
Call Our Community Line to access local support: (978)-957-2123 x2017.
Front-Line Report 2021 Tyngsborough