FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Brien Center Announces New President and Chief Executive Officer Pittsfield, MA – July 1, 2024 – The Brien Center, the  leading provider of behavioral health services in Berkshire County, is pleased to announce the appointment of Diana L....

April 4, 2024- PITTSFIELD, MA - Amy Thomson was recently named Vice President of Human Resources for the Brien Center, Berkshire County’s largest behavioral health provider. In her new position, she will provide strategic direction and oversight for all aspects of the...

Healing from the aftereffects of the pandemic will be the topic of the Brien Center’s first “Community Conversations” series on May 10 The agency will also discuss its 100+ year history in the Berkshires and its role in behavioral health treatment milestones...

BY DAN REIDY PITTSFIELD PUBLISHED 6:00 PM ET MAR. 03, 2023 PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Dr. Jennifer Michaels, medical director of The Brien Center, said there’s a lot of truth behind winter months being tough on the mind, especially when you live in places like the Northeast....

Recovery is a gift that everyone deserves People living with behavioral health issues can and do get better. Knowing that recovery is possible can help reduce the devastation of suicide By M. Christine Macbeth, ACSW, LICSW Our community is filled with heroes. They...

 But this year is different. Almost all of us are experiencing symptoms of stress. I am very aware that employees at the Brien Center are coping with an incredible amount of personal stress. They are resilient, committed and caring professionals who have helped...

Heroics aren’t necessary. Doing your best is good enough! By M. Christine Macbeth, ACSW, LICSW Anxiety is contagious. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the level of depression and anxiety in our community (and literally everywhere in the world) is at an all-time...

Read letter on Berkshire Eagle website here To the Editor: For the first time in a century, a public health emergency is taking a toll on everyone. Regardless of who you are or where you live, the coronavirus has caused isolation, loneliness, fear, and anxiety. People...

“The pandemic, which has forced prolonged isolation, has dealt a particularly cruel blow to some who are recovering from addiction.” By M. Christine Macbeth and Megan Eldridge Wroldson We try to regularly bring the community up-to-date with Brien Center programs,...

September is National Recovery Month for mental illness and addiction By M. Christine Macbeth, ACSW, LICSW, and Megan Eldridge Wroldson, LICSW At the Brien Center, we are driven by the knowledge that treatment works, and that people can and do recover from mental...