Southern Berkshire County

Mental Health Services

Southern Berkshire County, consisting of the communities of Alford, Becket, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge, is home to many support services for families seeking mental health resources. Select a topic below for resources and organizations relevant to the topic in the area.

Mental Health Screening Program

A free online screening for mood and anxiety disorders is available to all Southern Berkshire County residents between the ages of 18 and 24 and is taken anonymously. The screening is provided so that you may find out – in a few minutes – whether or not professional consultation would be helpful to you.

Youth Services

Southern Berkshire County's schools, parks, and recreation department, and many nonprofit agencies work together to help families learn and grow.

Teen Centers

Shortcuts:  Great Barrington | Lee | New Marlborough | Stockbridge

Our mission is to build a sense of community and common purpose throughout the region, and to enhance the recreational, educational, cultural, health and social well-being of the residents of the Southern Berkshires.

Community Access to the Arts nurtures and celebrates the creativity of people with disabilities through shared experiences in the visual andperforming arts. Our programs take place in healthcare, therapeutic, eldercare, educational, community, and cultural settings. We serve 600 individuals with developmental, physical, emotional, and/or mental disabilities representing 26 different human service and educational organizations, as well as individuals living at home. Currently, the majority of our participants reside in Berkshire County, MA.

Railroad Street Youth Project aims to create a community that embraces its young people and supports them as they grow. We serve 14-25 year old residents of South Berkshire county and the surrounding area with mentoring and apprenticeship programs, an all-youth board that funds innovative, youth-inspired projects, a drop-in center, referrals for housing, employment, and education, and mediation and advocacy.

The Lee Youth Association is a non profit (501 c3) that values all children, young adults and their families for their individuality while enriching their lives through social, healthy, educational and recreational programming based on the ever changing needs of our community.

Flying Cloud Institute promotes creative thinking, problem solving, and mastery learning in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) through an integrated approach that includes the visual and performing arts. It provides children from kindergarten through high school with opportunities to engage in real world experiences under the supervision of professionals in these fields who inspire them to reach their full potential.

IS183 is a non-profit community art school encouraging people of all ages, means and skill levels to enrich their lives through hands-on experience in the visual arts.
All classes are open to the public at all skill levels; beginners welcome! Many classes are structured for beginners with small class sizes; emphasis is on individualized instruction. Classes are available for children and adults, and most adult classes are open to teenagers, as well.

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Can't find what you need or need a referral to a mental health practitioner?
Call 888-244-6843 x 411 or 617-332-3666 x 411. For more information about the service and terms of confidentiality, please click here