High Point & Affiliated Organizations

High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency founded in 1971. It treats and prevents substance use disorders and mental illness through a full continuum of care in Southeastern Massachusetts, operating from multiple locations including New Bedford.

The agency's services span inpatient, outpatient and residential treatment programmes, alongside community-based programmes, transitional support services and community-based recovery support. Its Crisis Mobile Intervention programme provides mobile crisis support, with 24-hour nursing care, psychiatric services and crisis intervention available across locations. Clinical work covers substance use disorder treatment, mental health treatment, psychiatric services, crisis intervention and nursing care.

Populations served include individuals who are voluntarily or civilly committed, survivors of abuse and violence, and families experiencing homelessness. The organisation states that it believes in the inherent goodness, worth and dignity of every person, and describes its goal as helping individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.