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Merrimack Valley Behavioral Health offers adult outpatient mental health care at 77 Elm St in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Use this guide to understand the available paths: Full Day Treatment (PHP), Half Day Treatment (IOP), Outpatient care, Virtual IOP for eligible participants physically in Massachusetts, and dual-diagnosis services. The guide does not diagnose conditions or select a level of care. A screening determines whether an MVBH program or another setting may fit.

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A person may arrive here from a search, a Google Business Profile listing, a referral, or a recommendation from someone they trust. The useful next step is to identify the question that needs an answer: program structure, schedule, benefits, virtual-care eligibility, support for a family member, or whether outpatient care is the right setting to discuss.

MVBH is an outpatient facility. It does not provide emergency, hospital, residential, overnight, or onsite detox care. If immediate safety is a concern, use emergency or crisis support instead of relying on an outpatient admissions path.

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General website forms are for callback and benefits-request details. Do not submit diagnosis, symptoms, trauma history, medication lists, insurance member IDs, patient names, or other sensitive health information. A phone conversation is the appropriate next step for a clinical or referral discussion.

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Treatment terminology notice: At Merrimack Valley Behavioral Health, our day-based programs are referred to as Full Day Treatment and Half Day Treatment. In Massachusetts, insurance providers commonly refer to these levels of care as PHP (Partial Hospitalization Program) and IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program). Any reference to PHP or IOP on this site refers to our Full Day Treatment or Half Day Treatment programs.
Detox scope: MVBH does not provide detox onsite. If detox may be needed before outpatient treatment, call our team. We can help identify an appropriate outside detox provider, but cannot guarantee placement, acceptance, transportation, medical clearance, or suitability.
If you are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or 911. MVBH is not an emergency service.