Center for Early Detection, Assessment, and Response to Risk (CEDAR)

75 Fenwood Rd., Boston, MA 02115

The Center for Early Detection, Assessment, and Response to Risk (CEDAR) is a specialized center for young people who are experiencing new or worsening symptoms that may be warning signs for psychosis, such as unusual/intense thoughts, suspiciousness toward others, or sensitivity to lights and sounds. We provide phone screening and consultation to determine whether we may be a good fit for further, comprehensive evaluation, which can occur through our treatment clinic or research program. For young people who are identified to be at clinical high risk for psychosis, CEDAR provides services including individual therapy, family focused treatment, psychopharmacology, and school/work coaching, as well as options for support services and continued monitoring through research studies. Early intervention for at risk individuals can provide the best chance at meaningful recovery from psychotic symptoms, and CEDAR is here to help.

Eligibility

Age: 12-30 years old

Diagnosis: CEDAR works with young people who are experiencing clinical high risk for psychosis (sometimes referred to as prodromal psychosis), but who have not had fully psychotic symptoms. Those who have already received a clear diagnosis of a psychotic illness, such as schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, or those who have experienced a clear first episode of psychosis, may be a better fit for a program that specializes in treating early psychosis.  If you are unsure what program is the best fit, please feel free to contact us.

Primary Care: CEDAR does not require clients to have a Primary Care Physician (PCP) at BCCMH to begin treatment.

Services

• Comprehensive evaluation

• Consultation

• Individual therapy

• Psychiatry

• Family focused treatment

• Group therapy

• School/Work coaching

• Case management

• Participation in a variety of research project opportunities

More information is available on the CEDAR website.

Cost

For those eligible for services, CEDAR clinical services are open to all regardless of economic means. The CEDAR Clinic operates as a satellite program of the Brookline Center for Community Mental Health (BCCMH), which accepts most insurances.

For individuals without insurance, the clinic uses a wide sliding scale fee to assure that no young person or family will be charged more than they can afford. Our value is to ensure that treatment does not depend on the decisions of insurance companies.

Contact

Click here to make a referral to the CEDAR team

Cedarclinic@brooklinecenter.org
Fax: 857-557-5426