Hot Off the Press: Vinfen VOICE Summer 2015 is Out Now
The Summer 2015 issue of Vinfen’s VOICE is on its way to a mailbox near you. In our latest edition, we place a spotlight on health and wellness, and the programs that help individuals achieve it....
View ArticleAnnual Quality Management Symposium Focuses on Promoting Recovery
Vinfen would like to thank the speakers, the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Northeast Suburban Area, and all who attended the Annual Quality Management Symposium on Promoting Recovery...
View ArticleVinfen Hosts Conference on Evidence Based Practices and New Technologies
On June 26, Vinfen held its Evidence Based Practices and the Challenges of Adapting Them for New Technologies Conference. We would like to personally thank all our speakers, the Massachusetts...
View ArticleHealthcare Reform: the next phase
Over the past few months, I and representatives of other community behavioral health and disability service organizations have been engaged in planning with the new MassHealth leadership team of...
View ArticleVinfen Co-Sponsors Housing Day at the State House
Vinfen co-sponsored the Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association’s (CHAPA) 2nd Annual Housing Day at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, November 10. This event offered the opportunity for...
View ArticleVinfen President and CEO Bruce Bird Presents at Health and Technology Conference
Vinfen President and CEO Bruce Bird spoke and presented at the Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) Connected Health Conference on November 11. Each year, this all-inclusive...
View ArticleVinfen’s Baybridge Clubhouse Exemplifies Peer Support
Vinfen’s Baybridge Clubhouse is leading the way in providing innovative, comprehensive services that allow people with mental health conditions to support one another and contribute to the community....
View ArticleVinfen Awarded Grant to Expand Smartphone App to Adult Population
Vinfen is thrilled to announce that thanks to an award from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, our Smartphone app designed to enhance services to young adults with emotional and...
View ArticleVinfen Awarded $175,000 Grant to Expand Smartphone App to Adult Population
Vinfen is thrilled to announce that thanks to an award from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, our Smartphone app designed to enhance services to young adults with emotional and...
View ArticleVinfen Attends the ADDP Annual Legislative Luncheon
Vinfen attended the Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers’ (ADDP) Annual Legislative Luncheon on January 26 in the Great Hall of Flags at the Massachusetts State House. ADDP President and...
View ArticleVinfen Attends the Brain Injury Association of MA Advocacy Day
Vinfen attended the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts’ (BIA-MA) Advocacy Day at the State House on February 3. Each year, this event gives providers, advocates, self-advocates, and families the...
View ArticleVinfen’s Spring Issue of the VOICE Has Arrived!
The Spring 2016 issue of Vinfen’s VOICE is now available for your reading pleasure. In our latest issue, you can learn more about our upcoming Moving Images Film Festival! This year’s event, “Films...
View ArticleVinfen Attends the DMH Metro Boston Legislative Breakfast
Vinfen attended the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) Metro Boston Legislative Breakfast on February 11 at the State House. The event began with an address by Anne Whitman,...
View ArticleVinfen Explores Love and Relationships at Moving Images 2016
Since 2008, Vinfen’s Moving Images Film Festival has used the power of film to raise awareness, educate our community, and fight prejudice and discrimination often faced by people who have psychiatric...
View ArticleVinfen’s Phoebe Goodman and Sydney Rives Join Creating Our Common Wealth Cohort
Vinfen’s Supported Employment Director Phoebe Goodman and Senior Program Director Sydney Rives have embarked on a journey of learning and leadership called Creating Our Common Wealth. This innovative...
View ArticleVinfen to Help Lead a New Community-Based Study that Supports People with...
Vinfen will participate in a study to test whether tailored education to providers alone or combined with community health workers will support people with serious mental illness to quit smoking and...
View ArticleVinfen’s Day Habilitation Program Exemplifies the Healing Art of Music
At Vinfen’s Community Support Services Day Habilitation (CSSDH) program, music reigns supreme as both a therapeutic tool and an opportunity for self-expression and fun. Each week, program members break...
View ArticleVinfen Presents and Performs at the USPRA 2016 Recovery Workforce Summit
Vinfen staff and clubhouse members recently completed two presentations at the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association’s 2016 Recovery Workforce Summit, held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel...
View ArticleGet inspired – Vinfen’s Summer Issue of the VOICE is out now!
Our Summer 2016 issue of the VOICE is ready for you to read. Read inspiring stories of the people we serve leading healthier lives such as Sandy Wardlaw. When Sandy was informed by her doctor that she...
View ArticleVinfen Presents at the 2nd State of Asian Women’s’ Health in MA Conference
Vinfen Project Director Elizabeth Cella recently shared her insights and expertise as a panelist at Asian Women for Health’s 2nd State of Asian Women’s Health in MA Conference, which was held on May 25...
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