‘Going to be a disaster’: Concerned residents push to keep Pocasset Mental Health Center open
Dozens packed a meeting Tuesday night, pushing to keep the Pocasset Mental Health Center open after learning the state plans ...
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'We gotta fight this': Locals fear the worst if Pocasset Mental Health Center is shut down
Cape Cod residents and public officials are urging Governor Maura Healey to reverse a decision that would shut down one of ...
‘Everyone is up in arms’: Proposed closure of Cape Cod mental health facility ignites opposition
Cape Cod residents are sounding the alarm about the impending closure of Pocasset Mental Health Center. It’s the only ...
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Community Continues To Push Against Pocasset Hospital Closure
A public forum hosted by state Representative David T. Vieira (R-Falmouth) and state Senator Dylan A. Fernandes (D-Falmouth) ...
Mental health facilities in Canton, Pocasset closing as Healey tries to lay off case managers
Gov. Maura Healey moved to close two mental health hospitals in Canton and Pocasset and lay off half the Department of Mental Health’s case managers in an effort to cut down costs and balance the ...
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Cape Cod mental health facility to close, state budget cuts cited. 'There's nothing.'
Cape Cod mental health and law enforcement experts said the closure would mean more people in emergency rooms and jails.
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Select Board Opposes Shuttering Mental Health Center
The select board has joined Cape Cod towns strongly opposed to the state’s plan to close the Pocasset Mental Health Center.
'This is a special place for us': How nearly 40 acres in Tiverton was reclaimed by Pocasset tribe
A swamp in Tiverton that's believed to be the site of a key battle during King Philip's War is returned to members of the Pocasset tribe.
Massachusetts shelters taking money away from state-owned hospitals: ‘Doesn’t make sense’
The future of a Cape Cod psychiatric hospital and a Canton children’s rehab hospital remains in financial limbo as ...
Mass. plans to close state mental health center on Cape Cod; will cut 100s of related jobs
As Healey filed her fiscal 2026 budget Wednesday, a string of health care unions lamented the governor’s plan to shutter Pocasset Mental Health Center.
Health and social service programs see significant cuts in Mass. budget proposal
Governor Maura Healey’s budget proposal includes major cuts to health and social service programs, including two residential facility closures, mental health staffing cuts, and reduced funding for ...