EMAS

• EMAS accepts clients from the following, but not limited to, holdings, TSS’s, post detox/detoxes, hospitals and self-referrals from “the street”. Clients placing a self-referral must be medically cleared to enter treatment; the applicant must be fully detoxed prior to admission.
• The applicant has the need and the desire to seek treatment at Eastern Middlesex Alcoholism Services.
• The applicant must have the physical and emotional resources to actively engage in the program.
• The applicant is willing to commit to full-time in-house treatment for the first four weeks of his residency.
• The applicant is willing to become a self-sustaining, contributing member of society by returning to the work force or volunteering their time in the community (determined on a case-by-case basis).
• The applicant must obtain all requested information needed by staff prior to being admitted into the program. (examples including, but not limited to: Medical/Psychiatric Evaluations when applicable, Medical Clearance)

All clients are referred to EMAS through a phone screen which determines initial appropriateness based on the above criteria (client must be present at the time of phone screening. If the client meets the above criteria he will be scheduled for an interview, either in person (Covid restrictions may apply) or via zoom (phone interviews approved on a case by case basis)

Exclusion Criteria

• Clients who are experiencing SI/HI or have had recent suicide attempts will be reconsidered for the program only after they have had a thorough psychiatric evaluation and are no longer a risk to themselves or others.
• Some of the grounds for exclusion are instability in one or more areas. These include but are not limited to mental health status, acute medical conditions requiring hospital-level care, medical or physical condition that prohibit the participation in all aspects of the treatment program.
• The referral process for excluded individuals varies depending on the way in which the referral was received. If received via a referring and outside agency, feedback and suggestions will be made to the clinician/case worker who supported the client in placing the referral. If further support is needed for said agency, it will be provided by EMAS. If the referral is a self-referral, via the client EMAS will support the client in identifying appropriate placement and facilitating that referral.