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The Middlesex County Restoration Center: An Alternative to Arrest and the Emergency Department for Adults in Behavioral Health Crisis.

Award Number: H79FG001550
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR FLEX GRANTS
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2027

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The Middlesex County Restoration Center: An Alternative to Arrest and the Emergency Department for Adults in Behavioral Health Crisis. - Vinfen Corporation, a large behavioral health provider with a significant footprint in Lowell, Massachusetts, opened the Restoration Center of Greater Lowell in 2026 to serve adults in a behavioral health (BH) crisis as an alternative to jail or the emergency department (ED). Operated jointly with Spectrum, the facility responds to elevated rates of ED transport for substance use disorder (SUD), arrests, opioid-related deaths, and poverty in Lowell, and is the state's first law enforcement-focused BH crisis diversionary facility, developed through years of planning with the Middlesex Sheriff's Department. Vinfen will serve adults 18 and older in Middlesex County, with about 600 unduplicated people served at the Restoration Center, including 150 in the Triage Center, during the grant period, and approximately 2,000 over a two-year pilot. Participants include adults with mental health (MH) and SUD conditions, including co-occurring disorders. The center includes a 10-bed Respite program, a drop-in Living Room program, and a Triage Center for those actively experiencing substance effects, staffed with grant-funded nurses. Goals include diverting 120 adults from unnecessary ED visits and criminal justice involvement in the first year, and connecting 200 adults each quarter to formal treatment along with hundreds of new care coordination linkages.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $750,000 )
2026	2026	VINFEN CORPORATION	950 CAMBRIDGE ST	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02141	MIDDLESEX	USA	Congressional Directives	000	1	9/11/2026	NEW	$750,000
														Subtotal = $750,000

Grand Total All Awards = $750,000

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The Middlesex County Restoration Center: An Alternative to Arrest and the Emergency Department for Adults in Behavioral Health Crisis.

Award Number: H79FG001550

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR FLEX GRANTS

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2027

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