Boston Public Health Commission

They provide inpatient residential and telemedicine. The nearest alternative is in Dorchester Center, under a mile away, if you want something to compare it against.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Jamaica Plain, 2.2 miles away.

They take older adults as well as young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. Ask who reviews existing prescriptions, because that is the part that matters most for an older adult in Mattapan.

They treat pregnant and postpartum clients. Ask whether prenatal care is on site or coordinated with somewhere else in Mattapan.

They work in Spanish as well as English. Ask whether the group sessions in Mattapan are in Spanish too, or only the one to one ones.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Dorchester Center, Jamaica Plain and Roslindale.

It is common, programs are built expecting it, and it is not a reason to delay. A recurrence after a long gap and one in the first week are different problems with different answers. Ask what this program does differently from the one you tried before.

Usually there is a route through this that keeps the job, and which route depends on the level of care. Some professions have licensing bodies with their own reporting rules, and those are worth checking separately. Ask whether a schedule outside working hours exists before ruling treatment out.