Celebrity Recovery Story: Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck, one of Hollywood’s most recognizable actors and filmmakers, has long been open about his struggle with alcohol use disorder. His journey, marked by early success, personal challenges, periods of recovery, and relapse, highlights the complicated nature of addiction and the strength it takes to seek help. By speaking openly about his experiences, Affleck ...
Asking for Help is the Turning Point of Addiction Recovery
Asking for help is one of the bravest things you can do when addiction has left you feeling overwhelmed or alone. While it may feel safer to keep your struggles to yourself, the walls we build to protect us from shame or judgment often become the same walls that isolate us from healing. Addiction thrives ...
A Letter from Our President: Kurt Isaacson Reflects on 2025
Reflecting on 2025, one message rises above the rest: We are not slowing down. Despite ongoing uncertainty in the world around us, Spectrum Health Systems continues to move forward, expanding our services, deepening our community impact, and reaffirming our commitment to providing accessible, life-changing treatment. We’ve never let turbulence stand in our way, and this ...
Inhalant Misuse: What You Need to Know
When most people think about substance misuse, they picture alcohol, opioids, or other drugs. But one of the most dangerous and overlooked types of substance misuse involves products found in almost every home, like cleaning fluid, glue, or even whipped cream canisters. When someone intentionally inhales these vapors or fumes to get high, the risks ...
Spectrum Health Systems Expands Adolescent Services with Opening of New Treatment Program in Methuen
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., an innovative non-profit provider of evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders, has announced the opening of Breakwater, a new intensive treatment residence for adolescents in Methuen, Massachusetts. Developed in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), the program will offer individualized, trauma-informed care for adolescent ...
Spectrum Health Systems Strengthens Finance Team with Key Promotions
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., an innovative non-profit provider of evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders throughout Massachusetts, today announced two key leadership promotions within its Finance Department. Alicia Hashey will serve as Executive Director of Finance and Administration, and Heather Mendoza Fournier will step into the role of Controller. “Alicia and Heather ...
Supporting a Partner in Early Addiction Recovery
Early addiction recovery is an important and challenging phase for anyone beginning treatment for a substance use disorder. It’s also a significant adjustment period for their romantic partners. As routines shift, emotions run high, and treatment decisions evolve, partners may feel unsure about how to help or what their role should be. With education, honest ...
Celebrity Recovery Story: Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck, one of Hollywood’s most recognizable actors and filmmakers, has long been open about his struggle with alcohol use disorder. His journey, marked by early success, personal challenges, periods of recovery, and relapse, highlights the complicated nature of addiction and the strength it takes to seek help. By speaking openly about his experiences, Affleck ...
Asking for Help is the Turning Point of Addiction Recovery
Asking for help is one of the bravest things you can do when addiction has left you feeling overwhelmed or alone. While it may feel safer to keep your struggles to yourself, the walls we build to protect us from shame or judgment often become the same walls that isolate us from healing. Addiction thrives ...
A Letter from Our President: Kurt Isaacson Reflects on 2025
Reflecting on 2025, one message rises above the rest: We are not slowing down. Despite ongoing uncertainty in the world around us, Spectrum Health Systems continues to move forward, expanding our services, deepening our community impact, and reaffirming our commitment to providing accessible, life-changing treatment. We’ve never let turbulence stand in our way, and this ...
Board Member Spotlight: Rev. Dr. Susan Suchocki Brown
Spectrum Health Systems is honored to spotlight Rev. Dr. Susan Suchocki Brown, a dedicated board member whose lifelong work in counseling, ministry, and trauma response reflects Spectrum’s core values of hope, healing, and community. With a career spanning five decades, she brings a rare blend of clinical experience, spiritual insight, and compassionate leadership to Spectrum’s ...
Spectrum Health Systems Announces Updates to 2026 Board of Trustees
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., an innovative non-profit provider of evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders throughout Massachusetts, announced today the appointment of Danielle Jurema Lederman, Pat Purcell, Louis Brady, Sean Allen and Luis Lobao to its Board of Trustees. “We’re honored to welcome these accomplished individuals to our Board and officially announce ...
What is the Alcohol Breaking Point?
Alcohol misuse doesn’t always look like the movies. It doesn’t have to involve a DUI, losing a job, or hitting a dramatic “rock bottom.” For many people, the breaking point with alcohol begins quietly, long before life unravels on the outside. Maybe drinking still feels “normal” from the outside. Maybe you still get to work ...
Spectrum Health Systems Announces Two Leadership Advancements for Continued Growth
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., an innovative non-profit provider of evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders throughout Massachusetts, announced two key leadership updates today: the promotion of Sandra Beatty to Regional Executive Director for Spectrum’s Central Massachusetts region, overseeing Worcester, Millbury, Milford and Westborough, and the appointment of Corinne Wigington as Executive Director ...
National Recovery Month 2025: Recovery Is REAL
Every September, we come together to recognize National Recovery Month. It’s a time to celebrate the power of addiction recovery and to uplift the individuals, families, and communities whose lives are changed by it. At Spectrum Health Systems, we believe in the promise of recovery, and we see that promise fulfilled daily in the people ...
Spectrum’s Community Impact Initiative Grants $235,000 to 22 Local Non-Profits
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., a Massachusetts-based non-profit dedicated to providing evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders, has awarded $235,000 to 22 local non-profit organizations to help support ongoing work within the community, marking $485,000 in grants delivered in 2025. “Our work is rooted in the belief that recovery and well-being are strongest ...
