Northampton State Hospital

The top executive of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, the city’s largest homeless services provider, has resigned amid mounting internal dissent over staff layoffs and complaints that the nonprofit was drifting from its mission to serve vulnerable people living on the streets.

Boston Health Care for the Homeless CEO resigns amid staff layoffs, internal discord - The Boston Globe The city’s largest homeless services provider is under pressure from looming Medicaid cuts and staff dissent.

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-11-19/lawmakers-poised-to-open-up-state-disability-records-to-families-researchers

Lawmakers poised to open up state disability records to families, researchers Gov. Healey is expected to sign legislation giving family members access to the medical records of their developmentally disabled loved ones who lived in Massachusetts institutional housing.

The Northampton State Hospital Oral History Project: A Truth in Time is gathering personal accounts from people who lived, worked, or were otherwise connected to the hospital.

Every voice matters—whether you were a patient, a staff member, a family member, or part of the surrounding community.

Share Your Story Add your voice to the history of Northampton State Hospital. The Northampton State Hospital Oral History Project: A Truth in Time is gathering personal accounts from people who lived, worked, or we…

PreservationWorks - Olmsted Network PreservationWorks (f. 2015) is a national advocacy organization committed to the preservation and adaptive reuse of the remaining “Kirkbride Plan” psychiatric hospitals, built across North America and Australia during the second half of the 19th century according to the principles of Dr. Thomas ...

Michele came to work herself out of a job at Northampton State Hospital.

Also starring Dupree, Michele’s little dog, who enters the interview with the sound of a bell around its collar.

https://northamptonstatehospital.org/people/michele/

Has The Inhumane And Costly Massachusetts Prison Health Care System Improved Under New Management? The state’s last prison health care contract brought despair and congressional scrutiny. Our investigation indicates that the new vendor is off to a troubling start.

The First Disability Pride Parade: In Their Own Words As the nation's first disability pride event turns 35, a founder, attendee, and speaker look back