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Franciscan Children's
Address: 30 Warren Street, Boston, MA 02135 · Map
Phone: (617) 659-5087
Website: franciscanchildrens.org
About Franciscan Children's
Located in Brighton, Massachusetts, just outside Boston, near St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and reachable by public transit, this center serves children and adolescents with complex medical, emotional, and developmental challenges. It provides inpatient mental health treatment, rehabilitation programs, outpatient therapy, and additional medical support for young people from infancy through age 22, all in a supportive environment designed with children in mind.
Services are delivered using a trauma-informed, family-centered approach that promotes recovery and lasting progress. Youth can take part in individual and group counseling, mindfulness and skills for self-regulation, expressive arts, occupational therapy, and access to psychiatric care. Together, these interventions aim to lessen emotional strain, strengthen coping abilities, and improve stability in mood and behavior for a variety of needs.
A standout program is a LEGO-based social skills group, where children work in a structured activity by building LEGO sets together. Each participant takes on a specific part—such as an engineer, supplier, or builder—encouraging cooperation, clear communication, and respect for turn-taking. This engaging therapy is designed to build peer relationships, increase tolerance for frustration, and support emotional regulation in an enjoyable, hands-on way.
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Eating Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia · Self-Harm · Suicidality · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Meditation & Mindfulness · Psychoeducation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Individual Treatment · Trauma Informed
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Medication Assistance · Mentoring and Peer support
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Franciscan Children's
- What does treatment cost without insurance, and do you offer a payment plan or sliding fee?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Massachusetts. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Franciscan Children's
Franciscan Children's did not report which payment types it accepts. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Massachusetts Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Boston
Measured from the population center of Suffolk County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Roxbury, about less than a mile
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Boston, about less than a mile (50 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Roxbury, about less than a mile (97 within 25 miles)
See the Suffolk County treatment map, methadone clinics near Suffolk County and Suboxone doctors near Suffolk County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Franciscan Children's offer?
Franciscan Children's reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Franciscan Children's accept insurance?
Payment information was not reported. Call the facility and ask about insurance, Medicaid and self-pay rates.
Where is Franciscan Children's located?
30 Warren Street, Boston, MA 02135.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Boston?
From the center of Suffolk County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Roxbury, about less than a mile away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.