Mira-culous Stories of Impact

Alonzo Dukes is a good communicator and listener. Two important skills in his work as a Mental Health Technician at MiraVista Behavioral Health Center. He knows, from his own experience,

“All of us here at MiraVista try to make a difference in patients’ lives. I am so happy and grateful in what I do and to be part of Team MiraVista.”

I now understand addiction for what it is – a medical condition that needs individualized treatment, and that there is no shame in getting treatment to manage it.

Susan’s Story Susan, a former patient recently shared her experience at MiraVista Behavioral Health Center in hopes of encouraging others with a mental illness to seek help. Susan lives in Western Mass with her loving family.

Springfield native Carl Muldrow has worked in the field of human services for 26 years including early on with young adults and victims of domestic violence with nonprofits such as

It is estimated that there is one overdose death every five minutes in the U.S. On a late December night, the 3 to 11 p.m. shift at MiraVista prevented one

Brenna “Bren” Sorel decided as she entered her 30’s that she would pursue a career in social work. She enjoys talking to people – her first career was in retail.

Supporting young people in addressing mental and behavioral health challenges is hard work both for patient and staff on MiraVista’s adolescent inpatient unit. It is also life-changing. Programming is designed