Outpatient Psychiatry Referrals

How to Get Outpatient Care

Referrals for Children and Youth

For youth in crisis:


Call the Behavioral Health Access & Crisis Line at 833-222-2030 or visit our walk-in Behavioral Health Urgent Care sites:

Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

CHA Malden Care Center, 195 Canal Street, 2nd Floor, Malden 


Current patients:


For current patients (in treatment), please call your care center or clinican directly. If you have a general, non-urgent question about scheduling/rescheduling appointments or refill requests you can also call us or send a request in MyCHArt.

Cambridge Hospital Macht Building: 617-665-3458

Malden Care Center Psychiatry Clinic: 617-665-3220


For patients under 18 who have a CHA primary care provider:


Please contact your/your child's CHA primary care provider and ask for a referral to child psychiatry. You can do this by phone or through MyCHArt.


For youth without a CHA primary care provider:


If you/your child attends one of the following schools - Cambridge Rindge and Latin, Everett High School, Malden High School, Somerville High School - please complete our online form for a referral.

If you/your child does not have a CHA primary care provider and does not attend one of the above schools, please call the Behavioral Health Access & Crisis Line at 833-222-2030.


Please see the resources below for helpful information:

Resources for Teens/Families    Apps for Youths

Referrals for Adults

For adults in crisis:


Call the Behavioral Health Access & Crisis Line at 833-222-2030 or visit our walk-in Behavioral Health Urgent Care sites:

Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

CHA Malden Care Center, 195 Canal Street, 2nd Floor, Malden 


Current patients:


For current patients (in treatment), please call your care center or clinican directly. If you have a general, non-urgent question about scheduling/rescheduling appointments or refill requests you can also call us or send a request in MyCHArt.

Cambridge Hospital Macht Building: 617-665-3458

Malden Care Center Psychiatry Clinic: 617-665-3220


New patients not currently in treatment:


If you are a new patient (not currently in treatment), please call our Behavioral Health Access & Crisis Line at 833-222-2030.


Please see the resources below for helpful information:

Resources for All Ages

To join CHA for primary care: 

Call 617-665-1305 or complete our easy web form.

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