12/08/2025
Today, members of The Brookline Center’s School-Based Telebehavioral Health Team attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Codman Square Health Center at Randolph High School, open to Randolph students, their families, school staff, and community members.
Special guests included U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, 7th Congressional District; Randolph Town Manager Brian Howard; Dr. Thea Stovell, Randolph Public Schools Superintendent of Schools; and Dr. Robert Goldstein, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Providing accessible, affordable, and convenient health care is all about “respect” for the people who live in these communities, said Dr. Guy Fish, CEO, Codman Square Health Center, who noted that he wanted everyone who used the facility to feel seen, heard, and respected.
The state-of-the-art clinic offers both primary care and behavioral health services, including sports physicals, well visits, weekly student support groups, and virtual therapy via The Brookline Center’s School-Based Telebehavioral Health Program (SBTBH).
Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and led by The Brookline Center as the statewide implementation and evaluation partner, the SBTBH Program helps children and families access culturally and linguistically responsive care, without the barriers that too often prevent youth from receiving timely mental health support. It combines compassion with a population health strategy: reaching students where they are, identifying needs early, and intervening before challenges escalate into crises.
"Our partnership with Codman Square Health Center reflects the core of the SBTBH model, meeting Randolph students and caregivers with coordinated, whole child support," said Carla Gonçalves, Director, SBTBH. "Together we streamline referral pathways, address clinical needs early, and remove barriers tied to social drivers of health so families can stay engaged in care. This is the kind of integrated, equity driven telebehavioral health system students deserve."
Pressley echoed her sentiments.
“I believe so fiercely in our school-based health centers and our community-based health centers in addressing disparate outcomes [...] And we know that our children have a greater readiness to learn when they are healthy, so this is really about the intersection of what makes for a thriving ecosystem and community, period,” she said.
To learn more, visit: codman.org/randolph and maschoolbasedtelebh.org.
