About
History
In 2015, BHI was born out of the personal experiences of our two co-founders whose family members were affected by the disease of addiction. Also recognizing a sharp increase in anxiety and depression among local youth, they decided that something more needed to be done to stem the growing mental health and addiction crisis for this population.
In 2017, BHI held a Youth Summit with more than 80 students from schools across the Cape to learn firsthand how young people think about substance use and addiction.
Identifying the Need
BHI explored the availability of resources on Cape Cod for youth and young adults and found a huge gap in services.
There were no local programs for prevention, intervention, treatment, or recovery. Moreover, with wait times of three to six months for mental health and treatment counselors, teens had no support readily available.
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