Real Life. Real Support.

The Mental Health Association, Inc. (MHA) is thrilled to announce the unveiling of our new agency logo. After months of careful crafting and exploration, we have overhauled our logo to better align with our values and vision. We believe this new image better represents who we are and where we are headed. With the move to our new corporate headquarters in Chicopee and the expansion of our services, we were presented with the unique opportunity to refresh our brand.

While our previous logo served us well for a long time, we decided that we needed to create a logo that fully represents MHA. Over the past several years, MHA has expanded its workforce to include over 600 employees and supports over 3,000 clients across nearly 60 programs and services.

Our new logo represents the collaboration of our four divisions: New Way (green), Integration and Community Living (blue), Recovery and Housing (red), and BestLife (yellow). Although they are distinct programs, they come together to form MHA. The logo symbolizes several key values such as immersion, togetherness, collaboration, diversity, and connectedness. This is the essence of who we are, and we cannot be MHA without each one of them.

As a leading provider of human services, we understand that our clients’ experiences are Real Life and that they deserve Real Support. The three pillars of MHA—respect, integrity, and compassion will and forever be MHA’s core values that will guide our decisions to ensure that our clients receive the best possible care.

We are proud to continue serving the Western Massachusetts area and be an active supporter of mental health, substance use recovery, acquired brain injury, and housing support services. MHA is where Real Life meets Real Support.

For more information, please get in touch with Jennifer Ducharme, MHA’s vice president of Development & Community Relations at (413)233-5343, or email jducharme@mhainc.org.

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