Recovery Centers of America (RCA), a neighborhood-based addiction treatment provider delivering individualized, evidence-based care, announced today that the Danvers, Mass., facility has partnered with Square Medical Group (SMG) to provide medical directorship and behavioral health services.

Through the partnership, SMG Founder and Medical Director Dr. Natalie Lender will assume the position of medical director at RCA-Danvers. In this role, Dr. Lender, who has more than 25 years of experience in behavioral health, will be responsible for developing and implementing all clinical practice guidelines, supervising all medical staff, and establishing and maintaining relationships with the local medical community.

"Our partnership with SMG will allow us to provide an even greater array of behavioral health offerings to those in need," said Recovery Centers of America-Danvers CEO Laura Ames. "Dr. Lender's extensive psychiatric experience and her expertise leading patient-centered substance abuse programs will be an enormous benefit to the RCA-Danvers community."

Since founding SMG in 2008, Dr. Lender has developed and implemented an integrated patient care model that is focused on fusing psychiatric and internal medicine into one seamless platform. SMG is one of the preeminent providers of comprehensive outpatient behavioral health and addiction services in the Greater Boston Area, serving nearly 4,000 patients per year.

Active in the medical community, Dr. Lender is a certified Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is also a member of the American Psychiatric Association, Association of Clinical Research Professionals, and Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. Dr. Lender received her medical degree from the Moscow State Medical University (Moscow, Russia), and she later graduated from the psychiatric residency-training program at Tufts University.

Recovery Centers of America provides quality addiction treatment that is accessible and affordable – including medically-monitored detoxification, inpatient treatment and outpatient treatment – throughout Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Maryland. The company is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

About Recovery Centers of America Recovery Centers of America provides a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to addiction treatment. We are in-network with many major insurance providers, resulting in improved access to affordable care and reduced out of pocket expenses for individuals and families seeking addiction treatment. We provide our patients with individualized, evidence-based treatment plans which pave the way for long-term success. Our comprehensive Family Program is included in each patient's treatment plan and is designed to help families and patients heal and recover, together.

Our centers for addiction medicine are located in your neighborhood so it's easy for families to participate in the treatment process and to access care 24/7. Being in your neighborhood allows us to provide our patients with continuity across all levels of care, from detox and residential to outpatient and recovery support meetings – right in the neighborhoods where you live and work.

For more information, visit www.RecoveryCentersofAmerica.com or call 1-800-RECOVERY.

About Square Medical Group Founded in 2008 by Dr. Natalie Lender, Square Medical Group (SMG) provides a comprehensive range of outpatient behavioral health and addiction services from two locations outside the Greater Boston Area. SMG provides Medication-Assisted Treatment including Suboxone and Vivitrol, outpatient psychiatry and medication management along with individual and group counseling. SMG has over ten providers serving nearly four thousand patients per year. SMG consistently stays at the cutting-edge of behavioral health methods including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to individuals for whom medications have not generated improvement with their depression. For more information, please visit www.squaremedicalgroup.org or www.squaretms.org.