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18 clients, and medication management. Edinburg Center Inc. Edinburg, known until 2002 as the Center for Mental Health and Retardation Services, has a large headquarters building located at 1040 Waltham Street in Lexington. It is a private,not-for-profit corporation funded by the Massachusetts Departments of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Public Health, foundation grants, HMO's and other third party payers. Its director, Ellen Attaliades, is a licensed clinician in psychology, and has 22 years of professional experience, nearly all of them with Edinburg. This agency employs about 300 professionals and support staff who work in the Lexington headquarters and clinic and in clinics in Waltham and Arlington. It serves 18 towns and villages in the immediate county. In addition to providing diagnostic, evaluative, and case management treatment and support planning services, Edinburg maintains these types of services: • Round-the-clock crisis psychiatric intervention services for all persons over 13 years of age. • Adult day treatment services, including two different group programs. Intensive support for daily living assistance, short term psychotherapy, vocational and housing assistance, medication monitoring, and linkages with other service providers. • Outpatient clinics focusing on treating the whole person in community settings. Charles Webster Potter Place, a clubhouse for pre-vocational, social experiences, and psycho social rehabilitation for 40 to 60 members. Five community treatment programs for 39 clients, one of them based in Lexington, and supported housing for 68 adult clients in individual living arrangements. • A variety of programs and services for mentally retarded adults, including two group homes in Lexington. During fiscal year 2002, Edinburg provided mental health services to 96 residents of Lexington. While 82 were whites, the remainder were truly multiethnic. The group included youths from 14 to 20 years of age as well as some adults. The principal services rendered to these 96 included crisis interventions and outpatient counseling.