Exhibit 23.1





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



PHC, Inc.
Peabody, MA

We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of PHC, Inc. (the
"Company")  of our report  dated  August 8, 2003,  relating to the  consolidated
financial  statements of PHC, Inc.  appearing in the Company's  Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2003.  We also consent to the  reference
to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/  BDO Seidman, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 1, 2004




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