Boston Area Resources for Middle School Aged Youth

Suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

Significant behavioral dysregulation:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Fights and aggressive behavior:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Threats of violence towards others:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Sexual assault and misconduct:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Child abuse and neglect:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Traumatic events that impact youth/family personally:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Traumatic events that impact the neighborhood or broader community:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Substance use:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Network of Care Massachusetts

• Website Link: https://massachusetts.networkofcare.org/mh/index.aspx

• Phone Number: N/A

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

General Mental Health/Behavioral Needs:

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

Doc Wayne - Social Emotional Learning and Sports Therapy

• Website Link: https://docwayne.org/

• Phone Number: (617) 504-1284

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

Judge Baker Children's Center

• Website Link: ​​jbcc.harvard.edu/

• Phone Number: (617) 232-8390

Outpatient services:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Geiger Gibson Community Health Center

• Website Link: https://www.hhsi.us/locations/geiger-gibson-community-health-center/

• Phone Number: 617-288-1140

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

Judge Baker Children's Center

• Website Link: ​​jbcc.harvard.edu/

• Phone Number: (617) 232-8390

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Inpatient services:

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Residential treatment:

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Judge Baker Children's Center

• Website Link: ​​jbcc.harvard.edu/

• Phone Number: (617) 232-8390

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Day treatment programs:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Judge Baker Children's Center

• Website Link: ​​jbcc.harvard.edu/

• Phone Number: (617) 232-8390

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Home-based services:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

School-based services:

Doc Wayne

• Website Link: https://docwayne.org/

• Phone Number: (617) 504-1284

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Judge Baker Children's Center

• Website Link: ​​jbcc.harvard.edu/

• Phone Number: (617) 232-8390

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Psychiatric services:

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Individual counseling:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Geiger Gibson Community Health Center

• Website Link: https://www.hhsi.us/locations/geiger-gibson-community-health-center/

• Phone Number: 617-288-1140

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

Group counseling:

Arbour Counseling Services

• Website Link: https://arbourhealth.com/

• Phone Number: 855-575-2273

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

Family counseling:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

Codman Square Health Center

• Website Link: https://www.codman.org/

• Phone Number: 617-825-9660

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

The Home

• Website Link: https://www.thehome.org/

• Phone Number: 617.267.3700

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

Spanish:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

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DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

Portuguese:

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

Cantonese:

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

Mandarin:

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

French:

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

French Creole:

Italian:

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

Russian:v

Vietnamese:

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

Greek:

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

Arabic:

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

Cambodian:

Interpretation Services:

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

ASL:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Other Languages:

Samaritans

• Website Link: https://samaritanshope.org/

• Phone Number: Use 24/7 Support Number

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: (877) 870-4673

LGBTQIA+:

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Currently or formerly experiencing housing instability or homelessness:

Currently or formerly Involved in the child welfare system:

Currently or formerly Involved in the juvenile justice system:

BIYOC (Black Indigenous Youth of Color):

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islanders):

Immigrant/Refugee populations:

Youth with disabilities:

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Youth with particular religious affiliations:

Youth experiencing substance abuse:

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Domestic or Intimate partner violence:

Sexual violence/assault:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Mass Health:

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

Insurance:

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Geiger Gibson Community Health Center

• Website Link: https://www.hhsi.us/locations/geiger-gibson-community-health-center/

• Phone Number: 617-288-1140

Private payment:

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Sliding scale fee:

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Geiger Gibson Community Health Center

• Website Link: https://www.hhsi.us/locations/geiger-gibson-community-health-center/

• Phone Number: 617-288-1140

No payment/free services/health safety net:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Car: Most resources are available by car but are not listed here

Public transportation (bus, MBTA, etc.):

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Franciscan Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://franciscanchildrens.org/

• Phone Number: 617-254-3800

Geiger Gibson Community Health Center

• Website Link: https://www.hhsi.us/locations/geiger-gibson-community-health-center/

• Phone Number: 617-288-1140

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

Judge Baker Children's Center

• Website Link: ​​jbcc.harvard.edu/

• Phone Number: (617) 232-8390

North Suffolk

• Website Link: ​​https://northsuffolk.org/

• Phone Number: 617-889-4860

Virtual/Telehealth:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Boston's Children's Hospital

• Website Link: https://www.childrenshospital.org/

• Phone Number: 617-355-6680

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 617-355-6000

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Geiger Gibson Community Health Center

• Website Link: https://www.hhsi.us/locations/geiger-gibson-community-health-center/

• Phone Number: 617-288-1140

School-based services:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

Doc Wayne

• Website Link: https://docwayne.org/

• Phone Number: (617) 504-1284

Phone:

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

• Website Link: https://barcc.org/

• Phone Number: 617-492-8306

• 24/7 Crisis Support Number: 800-841-8371

DotHouse Health

• Website Link: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org/index.html

• Phone Number: 617-740-2212

Fenway Health

• Website Link: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/

• Phone Number: 617.927.6202

Italian Home for Children

• Website Link: https://www.italianhome.org/

• Phone Number: 617-524-3116

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