Mental Health Resources
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
If you or a loved one are having emotional distress or thoughts of suicide, call 988 to connect with a lifeline specialist for support.
Outpatient Behavioral Health/Counseling Services
Community Impact (Milford): (508) 422-0242
Center for Adolescent Health: (508) 482-5444
Riverside Community Care: (508) 529-7000
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network: (508) 879-9800
Integrated Psychotherapy: (508) 473-1200
Blackstone Valley Counseling: (508) 529-3320
Milford-Franklin Counseling: (508) 473-7400
FCP (Family Continuity Programming): (508) 879-6252
Youth Central Intake and Care Coordination: (617) 661-3991
BU Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders: (617) 353-9610
Suicide, Depression, and Self-Injury
Text ACT to 741741 from anywhere in the U.S. to connect with a trained Crisis Counselor
24/7 Hotline: Samaritans: Suicide Risk Hotline (877) 870-4673
24/7 Hotline: Samariteens: Suicide Prevention Hotline (617) 247-0220
24/7 Hotline: National Runaway Safeline: (800) 786-2929
24/7 Hotline: Hope Center Hotline: (800) -SUICIDE
Call 24/7 if thinking about suicide or cutting (800) 784-2433
24/7 Hotline: National Suicide Prevention Hotline: (800) 273-TALK
Substance Use Treatment
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MA Substance Abuse Information and Education: 800-327-5050
Bureau of Substance Abuse Services: (617) 624-5111
24/7 Hotline: Alcohol, Tobacco & Substance Abuse: (800) 720-3479
Children’s Hospital Adolescent Substance Abuse Program: (617) 730-0049
24/7 Hotline: Massachusetts Substance Use Treatment Hotline: (800) 327-5050
24/7 Hotline: National Alcohol & Substance Abuse Info Center: (800) 784-6776
24/7 Hotline: Alcoholics Anonymous (Boston Central Service): (617) 426-9444
Massachusetts Al-anon and Alateen: (888) 425-2666
Support for friends and loved ones of people with alcohol and substance abuse problems.
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Finder
Relationship Violence, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault
24/7 Hotline: National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: Love is Respect (508) 331-9474
24/7 Hotline: National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233
BARCC- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center: (800) 841-8371
BARCC offers free, confidential services to survivors as young as 12, their friends, and families.
Valley Rape Crisis Hotline: (800) 511-5070
This is a free, and confidential service for people ages 12 and up.
The following number is their Spanish speaking hotline: (800) 223-5001
Nutrition and Eating Disorders
Massachusetts Eating Disorders Association (MEDA): (617) 558-1881
For the prevention and treatment of eating disorders
Hotline: National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): (800) 931-2237
See link for hotline hours of operation
LGBTQ Resources
24/7 Hotline: Gay and Lesbian National Hotline: (888) THE-GLNH (843-4564)
24/7 Hotline: Peer Listening Line for LGBT Youth: (800) 399-7337 OR (888) 340-4528
24/7 Hotline: Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays: (866) 427-3524
National organization that promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through support, education, and advocacy. www.pflag.org
BAGLY: Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth: (617) 227-4313
Youth group (for LGBT youth 22 years and under) meets weekly and sponsors events.
Especially welcoming to transgender kids
WAGLY: West Suburban Alliance of Gay & Lesbian Youth: (508) 875-2122
GLBTQ Youth Alliance group
GLAD: Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders: Legal InfoLine: (800) 455-GLAD
New England legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.
QAPA: Queer Asian Pacific Alliance
Social, political, and educational environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning women and men of Asian and Pacific Islander (A/PI) heritage in the Boston and New England area. This is inclusive of A/PIs, A/PI Americans and those who are of mixed A/PI heritage.
MASALA: Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association
Safe and supportive social environment for New England based Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning South Asians
Boston GLASS: Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services/Urban Youth Institute at JRI Health:
(857) 399-1920
Drop-in center for LGBT youth (ages 13-25) offering support and culturally sensitive resources.
Boston Children’s Hospital: (617) 355-4367
Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) and Gender Management Services (GeMS)