Mental Health Resources for Social and Emotional Support
Disclaimer: This site includes a list of possible health and safety resources. Please be aware that this list does not include all of the local and national resources available. In an event of a true emergency, always dial 911.
Additional local Sudbury Public Schools local resources can be found on this link.
Sudbury Police:
415 Boston Post Rd. Sudbury, MA 02776
Emergency: 911
Station: 978-443-1042
Boston Police:
1 Schroeder Plaza Boston, MA 02120
Emergency: 911
Station: 617-343-4633
Counseling Resources
MSPP Interface
SPS is a member of MSPP Interface, a confidential referral service for all families of students who attend Sudbury Public Schools. This service will find therapists to match the individual’s or family’s need, insurance, and geographic location.
“MSPP INTERFACE Referral Service maintains a mental health and wellness referral helpline. This is a free, confidential referral service for participating communities. Callers are matched from our extensive database of licensed mental health providers. Each referral meets the location, insurance, and specialty needs of the caller.”
Monday through Friday, 9AM - 5PM
Call: (617) 332-3666 x 1411 or (888) 244-6843 x 1411.
Suicide and Depression
Psychiatric Emergency Services: available 24/7 800-640-5432 (crisis team alternative to local ER or 911)
Samariteens
Phone: 1-800-252-8336 http://samaritanshope.org/im-hear/
Teen to Teen 6pm- 9pm Mon. - Thurs.
IMHear – online chat service
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call: 1(800) 273-TALK (8255)
Toll-Free/24 Hours/7 Days a week
Families for Depression Awareness
Helps families recognize and cope with depressive disorders to get people well and prevent suicides.
Phone: 781-890-0220
Email: info@familyaware.org
391 Totten Pond Road, Suite 101 Waltham, MA 02451
Bullying/Cyberbullying
Dr. Elizabeth Englander
Dr. Elizabeth Englander is the Director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center.
http://www.englanderelizabeth.com/
Stop Bullying (US Department of Health and Human Services)
Provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.
Eating Disorders
MEDA (Massachusetts Eating Disorder Association)
MEDA is an educational resource for the community. Its website provides lots of information about eating disorders and how to help a loved one who might be struggling.
Phone: 1 (866) 343-MEDA or 617-558-1881
288 Walnut St., Suite 130, Newton, MA
Walden Behavioral Care, Waltham
781-647-6727
Inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and outpatient care
http://www.waldenbehavioralcare.com
Newton-Wellesley Eating Disorders and Behavioral Medicine
617-332-2700, x2
Outpatient services for adolescents with eating disorders and their families
Karman Eating Disorders Center @ McLean Hospital
http://www.mclean.harvard.edu/patient/child/edc.php
Grief/Bereavement
Jeff’s Place
Jeff’s Place offers bimonthly open-ended peer support groups for children ages 3-19 and their caregivers who are coping with the death of a loved one. All groups are facilitated by professionally trained volunteers and monitored by a masters prepared clinician who completes intake evaluations on each family.
http://www.jeffsplacemetrowest.org
Good Grief Program
617-414-4005 or 617-921-4008
For more than 20 years, the Good Grief Program has offered clinical, training and consultative services to families, educators and health providers and communities to help adults help children facing life’s speed bumps. When children and families face any of life’s stressors, they can feel overwhelmed, whether it’s acute or on-going, due to illness, a disruption in the family, a death or a divorce, a difficult diagnosis or any of life’s speed bumps. Based on the premise that with crisis comes an opportunity to develop, strengthen and master coping skills, our mission is to train adult professionals, support families and scaffold children so that they may become resilient in the face of loss. We can help in a number of ways.
http://www.bmc.org/pediatrics-goodgrief.htm
Other Resources:
Parents Helping Parents of MA -
Empowering parents to nurture children and build stronger families
800-632-8188
https://www.parentshelpingparents.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness, MA Branch
781-938-4048
Provides information about NAMI and links to numerous organization and groups that provide support to teen and families.
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