INTERFACE© is a program of William James College that works in collaboration with the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project (MCPAP), the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention Program. Contact info@ williamjames.edu to learn more about the William James College INTERFACE© Referral Service, including how to bring valuable helpline services to your community.

For more information visit their website, Interface.

Massachusetts Association for Mental Health has an amazing resource for Massachusetts families to find therapists representing their race, ethnicity, or culture. Just type in your zip code.

One year after starting Network of Care Massachusetts (an online directory, searchable by zip code, with over 5,000 mental health, substance use, and more than 30,000 high-quality articles, fact sheets, and interactive tools) they launched the Culturally Responsive Behavioral Health Resource Hub to support the mental health and wellbeing of Black, Latinx, and Asian American individuals and communities across our Commonwealth. Click here for more information!

Alateen is a place where members come together to: share experiences, strength, and hope with each other to find effective ways to cope with problems; discuss difficulties and encourage one another.

For more information, please visit their website, Alateen.

Suicide ranks nationally as the second leading cause of death among teenagers as well as college students. If you are concerned about yourself or someone else please know that there is help available to you.

Massachusetts has partnered with Samaritans, Inc. to provide texting support via the Massachusetts Statewide Helpline: 877-870-HOPE(4673). Speak/text with a teenager 6-9PM daily or an adult anytime.

You may also visit Samaritans, Inc. for more information.

For children experiencing a mental health or behavioral crisis, Riverside Community Care Youth Emergency Services team provides services to children (under 21) who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis with a mobile, face-to-face response. They are able to meet with youth and their families at one of their community-based locations or they can travel to homes, schools, and other locations with the goal of avoiding a hospital emergency room visit and unnecessary hospitalizations.

Youth Emergency Services are available to children under the age or 21, regardless of their insurance plan, including those who are uninsured.

For Walpole residents, please call 800-529-5077 to contact crisis intervention. Please visit their website for more information.