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Mental Health Resources

Below is a list of local and national Mental Health-related resources. All websites are linked in the underlined sections.

General Resources for Mental Health Services

National Institute for Mental Health

Services include: ways to find a therapist, how to see if therapy is covered by your insurance, how to identify the right health practitioner for your needs, among others.

 

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide

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Crisis Helplines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255); En Español 1-888-628-9454 

Free, confidential, AVAILABLE: 24 hours/day, seven days/ week.

 

Crisis Text Line

Text “HELLO” to 741741 

The Crisis Text hotline: available 24 hours/day, seven days/week

 

Disaster Distress Helpline: "The disaster distress helpline provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster."

Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746 â€‹

Free, multilingual, confidential, available 24 hours/day, seven days/week.

 

Local Mental & Physical Health Offerings

Massachusetts-specific resources, compiled by watchCDC include:

Multilingual COVID-19 information

Massachusetts Department of Public Health information

Insurance providers' information

Counseling and Support information

 

Advocates Psychiatric Services provides 24-hour crisis support.

"If you are experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis, please call (800) 640-5432 to speak to an Advocates crisis clinician. We are available to help 24 hours a day, every day."

To increase efficiency, call the number below that corresponds with your town of residence:

East Area - (800) 540-5806: Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Waltham, Watertown, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn

 

West Area - (800) 640-5432: Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, Westborough.

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Substance-related Support Services

AA Online Meetings

https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/disclaimer?u=http://aa-intergroup.org

 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

1-800-662-4357 (HELP)​

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