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Massachusetts Mental Health Resources for Children

Hello Massachusetts!  For crisis situations that are not life-threatening, find mental and behavioral health resources and other information below close to you. While these resources are general, the best resource is your family’s medical provider.

If you are in a life threatening situation, call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency department.

If you are having thoughts of suicide or need to talk, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988. If you prefer to text, you can text "START" to 741-741 where a live, trained specialist will respond back to you.

Suicide/Crisis Hotlines

Massachusetts Emergency Services Program/Mobile Crisis Intervention

Samaritans Statewide Hotline

  • 1-877-870-4673

Mental Health Hotlines

NAMI Massachusetts

Child Abuse

During regular business hours, (8:45 AM - 5 PM M-F), call the Department of Families and Children office in the area in which the child lives

Child at Risk Hotline

Eating Disorders

Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline

ANAD Hotline

Domestic Abuse

SafeLink- Statewide Domestic Violence Line

List of Centers by region in Massachusetts with phone numbers

Parent Hotlines/Resources

Parents Helping Parents of Massachusetts

Autism

Massachusetts Advocates for Children

Massachusetts Early Intervention Program

LGBT Resources

The Network/LaRed (For LGBT abuse victims)

Fenway Violence Recovery Program

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