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DBSA Boston Resource Directory


24 Hour Emergency Hospital Admissions
Addiction & Recovery Legal Assistance & Information
Advocacy & Protection Mental Health Organizations
Consumer Services - General
Children & Adolescents Mental Health Resources/Organization
Consumer Services - Specific Disorders
Drugs & Medication Rehabilitation & Employment
Families & Friends Research & Education
Government Agencies & Services Trauma Survivors
Health Information Treatment Services & Referrals
Health Insurance Women's Issues


24 Hour Emergency
Resources Telephone Number
General Emergencies 911
Sucide Prevention (Samaritans) 617-247-0220 (Boston)
Substance Abuse Helpline 800-327-5050
OR
617-445-1500
Battered Women's Hotline 617-661-7203
Boston Emergency Service Team Hotline 800-981-HELP (4357)
Crisis Intervention Hotline (psychiatric) 800-540-5806
Parent Resource Network Line 866-815-8122
Parental Stress Hotline 800-623-8188

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MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
Consumer Services
General

Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Black Health Network Unknown http://www.black-
network.com/health.htm
Knowledge Exchange Network, US Dept. HHS, Washington DC 800-789-2647 http://www.mentalhealth
.samhsa.gov/
Mass. Alliance for the Mentally Ill (AMI), Boston 800-370-9085 OR 617-350-3191 http://www.namimass.org/
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), Arlington VA 800-950-6264 www.nami.org
National Alliance for Hispanic Health 1-202-387-5000 http://www.hispanichealth.org/
National Asian American Mental Health Association 1-303-765-5330 http://www.naapimha.org
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Rockville MD 301-984-6200 http://www.health.gov/
NHIC/NHICScripts/
Entry.cfm?HRCode=HR0327
National Mental Health Association 800/969-NMHA http://www.nmha.org/
National Mental Health Self-Help Clearinghouse, Philadelphia PA 800-553-4KEY (4539) http://www.mhselfhelp.org/

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MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES/ORGANIZATIONS
Consumer Services
Specific Disorders
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Rockville MD 301-231-8368 http://www.adaa.org/
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), West Newbury MA 508-462-0495 http://www.add.org/
Bipolar Affective Disorder Society (consumer org from Canada) Unknown www.obad.ca
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD), Plantation FL 305-587-3700 http://www.chadd.org/
Find the Light (online chat for mood disorders, anxiety, and substance abuse) Unknown www.findthelight.net
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, Chicago IL 800-826-3632 www.dbsalliance.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, Boston MA 617-855-2795 http://www.dbsaboston.org
Mass. Eating Disorder Association 617-738-6332 OR 617-786-9522 Unknown
McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web Unknown www.mcmanweb.com
National Depression Screening Program site locater service 800-573-4433 http://www.mentalhealth
screening.org/
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Milford CT 203-878-5669 www.ocfoundation.org
Panic Disorder InfoLine (NIMH) 800-64-PANIC (647-2642) http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
healthinformation/
panicmenu.cfm
Pendulum Resources Unknown www.pendulum.org
Self Abuse Finally Ends (SAFE) (help for self-injury) 800-DONT-CUT (366-8288) http://www.selfinjury.com/
Undoing Depression Website (Richard O'Connor, Ph.D, Author) Unknown http://www.undoing
depression.com/

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RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Expert Concensus Guidelines for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Unknown http://www.psychguides
.com/
ecgs15.php
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) 516-829-0091 http://www.narsad.org/
National Foundation for Depressive Illness (NAFDI), New York NY 800-248-4344 http://www.depression.
org/
NNewsFolder
/NNewsIndex.html
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 301-443-4513 http://www.nimh.
nih.gov/
NIMH Depression/Awareness, Research, Treatment Program (D/ART) 800-421-4211 http://www.nimh.
nih.gov/
healthinformation/
depressionmenu.cfm
National Mental Health Association Alexandria VA 800-969-NMHA (6642) OR 703-684-7722 www.nmha.org
The Bipolar Disorder Center for Pennsylvanians 800-4BI-POLR (424-7657) http://www.wpic.
pitt.edu/
research/
bipolardisorderpa/

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ADDICTION & RECOVERY
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Alcoholics Anonymous 617-426-9444 http://www.alcoholics
-anonymous.org/
AlAnon/Alateen 800-356-9996 http://www.al-anon.
alateen.org/
AlAnon Family Groups 800-344-2666 http://www.al-anon.
alateen.org/
Cocaine Hotline 800-COCAINE (262-2463) http://www.800cocaine.com/
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686 http://www.health.org
/about/aboutncadi.aspx
National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence HopeLine 800-475-HOPE (4673) http://www.ncadd.org/
index.html
National Drug Information, Treatment, and Referral Hotline 800-662-HELP (4357) http://www.niaaa.
nih.gov/
other/referral.htm

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ADVOCACY & PROTECTION
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Mental Health Consumer Initiative (MHCI), Melrose, MA 800-731-2299 OR 617-665-4992 Unknown
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Washington DC 202-408-9514 http://www.napas.org/
National Empowerment Center, Lawrence MA 800-POWER-2-U (769-3728) www.power2u.org
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness 800-444-7415 http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov/
PAIMI Program: Disability Law Center 617-723-8455 or 800-872-9992 www.dlc-ma.org
M-POWER: a consumer run advocacy organization 617-442-4111 and TOLLFREE 877-769-7693 www.m-power.org

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CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation Unknown www.bpkids.org
Focus Adolescent Services 410 - 341 - 4216 http:/www.focusas.com

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DRUGS & MEDICATION
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Rockville MD 301-594-1012 http://www.fda.gov/
Herbal Research Foundation, Boulder CO (scientific botanical data) 800-748-2617 http://www.herbs.org/
greenpaper.html
Herb Information Greenpapers 608-263-6171 http://www.herbs.org/
greenpaper.html
Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs (NAMI) None Link

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FAMILIES & FRIENDS
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
American Foundation for Suicide Preventioin 800-ASF(273)-4042 http://www.afsp.org/
Expert Concensus Guidelines for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder:
A Guide for Patients and Families		 None http://www.psych
guides.com/
pfg3.php
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Alexandria VA 703-684-7710 http://www.ffcmh.org/
Families for Depression Awareness, Watertown, MA 617-924-9383 www.familyaware.org
National Clearinghouse for Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland OR 800-628-1696 http://www.rtc.pdx.edu
Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PAL) Boston, MA 866-815-8122 http://www.ppal.net

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES & SERVICES
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Food Stamp Hotline 800-645-8333 http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) 617-727-5500 www.state.gov/dmh
Office of Consumer and Ex-Patient Relations 800-221-0053 Unknown
Social Security Administration 800-772-1213
/800-325-0775 TTY 		http://www.socialsecurity.gov/

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HEALTH INFORMATION
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Ask-A-Nurse, Harvard University Health Services 617-998-HUHS http://huhs.harvard.edu/
newsflash/
AskANurse.htm
Harvard Medical School's Center of Excellence in Women's Health 617-667-9100 http://www.hmcnet.harvard.edu/
coe/resourceguide/
learning.html
National Health Information Center, Washington DC 800-336-4797 OR 301-336-4797 http://www.health.gov/nhic/

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HEALTH INSURANCE

Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Benefits Checkup (and program search) None http://www.benefitscheckup.org
Blue Cross/Blue Shield 800-258-2226 http://www.bcbs.com/
(Boston) Mayor's Healthline 617-534-5050 http://www.cityofboston.gov/
newbostonians/pdfs/
englishguide.pdf
Citizens Health (Joe Kennedy) (Discounts) 1-800-563-5479 http://www.cfcinc.org/
citizens_health/
Massachusetts Division of Insurance 617-521-7777 http://www.state.ma.us/doi (main web site) or http://www.state.ma.us/
doi/Consumer/
CSS_health.html ( consumer service web pages)
Mass Health (Medicaid) 1-888-665-9993 http://www.state.ma.us/dma/
Mass Medline Program 1-866-633-1617 http://www.mddaboston.org/
HTML/directory.html
Medicare 800-882-1228 OR 800-638-6833 http://www.medicare.gov/
Medicare Advocacy Project 800-323-3205 None
Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program 1-800-633-4227 Unknown
Shine (Free Drug Company Prescription Programs) 1-800-243-4636 None
Veteran's Benefits (VA) 1-800-827-1000 www.va.gov/

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Arbour-Fuller Hospital, S. Attleboro, MA (508)761-8500 http://www.arbourhealth.com/
organizations.html#AFH
Butler Hospital, Providence RI 401-455-6200 http://www.butler.org/
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA 617-726-2994 http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/
allpsych/inpatient/
McLean Hospital, Belmont MA 800-333-0338 OR 617-855-2151 www.mcleanhospital.org
Morton Hospital, Taunton MA (508)828-7045 http://www.mortonhospital.org/
getpage.php?
name=index
Pembroke Hospital (Arbour) Pembroke, MA 1-800-22-ACCES http://www.arbourhealth.com/
wphs.html
St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford MA (508)961-5915 Inpatient Unknown
Sturdy Hospital Attleboro, MA (508)222-5100 www.sturdymemorial.org
Westwood Lodge (Arbour),Westwood, MA 1-800-22-ACCES http://www.arbourhealth.com/
wphs.html

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LEGAL ASSISTANCE & INFORMATION
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington DC 202-467-5730 http://www.bazelon.org/
Disability Law Center 800-872-9992 Unknown
Ginger Lanigan & Associates (fee-for-service advocate for SSDI & SSI). Brockton, MA 508-586-7600 http://www.glanigan.com/
Greater Boston Legal Services 617-371-1234 http://www.gbls.org/
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (new pro bono cases taken Sept-Nov, Jan-Apr) 617-495-4408 http://www.law.harvard.edu/
students/
orgs/hlab/index.php
Massachusetts Bar Association referral service 617-654-0400; 617-338-0585/TTY http://www.massbar.org/
public-and-community-services/
need-a-lawyer
Massachusetts Committee Against Discrimination 617-994-6000, TTY: 617-994-6196 http://www.mass.gov/
mcad/index.html
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, Boston MA 800-342-9092 OR 617-338-2345 http://www.mass.gov/mhlac/
Pike Institute on Law and Disability, Boston University School of Law 617-353-2904 Unknown

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REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Americans with Disabilities Act, New England Technical Assistance Center 800-949-4232 Voice/TTY Unknown
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University 617-353-3549 http://www.bu.edu/sarpsych
Consumers & Alliances United for Supported Education (CAUSE), Quincy MA 617-770-4000 x297 Unknown
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 800-544-3284 Voice/TTY Unknown
HEATH Resource Center (adult education, information, referrals) 800-544-3284 Voice/TTY Unknown
Job Accommodation Network 800-ADA-WORK (232-9675); 800-526-7234 TTY Unknown
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (Mass Rehab) 617-727-2183 Unknown
National Rehabilitation Information Center: ABLEDATA Database of Assistive Technology, Washington DC (ADA law, job training) 800-34-NARIC (346-2742) OR 301-588-9284 Unknown
Resource Partnership
251 West Central Street, Suite 31
Natick, MA 01760 		1-877-YES-WORK 508-647-1597 Fax: 508-647-9622 Cole Center direct: 617-855-2892 http://www.resource
partnership.org/

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TREATMENT SERVICES & REFERRALS
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington DC 202-966-7300 http://www.aacap.org/
Arbour Health Services, Norton MA (508)399-8180 http://www.arbourhealth.com/jobs.cfm
Community Care Services, Attleboro, MA 508-222-7525 http://www.communityvna.com/
Mass. Association of Social Workers 617-227-9635 http://www.naswma.org/
Mass. Dept. of Mental Health (DMH) 800-221-0053 www.mass.gov/dmh
Mass General Hospital 617-726-2994 http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society 617-237-8100 http://www.psychiatry-mps.org/
Massachusetts Psychological Association 617-523-6320 http://www.masspsych.org/
McLean Hospital 800-333-0338 OR 617-855-2151 http://www.mcleanhospital.org/
Remedy Find - Consumer ratings of treatments for various illnesses http://www.remedyfind.com
Westwood Lodge 1-800-22-ACCES http://www.arbourhealth.com/wphs.html

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TRAUMA SURVIVORS
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Gift from Within (educational material), Camden ME 800-888-5236 OR 207-236-6051 http://www.giftfromwithin.org/
Health Place, Survival and Victims' Resources 203-447-2932 http://www.healthyplace.com/
Communities/
Abuse/holli/
survivor_resources.htm
Incest Survivors Anonymous, Long Beach CA 213-422-1632 http://www.lafn.org/medical/
isa/isandisnot.html
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), Washington DC 202-232-6682 http://www.try-nova.org/
The National Center for Victims of Crime 800-FYI-CALL (394-2255) http://www.ncvc.org/
ncvc/main.aspx?
dbName=Document
Viewer&DocumentID=32365

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WOMEN'S ISSUES
Resource Telephone Number Web Site
Depression After Delivery, Morrisville PA 800-944-4PPD OR 215-295-3994 http://www.babycenter.com
/refcap/227.html
Depression During The Tranisition to Menopause: A Guide for Patients and Families http://www.womens
mentalhealth.org/
resources
/ForPatients/
dep_menopause.html
Major Depression During Conception and Pregnancy: A Guide for Patients and Families http://www.womens
mentalhealth.org/
resources/ForPatients/
dep_conception.html
Mass General Hospital Center for Women's Mental Health Clinical Program (617) 724-0833 Several research programs http://www.womens
mentalhealth.org/
Postpartum Depression http://www.postpartum.net/
PMDD.FactsForHealth www.PMDD.
FactsForHealth.org
The Women's Center (support groups and referrals), Cambridge MA 617-354-8807 http://www.cambridge
womenscenter.org/
Women's Mental Health Collective, Somerville MA 617-354-6270 http://www.wmhc.org/

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*The above lists contain contact information for local and national mental health resources. This information is provided for informational and educational purposes only, no endorsement by MDDA-Boston is either stated or implied.



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