How to Find Help in Human Services in Massachusetts
By Dee Kennedy

Students

The extensive list below is meant to help you find all kinds of help. Your probation officer will know more about these services.

Probation Officers

Probation officers in the Changing Lives Through Literature Program are a logical resource for program participants regarding criminal-justice system information and human service referral information during and after the program. Most probation officers develop a positive, supportive rapport with participants who often come to view them as non-threatening, approachable criminal justice system people. They are ideally positioned to stress the importance of compliance with court orders and the potential each participant has for making positive changes in his/her life.

As officers of the court, probation officers can clarify probation requirements and give probationers a realistic idea of the potential criminal justice consequences of non-compliance. They also have access to a wide breadth of information on educational, medical, substance-abuse treatment, dental, mental-health treatment, housing, job training, and job-search resources in their communities. Probation officers often have contacts in human service agencies and can direct participants to specific people who can help them access needed resources and services.

The Office of the Commissioner of Probation requires Chief Probation Officers to have referral information on file and to keep that information up-to-date. Probation officers have access to that office resource. In addition, probation officers meet and speak with service providers on a daily basis as they implement community supervision strategies and use collateral contacts to confirm probationers' compliance or non-compliance with court ordered programming. Individually and collectively, probation officers have a wealth of resource information to share.

The following is a general listing of referral categories and some resource/referral information within those categories. The list is specific to Massachusetts, with an emphasis on the Boston Metropolitan area, but it will serve as a model and checklist for programs in other states. This is the sort of information that changes frequently and must be updated continuously. Therefore, it should be used judiciously, with the expectation that some services will change, new services will emerge, and contact information will not always be reliable. The CLTL staff will attempt to update the following list periodically, and readers will please note that, at present, the list remains incomplete.

Adult Education: For information on:

Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Pre-GED, Pre-Adult Secondary Education (Pre-ASE), GED, GED Plus, Adult Secondary Education (ASE), the External Diploma Program (EDP), Family Literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) or English as a Second Language (ESL), and Citizenship classes, call the MA Adult Literacy Hotline: 1-800-447-8844. The hotline staff can give you a listing of your local options. If you get their answering machine, leave your name, phone number, and what class you are looking for and they will call you back.

Certificate Programs, Community Colleges, Colleges and Universities; Training Programs; Career Information: Call the Higher Education Information Center in your community or the Statewide Information Line: 1-877-332-4348.

Boston: 617-536-0200; Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116: Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. (English, Spanish, Chinese [Mandarin], Russian and Vietnamese spoken)

--Asian American Civic Association: 617-426-9492; 200 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116: Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (English and Chinese spoken)

--Bunker Hill Community College/Chelsea Campus, 617-288-3350; 175 Hawthorne Street, Chelsea, MA 02150; Wednesday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (English and Spanish spoken)

--Codman Square Branch Library, 617-436-8214; 90 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124; Wednesday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

--Dudley Literacy Center, 617-859-2446; 65 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119; Tuesday: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and Thursday: 12 p.m.-4 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

--East Boston Branch Library: 617-569-0271; 276 Meridian Street, East Boston, MA 02128; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thursday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

--Hyde Park Branch Library, 617-361-2524; 35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136

Lynn: 781-477-2114; Educational Opportunities Center at the T Building at Market and Broad Street; Lynn, MA; Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

New Bedford: 508-996-3147; Educational Opportunities Center; Center for Health and Human Services, 589 South First Street, New Bedford, MA 02744; Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. by appointment

Pittsfield: 413-499-9531; Learning Connection

Springfield: 413-612-0206; Education Opportunity Center, 152 Center Street, Chicopee, MA 01013; Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Worcester: 508-754-6829; Educational Opportunities Center; Colleges of Worcester Consortium; 484 Main Street, Suite 500, Worcester, MA 01608; Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

AIDS Action Hotline: 1-800-235-2331; Call Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and, Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for information on HIV, AIDS, confidential testing, resources, etc.

AIDS Teen Hotline: 1-800-788-1234; Call Monday -Friday: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. or Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for information on HIV, AIDS, confidential testing, resources, etc.

Batterer Intervention Programs: There are 20 programs certified by the MA Department of Public Health to work with heterosexual men who are violent and controlling in their intimate partner relationships. There are also programs for homosexual men and women and for adolescent males. Below is a list of programs by area within the state:

Northeast
Great Wall Center, 110 Pleasant Street, 3rd floor, Malden, MA 02148, 781-388-6931 (sessions in Chinese; site: Malden)

Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center, 70 East Street, Methuen, MA 01844; 978-687-0156, x4233/4236 (sessions in English and Spanish; sites: Gloucester, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, and Newburyport)

Project COPE, 117 North Common Street, Lynn, MA 01902 781-581-9270, x363 (sessions in English and Spanish; sites: Lynn and Salem)

Tri-City Mental Health and Retardation Center, 52 Sharon Street, Malden, MA 02148; 781-324-2218 (sessions in English and Spanish; sites: Lynn and Malden)

Boston Area
Bay State Community Services, 257 Prospect Street, Norwood, MA 02062; 781-762-0060; (sessions in English; sites: Norwood and Quincy)

Chelsea ASAP, 100 Everett Ave, Suite #4, Chelsea, MA 02150, 617-884-6829; (sessions in English and Spanish; sites: Boston and Chelsea)

Common Purpose, 455 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-522-6500; groups in English and Haitian Creole; sites: Boston, Cambridge, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and Quincy)

EMERGE, 2464 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 101, Cambridge, MA 02140; 617-547-9879; (sessions in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cambodian; also groups for lesbians and gay men; sites: Cambridge, Lowell and Roxbury)

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers, 92 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143; 617-628-6065; (sessions in Cape Verdean Creole and Portuguese; sites: Dorchester and Somerville)

Middlesex Human Service Agency, 50 Prospect Street, Waltham, MA 02154; 781-894-6110; (sessions in English; site: Waltham)

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, 330 Martin Luther King Blvd., Roxbury, MA 02119; 617-541-3790; (sessions in English and Spanish; site: Roxbury)

Southeast
High Point Treatment Center, 2 School Street, Plymouth, MA 02360; 508-830-1234; (sessions in English; sites: New Bedford and Plymouth)

Brockton Family and Community Resources, 18 Newton Street, Brockton, MA 02301; 508-583-2045, x212; (groups in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole; sites: Brockton, Falmouth, Hyannis, Nantucket)

Stanley Street Treatment and Resources, 386 Stanley Street, Fall River, MA 02720; 508-679-5222, x4601; (sessions in English and Portuguese; site: Fall River)

New Hope, 140 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703; 508-226-8286; (sessions in English and Spanish; sites: Attleboro, Dudley, Franklin and Taunton)

Wayside Metrowest Counseling Center, 88 Lincoln Street, Framingham, MA 01702; 508-620-0010, x204; (sessions in English and Portuguese; sites: Framingham, Marlborough and Milford)

Central
Spectrum Health Systems, 585 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01605; 508-854-3320, x262; (sessions in English and Spanish; sites: Fitchburg, Leominster, Webster, Westboro and Worcester)

West
Gandara Mental Health, 2155 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01104; 413-846-0418; (sessions in English and Spanish; sites: Holyoke and Springfield)

Men's Resource Center, 236 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002; 413-253-9588; (sessions in English and Spanish, ASL as needed; sites: Amherst, Athol, Greenfield, Holyoke, Springfield, Ware)

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services of the Berkshires, 131 Bradford Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201; 413-445-9160; (sessions in English, ASL and Spanish; sites: Great Barrington, North Adams, Pittsfield)

Domestic Violence: Call a Domestic Violence Hotline for information on domestic violence, safety planning, assistance with emergency shelter placement, community based support programs, or just to talk with someone about how to best deal with a domestic violence situation.

SafeLink (Statewide 24 hour hotline): 1-877-785-2020

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence: 617-338-2355

The Network/La Red (lesbian, bisexual, transgendered): 617-423-SAFE

Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project: 1-800-832-1901

Food Resources: For information on free or low-cost food resources in your area, call the Food Source Hotline: 1-800-645-8333.

Share New England: 617-828-5151; Self Help and Resource Exchange, 146 Will Drive/PO Box 63, Canton, MA 02021; Neighborhood-based food distribution and community building program offering low-cost monthly supplemental food package in return for two hours of community work; no eligibility requirements - everyone qualifies.

Hepatitis C Information Hotline: 888-443-4372; Call Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for information on Hepatitis C

Housing Resources:

MA Coalition for the Homeless: 617-423-9162 (for lists of statewide family shelters, community rooms, individual shelters, and domestic violence shelters)

Emergency Shelter Commission - Boston: 617-635-4507

Emergency shelters and transitional programs: families should apply for Emergency Assistance at their local Department of Transitional Assistance: 800-249-2007

Community rooms (available for families that are not eligible for emergency assistance through the Dept. of Transitional Assistance): see list below for access to these rooms.

Greater Boston

Boston Family Shelter, 656 Mass. Ave., Boston, MA 02118. 617-267-8081

Queen of Peace, 401 Quincy St., Boston, MA 02125. 617-288-4182

Project Hope, 45 Magnolia St. 14A, Dorchester, MA 02125. 617-442-1880

Sojourner House, 85 Rockland St., Roxbury, MA 02119. 617-442-0590

Casa Nueva Vida, 53 Glen Rd., PO Box 2115, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. 617-524-6332

North of Boston

House of Hope, 812 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA 01854. 978-458-2870

Lazarus House, 48 Holly St., Lawrence, MA 01842. 978-689-8575

Wellspring House, 302 Essex Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930. 978-281-3221

Southeastern Massachusetts

David Jon Louison Child Center, 137 Newbury St., Brockton, MA 02301. 508-584-4315

Pilgrim's Hope - Natashia, 149 Bishop's Highway, Kingston, MA 02364. 781-582-2010

Sisters of Charity, 556 County St., New Bedford, MA 02740. 508-997-7347

Metro-West

Pathways Family Shelter, 70 Pearl St., Framingham, MA 01702. 508-879-5047

Central Mass

Friendly House, 11 Sycamore St., Worcester, MA 01609. 508-792-1799

Interfaith Hospitality Network, YMCA Main Office, 766 Main St., Worcester, MA. 508-798-6732

Western Mass

Athol Orange/Greenfield Family Inn (two sites). 978-544-8245. 413-774-6387

New Horizons Shelter, 764 Alden St., Springfield, MA. 413-782-8654. 413-782-8655

Our Friends' House, 292 West St., Pittsfield, Ma 01201. 413-499-2877. 413-443-0851

Broderick House, 56 Cabot St., Holyoke, MA 01040. 413-534-7610

General

MA Housing and Shelter Alliance: 617-423-9162

Citizens Housing and Planning Association: 617-742-0820

Homebuyer classes are offered at the MA Affordable Housing Alliance: 617-822-9100

Regional nonprofit housing agencies: 617-367-9798 for nearest agency

Immigration Information: Free or low-cost immigration legal clinics offered by International Institute, Catholic Charities, and Greater Boston Legal Services.

Greater Boston Legal Services: 617-371-1234

Legal Services for Cape Cod and the Islands: 508-775-7020

Massachusetts Justice Project: Holyoke: 413-533-2660 and Worcester: 508-831-9888

Merrimack Valley Legal Services in Lawrence: 978-687-1177

Southeastern Mass. Legal Assistance Corp.: 508-997-9781

Western Mass. Legal Services in Greenfield: 413-774-3747

National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild: 617-227-9727

Catholic Charities Bureau, 75 Kneeland St., Ste. 800, Boston, MA 02111. 617-482-5440

Job Search: Call the One Stop Career Centers for: job search assistance; career planning information; workshops on job search techniques including interviewing, networking and resume writing; data on current statewide and local job markets and resources to help find the right job training opportunities. Hours of operation are listed on the Internet: Visit www.detma.org under the Career Centers link.

Metropolitan Boston

The Work Place: 617-737-0093; 1-800-436-9675; TTY#: 617-428-0390; 99 Chauncy Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA 02111

Boston Career Link: 617-536-1888; TTY#: 617-867-4687; 1010 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02119

Job Net: 617-338-0809; TTY#: 711 (statewide relay number); 210 South Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA 02111

Career Source: 617-661-7867; 888-454-9675; 185 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Chelsea Career Source (Satellite): 617-887-1222; 121 Webster Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150

Employment and Training Resources: 508-786-0928; 201 Boston Post Road West, Suite 200, Marlborough, MA 01752

Employment and Training Resources: 617-928-0530; 288 Walnut Street, Suite 130, Newtonville, MA 02460

Employment and Training Resources: 781-769-4120; 275 Prospect Street, Norwood, MA 02062

The Career Place: 781-932-5500; 888-273-9675; Trade Center Park, 100 Sylvan Road, Suite G100, Woburn, MA 01801

Northeastern Massachusetts

North Shore Career Center of Salem: 978-825-7200; 70 Washington Street, 1st floor, Salem, MA 01970

North Shore Career Center of Gloucester: 978-283-4772; 11-15 Parker Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

ValleyWorks Career Center: 978-722-7000; 80 Merrimack Street, Haverhill, MA 01830

ValleyWorks Career Center: 978-722-7000; Heritage Place, 439 South Union Street, Building #2, Lawrence, MA 01843

Career Center of Lowell: 978-458-2503; 18 John Street, Lowell, MA 01852

North Shore Career Center of Lynn: 781-593-0585; 181 Union Street, Lynn, MA 01901

Southeastern Massachusetts

Attleboro Career Center: 508-222-1950; 67 Mechanic Street, Attleboro, MA 02703

CareerWorks: 508-513-3400; 34 School Street, Brockton, MA 02302

Fall River Career Center: 508-730-5000; Temporarily located at the Department of Transitional Assistance Office at: 1567 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720

Career Opportunities Hyannis: 508-862-6600; 77 High School Road Extension, Hyannis, MA 02601

Greater New Bedford Career Center: 508-990-4000; 618 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02740

Career Opportunities Orleans: 508-240-1900; 77 Finlay Road, Orleans, MA 02653

Plymouth Career Center: 508-732-5300; 40 Industrial Park Road, Plymouth, MA 02360

Quincy Career Center: 617-745-4000; 152 Parking Way, Quincy, MA 02169

Taunton Career Center: 508-977-1400; 72 School Street, Taunton, MA 02780

Wareham Career Center: 508-295-6170; 3088 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, MA 02538

Central Massachusetts

Workforce Central: 508-943-1240; TTY#: 508-943-4910, 6 Airport Road, Dudley, MA 01571

Career Center of North Central Massachusetts: 978-632-5050; 25 Main Street, Gardner, MA 01440

Career Center of North Central Massachusetts: 978-534-1481; 100 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA 01453

Workforce Central: 508-478-4300; TTY#: 508-478-1887; 14 Beach Street, Milford, MA 01757

Workforce Central: 508-799-1600; 44 Front Street, 6th Floor, Worcester, MA 01608

Western Massachusetts

Franklin/Hampshire Career Center: 413-774-4361; One Arch Place, Greenfield, MA 01301

CareerPoint: 413-532-4900; 850 High Street, Holyoke, MA 01040

BerkshireWorks: 413-663-1111; 37 Main Street, North Adams, MA 02147

Franklin/Hampshire Career Center: 413-586-6506; 243 King Street, Northampton, MA 01060

Berkshire Works: 413-499-2220; 160 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201

FutureWorks: 413-858-2800; One Federal Street, Bldg. #103-3, Springfield, MA 01105

Job Training:

STRIVE/Boston Employment Service, Inc.: 617-825-1800, 651 Washington St., Dorchester, MA 02124. Program offers job readiness nd attitudinal training, career counseling, and post-placement support.

National Urban League-Eastern Massachusetts: 617-442-4519, 88 Warren St., Roxbury, MA 02119. Provides programs of service and advocacy in areas of education, career/personal development, and employment for African Americans and other persons of color.

Project Hope/Transition to Work Collaborative: 617-265-4123, 594 Columbia Rd., Ste. 203, Dorchester, MA 02125. Program was developed to assist homeless families in meeting goals for economic self-sufficiency through education, training, and employment opportunities in Boston area.

YouthBuild Boston: 617-445-8887, 504 Dudley St., Roxbury, MA 02119. AmeriCorps programs, including Construction Training, After School and Teens for Positive Change, Project Advantage, which serves older DSS teens, and the Neighborhood Training and Technology Program.

Women's Educational and Industrial Union: 617-536-5651, 356 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116. Provides professional skill development, computer training, and one-on-one mentoring for mothers. The Work and Family Resource Center fosters better integration of work and family life.

Mass. Dept. of Employment and Training/Division of Career Services: 617-626-6535

Operation A.B.L.E.: 617-542-4180, 131 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02111. Job search services, computer training, office skills training

Jewish Vocational Services: 617-423-8662, 26 West St., Boston, MA 02111. Workforce development, vocational skills courses

Union Apprenticeship Training Programs: Mass. Division of Career Services offers a comprehensive list of apprenticeship programs for all trades

Medical Information:

Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers: to locate the nearest health center, call 617-426-2225. Patient Referral Line: 800-475-8455

Community Health Centers in Boston:

Codman Square Health Center, 637 Washington St., Dorchester, 617-825-9660

Dorchester Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, 617-288-3230

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, 10 Gove St., East Boston, 617-569-5800

Geiger-Gibson Community Health Center, 250 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester, 617-288-1140

Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center, 6 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, 617-323-4440

Harvard St. Neighborhood Health Center, 632 Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester, 617-825-3400

Health Care for the Homeless, 729 Mass. Ave., Boston, 617-414-7779

Mattapan Community Health Center, 1425 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan, 617-296-0061

Neponset Health Center, 398 Neponset Ave., Dorchester, 617-282-3200

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, 435 Warren St., Roxbury, 617-442-7400

South End Community Health Center, 1601 Washington St., Boston, 617-425-2000

South Boston Community Health Center, 409 West Broadway, South Boston, 617-269-7500

Upham's Corner Health Center, 500 Columbia Rd., Dorchester, 617-287-8000

Whittier St. Neighborhood Health Center, 1125 Tremont St., Roxbury, 617-989-3215

Neighborhood Health Plan: 253 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210. 617-772-5500 or 800-433-5556

The Mayor's Health Line: a confidential, free hotline open Monday-Friday from 9-5. Call 800-847-0710 or 617-534-5050 to find healthcare in Boston.

Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health, 250 Washington St., Boston, MA 02108, 617-624-6000

MassHealth: 800-841-2900 (Medicare)

Division of Medical Assistance: 617-348-8500 (public welfare)

Health Care for All: 800-847-0710

Medicare Advocacy Project: 800-323-3205

Mental Health:

Mass. Dept. of Mental Health: 617-626-8000, Central Office, 25 Stanford St., Boston, MA 02114

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: 781-938-4048, 400 W. Cummings Park, Ste. 6650, Woburn, MA 01801. Information and referral line: 800-370-9085

Mass. Psychiatric Society: 781-237-8100

NASW Social Workers Referral: 800-242-9794

Parenting:

Childcare Resource Center: 617-547-1063, 130 Bishop Allen Dr., Cambridge, MA 02139

Parents United for Child Care: 617-426-8288, 30 Winter St., 7th floor, Boston, MA 02108

Mass. Citizens for Children: 617-742-8555, 14 Beacon St., Ste. 706, Boston, MA 02108

Parental Stress Line: 1-800-632-8188 (in Mass.). Support and guidance for parents

Parents Helping Parents Hotline: 800-882-1250 (in Mass.). Support and guidance for parents

Childhelp's National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-4-A-CHILD. Nationwide hotline staffed with professional counselors

DTA Child Care Services: 800-249-2007. Services help-eligible TAFDC and former TAFDC families find and pay for childcare as soon as they need it

Office of Child Care Services: 800-345-0131. Income-eligible childcare provided at reduced cost to low-income non-TAFDC families in Mass. who are working in an educational or job-training program or are disabled; community partnerships for children referrals; services for teen parents and their children

Sexual Assault: Boston Area Rape Crisis Center: 617-492-7273

Statewide toll-free 24-hour Spanish-language sexual assault hotline: Llamanos: 800-223-5001

Northeastern Mass.

North Shore Rape Crisis Center: 800-922-8772

Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell: 800-542-5212

YWCA of Greater Lawrence: 800-509-9922

Central Mass.

Rape Crisis Center of Central Mass: 800-870-5905

Wayside Victim Services (Milford): 800-511-5070

Voices Against Violence (Framingham): 800-593-1125

Southeastern Mass.

A Safe Place (Nantucket): 508-228-2111

Independence House (Hyannis): 800-439-6507

Women's Support Services (Vineyard Haven): 508-696-7233

Greater New Bedford Women's Center: 888-839-6636

New Hope (Attleboro): 800-323-4673

Stanley St. Women's Center (Fall River)

Womansplace Crisis Center (Brockton): 508-588-8255

Western Mass.

Elizabeth Freeman Center (Pittsfield): 413-443-0089

Everywoman's Center (Amherst): 413-545-0800

NELCWIT (Greenfield): 413-772-0806

YWCA/Arch (Springfield): 800-796-8711

YWCA of Western Mass. (Westfield): 800-479-6245

Substance Abuse Treatment Information:

MA Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline: 800-327-5050
Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for information on substance abuse programs, hotlines, support groups, self-help meetings, counseling services, and community resources.

Alcoholics Anonymous: For a listing of times and locations of meetings, call:

Boston Central Service: 617-426-9444

Cape Cod Intergroup: 508-775-7060

Martha's Vineyard Intergroup: 508-627-7084

Nantucket Intergroup: 508-228-2334

Oficina Intergrupal Hispana A.A. (Spanish Intergroup): 617-884-6500

Worcester Area Intergroup: 508-752-9000

Narcotics Anonymous: For a listing of times and locations of meetings, call:
Boston Area Service Committee: 617-884-7709

New England Region: 866-624-3578

Al-anon/Alateen: 508-366-0556

Suicide Prevention:

National Hopeline Network: 800-784-2433

Samaritans of Boston Befriending Hotline: 617-247-0200. For teens only from 2-11 p.m.: 800-252-TEEN

Other Mass. Samaritan Chapters:
Samaritans of Merrimack Valley: 978-688-0030
West Suburban Samaritans: 508-872-1780
Samaritans of Cape Cod and the Islands: 508-548-7999
Fall River/New Bedford Samaritans: 508-999-7267