RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
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CRISIS SERVICES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS:
Crisis services in Franklin, Hampshire and the North Quabbin area are provided by Clinical and Support Options (CSO):
- Franklin County: (413) 774-5411
- Hampshire County: (413) 586-5555
- North Quabbin: (978) 249-3141
Crisis services in Hampden County are provided by Behavioral Health Network (BHN):
- Springfield Area: (413) 733-6661
- Westfield Area: (413) 568-6386
Crisis services in Berkshire County are provided by the Brien Center:
- (413) 499-0412
Parents Helping Parents Parental Stress Line:
- Phone support: 1-800-632-8188
- Website: parentshelpingparents.org
STATE AGENCIES:
www.Mass.gov/dmh: Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (scroll down to see “Apply for DMH Services)
www.Mass.gov/dcf: Massachusetts Department of Children & Families
www.Mass.gov/dds: Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
www.Mass.gov/dph: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
www.dtaconnect.eohhs.mass.gov: Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
www.Mass.gov/childadvocate: Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate
www.doe/mass.edu: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
www.Mass.gov/dys: Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
www.Mass.gov/MassHealth: Massachusetts Mass Health (apply online)
SPECIAL EDUCATION:
www.fcsn: The Federation for Children with Special Needs: Informing, Educating, and Empowering Families
www.massadvocates.org: Massachusetts Advocates for Children
www.spanmass.org: Special Needs Advocacy Network, Inc.
www.wrightslaw.com: Wrightslaw
www.doe.mass.edu/sped: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – Special Education
www.spedchildmass.com: Special Education Advisory Councils (SEPAC) in Massachusetts
www.clcm.org: Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts
www.familyeducation.com: Family Education
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH:
www.PPAL.net: Parent Professional Advocacy League, “The Massachusetts Family Voice for Children’s Mental Health”
www.ffcmh.org: National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov: National Institute of Mental Health
www.aacap.org: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.cmhnetwork.org: Children’s Mental Health Network
www.Understood.org: Understood for All Inc.
www.familyaware.org: Families for Depression Awareness
www.chadd.org: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
www.worrywisekids.org: The Children’s and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety
www.childmind.org: Child Mind Institute
www.nctsn.org: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
www.acesconnection.com: ACES Connection
www.joiningforcesforchildren.org: Joining Forces for Children
www.eatingdisorderhope.com: Eating Disorder Hope
www.masspreventssuicide.org: Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Suicide
www.pacer.org: Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Substance Use:
www.drugfree.org: Partnership to End Addiction
www.samhsa.org: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.actforyouth.net: Act for Youth
www.Learn2Cope.org: Learn to Cope
www.helplinema.org: The Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline
www.files.hria.org: Youth and Young Adult Substance Use Directory (MA Bureau of Substance Abuse Services)
www.drgabormate.com: Gabor Mate’, M.D.
Anti-Racism, Anti Oppression and Social Justice:
www.centerracialjustice.org: Center for Racial Justice in Education
www.embracerace.org: Embrace Race
COVID-19:
www.mass.gov/covid19: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
www.cdc.gov: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.healthychildren.org: American Academy of Pediatrics
Last updated July 18, 2020.