Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
781-595-7570
For unhoused families and those facing the risk of homelessness, the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless provides a range of services. They offer resources to help families stay stable, including financial assistance, beds for children, and clothing for teens and other family members. They also provide emergency housing, such as individual and family shelters, youth shelters, and domestic violence shelters.
211 Massachusetts
2-1-1
Massachusetts residents can call 211 to be connected to multiple social services, including employment and education support, housing services, child and senior care, transportation, and connections to healthcare, including mental health and substance use treatment. No matter what you need, call 211 to connect to the programs in your area.
Substance Use Helpline
800-327-5050
The Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline allows you to call, text, or chat to find harm reduction centers, treatment and recovery programs, and help with problem gambling. Trained specialists will listen to what you’re going through and connect you to the resources that will help.
RIZE Massachusetts
857-991-1195
RIZE is a non-profit organization located in Boston that works within the community to end the opioid epidemic and decrease its impact on individuals, communities and the economy. Their resource page links residents to low-barrier housing, a Your Rights in Recovery toolkit, and harm reduction information.
Speaking of Hope
Speaking of Hope is an organization that provides mental health support for young adults throughout Massachusetts. They offer resources and support via their social media platform and access centers. Services include peer support, social activities, links to social services, support with mental health and addiction treatment, and amenities like showers and laundry.
SAFE
508-488-8105
The Safe Coalition in Franklin is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help their community by offering support and resources for people in need. Their programs include Narcan administration training, the teen substance use diversion program, and support groups for family members affected by substance use.
North Redding – Opioid Resources
978-357-5054
The town of North Reading offers its residents who are affected by substance use disorder several free resources. This includes a clinician who can help connect residents to mental health and addiction treatment, peer recovery coaching, naloxone training, and prevention education. The town also provides needle/sharps drop box sites, medication lock boxes, deactivation bags, and unused medication take-back days.
Regional Community Behavioral Health Centers
833-773-2445
Community Behavioral Health Centers are located throughout Massachusetts and provide residents with 24/7 crisis support as well as day-to-day mental health and addiction services. Services are covered by the state’s Medicaid program. They offer outpatient clinics, crisis stabilization, a behavioral helpline, and peer support.
Springfield Technical Community College
413-781-7822
The Student Affairs office at Springfield Technical Community College offers their students resources related to alcohol and substance use recovery. These include on-campus counseling, drug and alcohol hotlines, how to get mental health treatment, and non-academic support like free school supplies, food, and more.
Boston College Recovery & Sobriety Support
617-552-9900
Boston College has multiple support services for students in recovery or are looking for ways to change their relation to substance use. They have short-term counseling and consultations, online recovery resources, 12 step meetings, recovery housing, and other peer support meetings.
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
978-934-6800
The Students in Recovery Program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell offers programs for students with alcohol or substance use disorder or other mental health issues, including counseling services, crisis intervention, and assistance in locating outside counseling or treatment programs if necessary.
University of Massachusetts, Boston
617-287-5000
The University of Massachusetts in Boston offers students substance misuse and recovery support. Services include daily collegiate recovery meetings, recovery community meetings, and a Recovery at UMB program. There are also links to peer support groups including 12-step meetings.
Harvard Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
617-495-2042
Harvard offers a wide variety of workshops and groups for students, including a group for students in recovery. The recovery group provides support and strategies to help them remain substance-free during college and beyond. There are also groups for grief support, mood & food, students of color, queer students, and more.
Veterans Collaborate
The Veterans Collaborative supports military vets and their families by offering information about events and support in the area. You can find veteran outreach centers, community resources, veterans’ services, and VA information. The organizations listed can help with basic needs, mental health and addiction treatment, medical care, fellowship, and other services.
Native American Team Project
617-624-5111
The state’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Service has a Native American Team Project that offers culturally relevant alcohol and substance use prevention programs. The goal is to increase Native youth’s positive ethnic identity, help them make healthy choices related to substance use, and prevent overdose deaths.
Native American LifeLines
857-203-9680
Native American Lifelines provides culturally centered health services for Native Americans in the Boston area. Services include counseling for mental health and substance use disorder, as well as referrals to addiction treatment when appropriate. They also offer case management, dental care, and elder/youth/family programs.
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