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Outside Support Services in the Boston Area
 
The links below provide a comprehensive list of local and national organizations and facilities available to people in search of information or help concerning health and mental wellness.

Adolescent Resources
AIDS/HIV Resources
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Resources
Gay and Lesbian Resources
Mental Health Resources
Sexual Assault Resources 
Victims of Violence Resources
Women's Resources

Adolescent


Covenant House Nineline
800.999.9999
Crisis intervention, referral and information services to homeless, and runaway problems.  

National Runaway Hotline
800.621.4000  

United Way First Call for Help
800.231.4377  

AIDS/HIV Resources

AIDS Action Committee
131 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116
617.437.6200
800.255.2331

Anonymous HIV Testing
617.267.0159

Positive Directions
Peer-led HIV+ support and information groups

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Resources

Alcoholics Anonymous
368 Congress Street, Lower Level, Boston, MA 02210
617.426.9444
Questions and Help 617.426.4807

Bookroom Physician Health Services
Massachusetts Medical Society
Waltham, MA
781.893.4610

Massachusetts General Hospital Addiction Services
617.726.2712

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital SECAP- Alcohol/Addiction Program
617.789.2574

Newton-Wellesley Hospital Addiction/Psychiatry Services
617.243.6006

Fenway Community Health Center Substance Abuse Treatment
617.927.6202

National Drug Abuse Hotline
800.662.4357

Alcohol and Drug Dependence Hotline
800.475.4673

MA Substance Abuse Hotline
800.327.5050

Statewide Substance Abuse Information Line
800.ALCOHOL
800.COCAINE


Gay and Lesbian Resources

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gay (PFLAG)
P.O. Box 44004, W. Somerville, MA 02144
617.524.6455
617.547.2440 Boston Chapter
781.749.7730 Metro West Chapter
978.579.9769 North Shore Chapter

Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth
1.800.422.2459

Gay and Lesbian Helpline
617.267.9001
Monday–Thursday 6–11 pm
Friday 4–11 pm
Saturday 5–7:30 pm
Sunday 5–10 pm

Bay Windows - Gay and Lesbian Newspaper
1532 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02118

Fenway Community Health Center
617.267.0900
Medical: 617.927.6100
Counseling: 617.927.6200
Victim Recovery Program: 617.927.6250

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
456 Fulton Street, Suite 107 San Francisco, CA 94102
415.255.4547


Mental Health Resources

New England Medical Center
24 Hour Emergency- 617.636.5566 (Acute)
617.636.5467 (Express)
617.636.9634 (Psychiatry)

Massachusetts General Hospital
24 Hour Emergency 617.726.2994
General Emergency 617.726.2000
Boston Emergency Service Team (B.E.S.T.)
Acute Psychiatry Service 800.981.4357

Cambridge Hospital 24
Hour Emergency- 617.498.1429

Health Center
617.727.7100 (Inpatient)
617.912.7800 (Outpatient)

Suicide Prevention
Samaritans Suicide Prevention
617.247.0220
1.888.767.8336

Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
617.547.2255


Sexual Assault Resources

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
24 Hour Hotline 617.492.7273
Toll Free Hotline 800.580.5908

Boston Police Department Sexual Assault Unit
617.343.4400

Beth Israel Hospital Emergency Room
617.754.4000
Rape Crisis Program
617.667.4645 (Tues.Thurs. 8:30 am5 pm)

Cambridge Police
617.349.3300
Sexual Assault Unit 617.349.3356
24-hour line 617.492.7273

Roxbury Multi Service Center
617.442.6300

Natick
508.626.8686

Massachusetts General Hospital
617.724.4100 (Emergency Room and Rape Counselor)

Fenway Community Health Center Victim Recovery
617.267.0900 x311

Rape Crisis Hotline
800.870.5905


Victims of Violence Resources

Cambridge Health Alliance
Victims of Violence Program 617.591.6360
Alliance Community Crisis Response Team 617.498.1180

Middlesex County District Attorney’s Victim Witness Program
617.459.2323
617.458.4440

EMERGE
617.547.9870

Common Purpose Batterer’s Group
617.739.3831

National Domestic Violence Hotline
800.799.7233

Women's Resources

American Medical Women’s Association
801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314

Boston NOW
971 Commonwealth Ave, Boston
617.782.9183

Women in Medicine Services
American Medical Association
515 N. State Street, Chicago, Il 60610
312.464.4392

Women’s Center Cambridge
617.354.8807

Battered Women’s Hotline
800.992.2600