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Employee Assistance Program resource list

We have a list of resources for alcohol and drug recovery, childcare, domestic violence, mental health, and much more.

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UPDATE: We have received numerous requests from centers and groups asking us to include their organization on our site. Unfortunately, our resource list is at capacity. We will only make updates to this page as the need arises.  

If you have questions about the resources listed below, please contact the Employee Assistance Program.

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Alcohol / Drug Recovery

Name of Service Description
Start Your Recovery The program offers people dealing with substance use issues a single source of relatable, reliable information. They can help at any stage of your recovery journey.
American Addiction Centers The Addiction Centers provides cares for adults and adolescents. They can help if you're struggling with alcohol or drug conditions, or mental and behavioral health issues.
Spectrum Health System Inc. Spectrum provides treatment for substance abuse or mental health issues, or both. They can help you achieve sobriety, sustain recovery, and fulfill your personal goals.
St. Elizabeth Comprehensive Addiction Program St. Elizabeth's Comprehensive Addiction Program, widely known as SECAP, is Boston’s oldest hospital-based program for the treatment of addiction. It was founded in 1976 to meet community concerns.
Substance abuse and Mental Health Administration

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
NamaStay Sober NamaStay Sober is a 501(c)(3) organization that funds unlimited monthly yoga and fitness memberships to recovering addicts.
Narcotics Anonymous Every addict in the world had the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and cultural and find the opportunity for a new way of life.
Smart Recovery Self-Help Network There have been over 18,000 SMART Recovery Self-Help Group meetings in Massachusetts since 1990. All groups are lead by volunteers, most of whom are graduates of the SR Program.
Live Another Day A database of substance use and mental health resources, with a focus on serving communities of color and the QTBIPOC community.   Features a searchable database and a support line.
Addiction Recovery Management Services – ARMS The Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS) specializes in supporting teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 and 26, and their parents, as they deal with their substance use and related problems.
Marijuana Anonymous Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction.
Highpoint Treatment Center High Point Treatment Center's (HPTC) mission is to prevent and treat chemical dependency and provide therapeutic services for mental health issues. Our goal is to help an individual achieve personal change and accept responsibility toward an improved quality of life.
Gosnold on Cape Cod For over 40 years Gosnold has been servicing individuals and families affected by addiction. Gosnold supports you for the life of your recovery.
Elizabeth Stone House The Elizabeth Stone House serves homeless and at-risk families and individuals in a goal-oriented, outcome-driven service environment by resolving the issues that made them homeless – domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental illness – so that they can attain and maintain permanent housing, personal safety, and economic stability.
Cocaine Anonymous Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction.
Boston Public Health Commission Recovery Services The City of Boston has a robust system of care for individuals, families, and communities affected by substance abuse. At the Boston Public Health Commission, we work to make sure this system is as easy to navigate as possible for those that need our support.
Ad-Care Hospital Ad-Care is fully equipped to treat individuals at all levels of addiction, including patients with more complex medical or psychiatric needs.
Alcoholics Anonymous A.A.’s primary purpose of maintaining our sobriety and helping other alcoholics achieve recovery.
Boston Treatment Centers At Boston Drug Treatment Centers, we know that recovery is possible and that you can overcome that addiction.
Arbour Health System Arbour Health System is the largest private mental health system in Massachusetts. Arbour Health System is committed to providing easy access to a comprehensive range of behavioral health services for all patient age.
Brattleboro Retreat / Mental Health and Addiction Care Help for mental health and addictive disorders is available for you, right here on our private, southern Vermont campus. If you’re suffering from problems with depression, addiction to alcohol or other drugs, bipolar disorder, or difficulties related to anxiety, PTSD, or a co-occurring dual diagnosis disorder, then come to the Brattleboro Retreat.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Addiction Recovery Program Faulkner Hospital offers a variety of in house programs for addiction recovery, including inpatient detox, partial hospitalization day programs, outpatient suboxone treatment, and hosted peer-support groups.
Banyan Treatment Centers Banyan provides inpatient detox and 28-day addiction and mental health treatment at their Baldwinville site.  They can also be contacted at toll free: (877) 997-3274.

Anger Management

Name of Service Description
Thriveworks Anger Management This site, linked to an individual therapy service, gives information on types of anger and anger management.
Boston Evening Therapy Associates The site offers a good overview on different types of anger management treatment. There are also links to therapists who specialize in anger management.
Emerge Emerge is a fee-for-service individual and group anger management program. The program places an emphasis on supporting domestic abuse survivors. 
Psychology Today Anger Management Groups Explore an aggregate of anger management groups across the state.
Psychology Today Anger Management Therapists Another aggregate of individual anger management therapists across the state.

Childcare

Name of Service Description
Department of Early Education and Care The Massachusetts state department that oversees child care and education resources.  Their website hosts numerous resources and information including a searchable childcare database (separately linked below). They can also be contacted directly at 617-988-6600 for direct information and assistance.
EEC Childcare Search The Department of Early Education and Care offers this searchable database for childcare by income, voucher, and location.
Care.com This website helps connect you by zip code with vetted individual babysitters and nannies by location, child care centers, and other services such as cleaning and elder care.
Child Care Resource and Referral Network Find resources and referral information about early education care and after-school programs throughout Massachusetts.
Commonwealth Children’s Center The center thrives on its unique ability to attract families from economically and geographically diverse neighborhoods.
Bright Horizons Bright Horizons offers numerous daycare and preschool and early education centers. Search by zip code to find one close to you.

City of Boston Child Care

 Child Care services are available for children aged three months to seven years old on a limited basis through the City Hall Child Care program.
Childcare Choices of Boston Childcare Choices of Boston serves as a child care resource and referral agency.
   

Domestic violence

Name of Service Description
The National Domestic Hotline The hotline is the only center in the nation that has access to service providers and shelters across the U.S. Today, the hotline continues to grow and explore new avenues of service.
Suffolk County District Attorney / Domestic Violence Victims As part of its overall mission of serving victims and protecting citizens of the county, District Attorney Conley’s office maintains a presence in nine district and municipal courts throughout Suffolk Count.
Massachusetts Law Domestic Violence You can find out information about the Massachusetts court system and domestic violence issues.
Massachusetts Coalition Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence The coalition is changing the way society views and reacts to sexual and domestic violence in ways that make our communities safer today, and for future generations.
Gay Men Domestic Violence Project The project's mission is to assist and support victims and survivors of domestic violence in GLBTQ communities, bring about responsive public policy, and increase access to culturally competent services.
Futures Without Violence Nineteen teams comprised of local domestic violence organizations and health care facilities were selected to develop policy and clinical responses to domestic and sexual violence.
Fenway Health The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research, and advocacy.
Emerge-Counseling and Education to Stop Domestic Violence This website is designed to offer information on services Emerge offers, and should not be considered a substitute for seeking out abuser education services.
Elizabeth Stone House The Elizabeth Stone House serves homeless and at-risk families and individuals in a goal-oriented, outcome-driven service environment by resolving the issues that made them homeless.
Casa Myrna Casa Myrna was founded in 1977 by a group of volunteers in Boston’s South End to provide a safe haven for women who were being abused by their husbands and partners.
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence The task force primarily serves Asian families and individuals in Massachusetts and New England who suffer from, or are at risk of suffering from, domestic violence.
Reach Beyond Domestic Violence The website is for victims of violence, their families and friends, and the agencies and programs which serve them, both public and private.

Elder care

Name of Service Description
Senior Whole Health At Senior Whole Health, our mission is to maximize the quality of life, health, security, and independence of our members.
National Council on Aging We offer tools and resources for you and the older adults you care about.
National PACE Association The site is for people with chronic medical conditions over the age of 55. You'll find coordinated social work and medical care within your community. You can download the Harbor Health Service Plan for Boston and Massachusetts residents.
Executive Office of Elders Affairs Find extensive government services for elder services on many subjects and issues.
Boston ElderINFO Boston ElderINFO assists elders, disabled individuals, and their families in accessing a comprehensive range of services that address health care needs.
Commonwealth Care Alliance At Commonwealth Care Alliance, our mission is to provide the best possible care, tailored individually to the members we serve throughout Massachusetts – elders and people across the age spectrum with special healthcare needs.
City of Boston Age Strong Commission The mission of the Age Strong Commission is to enhance the quality of life for Boston's senior citizens.
Family Caregiver Alliance To alliance's mission is to improve the quality of life for caregivers and those they care for through information, services, and advocacy.
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America The mission of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America is to provide optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families.
Alzheimer’s Association The Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support, and research.
Senior Resource Center, Inc. The center's multidisciplinary concept unites asset preservation, health care coordination and advocacy, and legal overview under one roof.

Financial

Name of Service Description
City of Boston Credit Union The credit union's mission is to be the primary financial service provider for its members, while offering prompt and convenient financial services.
Mass Mutual Financial Group MassMutual was founded on May 15, 1851. From the beginning, they have had a single purpose: to help people secure their future and protect the ones they love.
Debt Management Department You can find information about debt management on the State Treasurer's website.
Executive Office of Administration and Finance Find information on administration and financial concerns on the state website.
The Credit Counseling Professionals American Consumer Credit Counseling is a nonprofit organization. They offer consumer credit counseling services, debt management, and financial management education to consumers nationwide.
City of Boston: Protecting your credit rights This guide from the department of consumer affairs explores what to do to manage your credit well. It includes tips on what to do with debt collection or identity theft.  
Mass.Gov Identity Theft  The state of Massachusetts offers this helpful guide on identity theft and how to navigate it. They also include a guide on how to protect yourself, freeze your credit, and other steps.
City of Boston Credit Union fraud and security The City of Boston Credit Union also offers this guide on security risks and types of fraud. This includes ATM/debit fraud and phishing that can lead to identity or financial theft.
MassLegal Questions about Identity Theft The Massachusetts Bar also offers this resource and tip page on navigating Identity theft with links and phone numbers.

Housing

Name of Service Description
Boston Home Center The Boston Home Center helps Boston residents purchase, improve, and keep their homes.
Metropolitan Boston and Housing Partnership The partnership's mission is to ensure that the region’s low- and moderate-income individuals and families have choice and mobility in finding and retaining decent affordable housing.
Housing Navigator Massachusetts This organization manages and offers a statewide database of housing targeted towards low and moderate-income renters and buyers. 
LifeCycle Transitions The fee-for-service company offers numerous housing-related transitional services. These include hoarding cleanups, property renovations, and crisis real estate rescue services.
Housing and Economic Development The division of the Department of Housing and Community Development provides funding to developers, nonprofits, and communities to assist first-time homebuyers.
Elizabeth Stone House The Elizabeth Stone House serves homeless and at-risk families and individuals in a goal-oriented, outcome-driven service environment by resolving the issues that made them homeless.
Boston Housing Authority  The authority provides affordable housing to more than 58,000 residents in and around the City of Boston. 
Boston Office of Fair Housing and Equity This office provides Boston residents with information and resources around residency, advocating for equity in housing.
Boston Office of Housing Stability This service exists to help city residents who are at risk of eviction or loss of housing, providing emergency resources.
Boston Mayor's Office of Housing The mayor's office of housing has its own resource and information page for Boston renters, homeowners, landlords, and more.
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless The mission of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless is to eradicate homelessness from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Legal

Name of Service Description
Boston Bar Association The association’s mission is to advance the highest standards of excellence for the legal profession, facilitate access to justice, and serve the community at large.
Massachusetts Bar Association The nonprofit serves the legal profession and the public. They promote justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law. Dial-A-Lawyer events on the first Wednesday of every month offer free answers to legal questions.
Senior Resource Center, Inc. The center's multidisciplinary concept unites asset preservation, health care coordination and advocacy, as well as legal overview under one roof.
WomensLaw.org View a list of local organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to victims of abuse and others who qualify.

Mental health

Name of Service Description
Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform

A newly rolled out state resource whose goal is to act as an alternative to ER visits for those struggling with mental health or substance use issues. The site includes access to the 24/7 Behavioral health helpline and more.  Call or text 833-773-2445, or start a chat at masshelpline.com/chat for help.
Samaritans Samaritans’ mission is to reduce the incidence of suicide by alleviating despair, isolation, distress and suicidal feelings among individuals in our community, educate the public about suicide prevention, and reduce the stigma associated with suicide.
American Association of Suicidology The goal of the American Association of Suicidology is to understand and prevent suicide.
Community Caring Clinic The organization offers behavioral and mental healthcare services in the Roxbury area. The clinic also features bilingual and bi-cultural mental health services.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline The lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Stop a Suicide Today / Screening for Mental Health Stop a Suicide today was developed Douglas G. Jacobs, MD, as a nationwide campaign to empower individuals to help colleagues, friends, and loved ones.
Dee Dee's Cry This local organization provides support and community resources on suicide prevention, mental health education and outreach support for families impacted by suicide.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center The center is the nation’s only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
American Psychiatric Association The association was founded in 1844 and is the world’s largest psychiatric organization.
Mental Health America Mental Health America – founded in 1909 – is the nation’s leading community-based non-profit dedicated to helping all Americans achieve wellness by living mentally healthier lives.
National Institute of Mental Health The institute is the nation’s leader in research on mental disorders, supporting research to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses.
National Alliance of Mental Health The alliance is nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention Since 1999, the coalition has worked to bring about awareness and mobilize community action.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America The association educates patients and their families about disorders and helps them find treatment, resources, and support.
American Academy of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry The association is dedicated to protecting the health of children everywhere.
Massmen / Massachusetts Mental Health Resources for Men The website for Massachusetts men and their loved ones offers statewide mental health information, resources, and online self-assessments.
Brattleboro Retreat / Mental Health and Addiction Care Help for mental health and addictive disorders is available for you on their southern Vermont campus.
Renfrew Center / Eating Disorders The Renfrew Center supports the belief that there is never a single cause for the development of an eating disorder. Rather, eating disorders are complex illnesses with biological, genetic, psychological, social and developmental roots. Effective treatment must target this entire range of factors.
Parent's Guide to Suicide Prevention Helpful information, including warning signs and where you can find support, for parents of high school and college aged adolescents. 
Within Health Massachusetts Within Health is a national eating disorder education and treatment organization, with treatment teams in Massachusetts.  Be sure to read their educational article on eating disorder programs for the elderly.
Uplift Behavioral Health Services This mental health practice out of West Roxbury offers remote and in-person services for individual, couples and family counseling, group support, recovery services and more.

Process addictions

Name of Service Description
Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling The private, nonprofit health agency is dedicated to providing leadership to reduce the social, financial, and emotional costs of problem gambling.
Gamblers Anonymous The men and women of this fellowship share their experience, strength, and hope with each other.
Overeaters Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating, binge eating, and other eating disorders. 
MGH Eating Disorder Clinical and Research Program You can find research, treatment, education, and training information through this Massachusetts General Hospital program.
The Renfrew Center / Eating Disorders The Renfrew Center supports the belief that there is never a single cause for the development of an eating disorder.
The National Eating Disorders Association The association supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.

Stress

Name of Service Description
Parental Stress Line A resource page for parents dealing with stressful issues.
Parents Helping Parents The 24-hour Parental Stress Line provides telephone counseling, information, and referrals.
National Parent Helpline The organization leads the way in prevention by positively impacting the well-being of families and communities worldwide.
National Alliance of Mental Health The alliance is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Support groups

Name of service Description
Alanon and Alateen Al-Anon and Alateen Family Groups help families and friends of alcoholics.
Alcoholics Anonymous A.A.’s primary purpose of maintaining our sobriety and helping other alcoholics achieve recovery.
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors A support forum for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
American Foundation for Suicide Survivors This organization contains a searchable database for suicide survivor support groups.
Care Dimensions This Hospice and Pallative Care organization also offers varied virtual grief groups for anyone who suffered a loss to seek coping skills and community support.  
Cocaine Anonymous Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction.
Marijuana Anonymous Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction.
Meetup Grief Support A collection of local peer-led grief support groups.
Narcotics Anonymous Every addict in the world had the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and cultural and find the opportunity for a new way of life.
Psychology Today Mass. Grief Support Groups An aggregate of professional-run grief support groups across Massachusetts.
Smart Recovery Self-Help Network There have been more than 18,000 SMART Recovery Self-Help Group meetings in Massachusetts since 1990. All groups are lead by volunteers, most of whom are graduates of the SR Program.
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Find information on suicide and suicidal awareness, as well as a searchable database for grief support groups.

Summer Camps 2023

Name of service Description
Boston Public Schools Summer Stuff BPS is a one stop shop for numerous summer resources, including summer camps, learning groups, and more. 
Boston Centers for Youth and Families Summer Programming BCYF continues to offer their own sponsored summer activities for the community, check their website to find out more.
Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series Boston Parks and Recreation offer free weekly virtual and in person fitness groups throughout the summer, schedule is included in the link!
Mommy Poppins Boston Summer Camps:  This website compiles information, updated daily, on paid and free summer camps for 2023.
Boys and Girls Club of Boston One of the oldest community run programs for families in the city, offers both after school and summer programming at numerous locations, with a focus on resources for under-served families and neighborhoods
YMCA Boston The Boston chapter of YMCA has numerous fitness and summer youth programs for members. 
Tenacity Summer Program This program partnered through Boston Parks and Recreation offers tennis & reading summer offerings to city youths by age group, registration is open throughout the season.
Piers Park Sailing Youth Programs A sailing summer program series offered for youths and young adults.
Boston Central Summer Events Boston Central offers this list of summer events, many of which are free of charge, for children and families.
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