Family/Community Resources
Behavioral Health Help Line (1/11/2023)
The Department of Mental Health has launched a new Behavioral Health Help Line that people can call or text at 833-773-2445. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in more than 200 languages. The helpline can help individuals and families navigate the behavioral health system and access treatment, including mobile crisis services. For more information, please see the FAQ. Anyone with questions or concerns about the helpline can email the helpline director at Mio.Tamanaha@mass.gov
Mental Health and Gender-Affirming Care Resource Guide for Massachusetts LGBTQ2IA+ Young People and Their Trusted Adults (1/11/23) View Guide
Talking to Children About Traumatic Events (5/25/2022)
Our staff has put together a list of helpful resources that can be used when talking to children about traumatic events. See list of resources
Talking to Children About the Events in Our Nation's Capitol (1/07/2021)
Our staff has put together a list of useful resources that can be used when talking to children about the events at the Capitol and violence in general. See list of resources
Mental Health Supports
YOU Inc CSA/Seven Hills Foundation
Central Referral 1-855-4YOUINC
centralreferral@youinc.org
Supports families with children under age 21 with serious emotional disturbance. Provides Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) for families through a wraparound care planning process. The CSA also provides family support and training utilizing family partners (FP) to support and coach parents on navigating through the child’s mental health system.
Wayside Youth and Families
10 Asylum Street
Milford, MA 01757
Milford Referral Line (508) 745-6294
508-478-6888
- Trauma Intervention Services
- Children Impacted by Substances
- Outpatient Counseling
- In-Home Therapy & Family-based services
Riverside Community Behavioral Health Center
176 West Street
Milford, MA 01757
508-529-7000
- Outpatient counseling
- In-Home Therapy (IHT) ;Therapeutic Mentoring
- Emergency Services 800-294-4665
Community Impact
12 Congress St, Milford, MA.
508-422-0242 or communityimpactinc@gmail.com
We provide a broad range of clinical mental health services through individual, couples, family, and group therapy. Counseling services are provided for all ages. Accepts most medical insurances.
Chris’ Corner Milford
12 Main Street,
Milford, MA 01757
508-552-8080
info@chriscornermilford.com
Provides recovery-oriented care and support to help individuals, children, and families, with mental health and substance use disorders. Chris’ Corner supports individuals struggling with substance abuse, as well as their families and loved ones. We provide recovery coaching, individual and group therapy, peer support, referrals to treatment centers, advocacy, and educational and vocational opportunities.
Agency and Department Resources
- Mental Health Resource Website (3/24/2020)
- MassHealth Children's Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI)
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Children and Families
- Department of Developmental Services
- Child Mind Resources
Parent and Teacher Resources
- SEL for Parents (Video)
- Videos to Watch with Children
- Keeping Children Safe Online
- Supporting Social & Emotional Development in Middle Schoolers
- 5 Ways to Protect Tweens and Teens from Cyberbullying (10/20/19)
- Stress and hate in emigration: all stages of adaptation in a new country (10/20/19)
- Massachusetts Partnership for Youth - Peace at Home Parenting Solutions (1/10/24)
- What Are the Warning Signs of Suicide? | JED
- How to Tell Someone You Are Thinking
- Preventing Suicide: The Role of High School Teachers, Second Edition (2019)
- Divorce and Separation
- How to Support Children After Their Parents Separate or Divorce
- Children and Divorce: Helping Kids Cope With Separation and Divorce (PDF)
- How to Tell Kids About Divorce: An Age-by-Age Guide
- The Best Possible Thing You Can Do to Help Your Child Through Divorce
- 11 Rules for Helping Your Child Deal With Divorce
- Kids and Coping With Divorce
- Children and Divorce: Helping Kids After a Breakup
- Activities for Helping Children Deal With Divorce
- Helping Children Cope With Divorce
- How to Get a Divorce Without Messing Up Your Kids
- Answering Tough Questions
- Kids Can Be Happy After Divorce: Here’s How Parents Make it Happen
- Children and Divorce
- Learning About How to Help a Child Cope With Divorce
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filled with tips on how to reduce first day anxiety and get students back into a routine.
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