Free, confidential support services to survivors of sexual violence age 12 and older,their loved ones and friends, and professionals. The BARCC works with survivors regardless of when the violence occurred.

BARCC Website :  barcc.org

Chat Available daily @ barcc.org/chat

99 Bishop Allen Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139 ·

Telephone: (800) 841-8371

Boston Emergency Services Team

The BEST team, under the leadership of Boston Medical Center and with the support of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, provides 24/7 crisis response and emergency mental health services to children, adolescents and adults in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Revere, Somerville and Winthrop communities. This team includes bilingual responders to serve all the residents in our communities, providing access to a comprehensive, highly integrated system of crisis evaluation and treatment services.

The Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center –  800-981-4357 – 85 East Newton St., Boston, ma 02118

BEST Team Boston crisis line | 800-981-4357 or 800-981-HELP

If you or someone in your family is in crisis, please call 800-981-4357 for guidance. This toll-free number can be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week to obtain services. Staff at the 800-981-HELP Call Center will provide support, information, referral, or arrange an in-person evaluation.  The Call Center will dispatch mobile clinicians to intervene at the site of the crisis unless a different setting is requested by a family or if the containment of a more secure setting is required.

Crisis Text Line

Free 24/7 text line operated by live, trained crisis counselors who respond to your text in real time.

Crisis Text Line is a global not-for-profit organization that provides free mental health texting service through confidential crisis intervention via SMS message¹²³. The service is available 24/7 in the United States, Canada, UK, and Ireland¹. To access the service in the United States, individuals can text HOME to 741741¹²³. The organization uses an algorithm to assess the severity of a crisis⁴. Discord has partnered with Crisis Text Line to provide text-based volunteer support for people in crisis

Text HOME to 741741 * Crisitextline.org

Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH)

If you or a family member are experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis, get crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization services.

Call 877-382-1609 (24/7 emergency crisis line)

National Suicide Prevention lifeline

Free and Confidential support, 24/7.

• 800-273-8255 (English)
• 888-8628-9454 (Spanish)

Office Of Housing Stability

We help residents find and maintain stable, safe, and affordable housing.

Massachusetts Safelink Resources

Call SafeLink at 877-785-2020 for:

• Safety planning resources for survivors to learn how they and their families can stay safe.
• A safe and confidential space in which to talk about your relationship or someone else’s.
• A direct connection to domestic violence programs across Massachusetts
• Referrals to local domestic violence and other community resources

• SafeLink

  SafeLink is a confidential 24/7 statewide domestic violence hotline that can connect you to local support based on your needs. SafeLink’s state-of-the-art technology allows the advocate answering your call to keep you on the line while you are being connected to a resource in your area, getting you help in just a single call. It is also OK to call SafeLink if you need to talk about your situation or someone else’s – you do not need to be looking for services or a shelter space. Advocates are fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and have access to a service that can provide translation in more than 130 languages.

  Call SafeLink at 877-785-2020 for:

  • Safety planning resources for survivors to learn how they and their families can stay safe.
  • A safe and confidential space in which to talk about your relationship or someone else’s.
  • A direct connection to domestic violence programs across Massachusetts
  • Referrals to local domestic violence and other community resources
  • Support and resources for anyone who is concerned about a victim of domestic violence
  • Information about domestic and dating violence

  People who are Deaf and hard of hearing can reach SafeLink by calling:

  • SafeLink’s TTY line at (877) 521-2601

  • 711 in Massachusetts
    • If you are calling from outside Massachusetts, dial 1-800-439-0183 for English or 1- 800-930-9252 for Spanish.
    • Ask to be connected to the hotline (1-877-785-2020)

Veterans Crisis Line

Free, 24/7, confidential support is a call away. The Veterans Crisis Line can help even if you’re not enrolled in VA benefits or health care.

Telephone 800-273-8255 then Press 1

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