DBSA-Attleboro  
DBSA-ATTLEBORO RESOURCE DIRECTORY

The following list contains contact information for local, state, and national mental health resources. This list emphasizes services for people with bipolar disorder or clinical depression who live in the Greater Attleboro, Ma area.

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24 Hour Emergency Hotlines
 Legal Information & Assistance
Addiction & Recovery Local Support Groups
Advocacy & Protection Medication Information, including assistance
Children and Adolescents
 Other Disorders
Dual Diagnosis
Rehabilitation & Employment
For Family & Friends
Research & Education
Government Agencies & Services
Trauma Survivors
Health Information
Treatment Services & Referrals
Health Insurance
Women's Issues
Hospital Admissions
  

24 HOUR EMERGENCY HOTLINES
Resource Telephone Number
General Emergencies 911
Suicide Prevention (Samaritans) 617-247-0220 (Boston)
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hotline 800-327-5050 OR 617-445-1500
Battered Women's Hotline 617-661-7203
Crisis Intervention Hotline (psychiatric) 800-540-5806
Parental Stress Hotline 800-632-8188
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CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Resource
 Telephone Number
 Link
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
bpkids.org
Focus Adolescent Services
focusas.com
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  INFO ON OTHER DISORDERS
Resource Telephone Number
Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Rockville MD 301-231-8368
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), West Newbury MA 508-462-0495
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD), Plantation FL 305-587-3700
Mass. Eating Disorder Association 617-738-6332 OR 617-786-9522
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Milford CT 203-878-5669
Panic Disorder InfoLine (NIMH) 800-64-PANIC (647-2642)
Self Abuse Finally Ends (SAFE) (help for self-injury) 800-DONT-CUT (366-8288)
Trauma Survivors
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RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Resource Telepho ne Number
Mass General Hospital Bipolar Research Program (incl STEP-BD)
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
(NARSAD) 		516-829-0091
http://www.narsad.org/
National Foundation for Depressive Illness (NAFDI), New York NY 800-248-4344
http://www.depression.org/
National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) 301-443-4513
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Mental Health Assoc. Alexandria VA 800-969-NMHA (6642) OR
703-684-7722
http://www.nmha.org/
Stanley Center for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Pittsburgh PA 800-4BI-POLR (424-7657)
http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/stanley/
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ADDICTION & RECOVERY
Resource Telephone Number
Alcoholics Anonymous 617-426-9444
AlAnon/Alateen 800-356-9996
AlAnon Family Groups 800-344-2666
Cocaine Hotline 800-COCAINE (262-2463)
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686
http://www.ncadi.samhsa.gov/
National Drug Information, Treatment, and Referral Hotline 800-662-HELP (4357)
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ADVOCACY & PROTECTION
Resource Telephone Number
Mental Health Consumer Initiative (MHCI), Melrose MA 800-731-2299 OR 617-665-4992
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Washington DC 202-408-9514
National Empowerment Center, Lawrence MA 800-POWER-2-U (769-3728)
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness 800-444-7415
Office of Patient Protection (MA)
1-800-436-7757
PAIMI Program: Center for Public Representation, Northampton MA Voice/TTY 413-586-6
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DRUGS & MEDICATION
Resource Telephone Number
FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
Rockville MD 		301-594-1012
Herbal Research Foundation, Boulder CO
(scientific botanical data)		 800-748-2617
Lithium Information Services, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 608-263-6171
Massachusetts Prescription Advantage Program (MA res 65+ or on disability)
1-800-243-4636
NeedyMeds.com
This site is designed to provide information about patient assistance programs that provide no cost prescription medications to eligible participants.		 needymeds.com
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FAMILIES & FRIENDS
Resource Telephone Number
American Suicide Foundation (list of survivor groups nationwide) 800-ASF(273)-4042
Attleboro-area Friends and Family Support Groups
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Alexandria VA 703-684-7710
National Clearinghouse for Family Support and Children's Mental
Health, Portland OR		 800-628-1696
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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES & SERVICES
Resource Telephone Number
Food Stamp Hotline 800-645-8333
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) 617-727-5500
Office of Consumer and
Ex-Patient Relations		 800-221-0053
Social Security Administration 800-772-1213/800-325-0775 TTY
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HEALTH INFORMATION
Resource Telephone Number
Ask-A-Nurse, Cambridge MA (Mt. Auburn Hospital) 800-544-2424
Beth Israel Hospital Learning Center, Boston MA 617-667-9100
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (Directory)
National Health Information Center, Washington DC 800-336-4797 OR 301-336-4797
Well Mind Assoc. of Greater Washington, DC (physiology of mental illness) 301-949-8282
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HEALTH INSURANCE
Resource Telephone Number
Benefits Checkup (and program search)
Blue Cross/Blue Shield 800-258-2226
Citizens Health (Joe Kennedy) (Discounts)
1-800-563-5479
Common Health of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Division of Insurance
617-521-7777
http://www.state.ma.us/doi (main web site)
or  http://www.state.ma.us/doi/Consumer/CSS_health.html ( consumer service web pages)
Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance & Policy
Mass Health (Medicaid)
Mass Medline Program
1-866-633-1617
Medicare
800-882-1228 OR 800-638-6833
http://www.medicare.gov/
Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
1-800-633-4227
Medicare Advocacy Project
800-323-3205


Shine (Free Drug Company Prescription Programs)
1-800-243-4636
Veteran's  Benefits (VA)
1-800-222-8387
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
Resource Telephone Number
Arbour-Fuller Hospital,
S. Attleboro, MA
 (508)761-8500
http://www.arbourhealth.com/organizations.html#AFH
Butler Hospital, Providence RI
 (401)455-6200
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA 617-726-2994
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/allpsych/inpatient/
McLean Hospital, Belmont MA 800-333-0338 OR 617-855-2151
http://www.mcleanhospital.org
Morton Hospital, Taunton MA
 (508)828-7045
Pembroke Hospital (Arbour), Pembroke, MA
1-800-22-ACCES
St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford MA
 (508)961-5915 Inpatient
Sturdy Hospital Attleboro, MA
 (508)222-5200
www.sturdymemorial.org
Westwood Lodge (Arbour),
Westwood, MA
1-800-22-ACCES
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LEGAL ASSISTANCE & INFORMATION
Resource Telephone Number
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington DC 202-467-5730
Disability Law Center 800-872-9992
Ginger Lanigan & Associates (fee-for-service advocate for SSDI & SSI). Brockton, MA
508-586-7600
http://www.glanigan.com/  

Greater Boston Legal Services 617-371-1234
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (new pro bono cases taken Sept-Nov, Jan-Apr) 617-495-4408
Massachusetts Bar Association referral service 617-654-0400;
617-338-0585/TTY
Massachusetts Committee Against Discrimination 617-727-3990 x257;
617-720-6054/TTY
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, Boston MA 800-342-9092 OR 617-338-2345
Pike Institute on Law and Disability, Boston University School of Law 617-353-2904
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REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT
Resource Telephone Number
Americans with Disabilities Act, New England Technical Assistance
Center 		800-949-4232 Voice/TTY
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University 617-353-3549
Consumers & Alliances United for Supported Education (CAUSE), Quincy MA 617-770-4000 x297
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 617-565-3200; 617-565-3204 TDD
HEATH Resource Center (adult education, information, referrals) 800-544-3284 Voice/TTY
Job Accommodation Network 800-ADA-WORK (232-9675); 800-526-7234 TTY
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (Mass Rehab) 617-727-2183
National Rehabilitation Information Center: ABLEDATA Database of
Assistive Technology,
Washington DC (ADA law, job training)		 800-34-NARIC (346-2742) OR
301-588-9284
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TREATMENT SERVICES & REFERRALS
Resource Telephone Number
Arbour Counseling Norton, MA
 (508)399-8180
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington DC 202-966-7300
Community Care Services, Attleboro, MA
 508-222-7525
Hospital Admissions
Mass. Association of Social Workers 617-227-9635
Mass. Dept. of Mental Health (DMH) 800-221-0053
Mass General Hospital
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society 617-237-8100
Massachusetts Psychological Association 617-523-6320
McLean Hospital 800-333-0338 OR 617-855-2151
http://www.mcleanhospital.org
Westwood Lodge
1-800-22-ACCES
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TRAUMA SURVIVORS
Resource Telephone Number
Gift from Within (educational material), Camden ME 800-888-5236 OR 207-236-6051
The Hope Chest, New London CT (adults surviving childhood trauma) 203-447-2932
Incest Survivors Anonymous, Long Beach CA 213-422-1632
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), Washington DC 202-232-6682
National Victim Center, Fort Worth TX 800-FYI-CALL (394-2255)
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WOMEN'S ISSUES
Resource Telephone Number
Depression After Delivery, Morrisville PA 800-944-4PPD OR 215-295-3994
National Women's Health Network, Washington DC 202-628-7814
The Women's Center (support groups and referrals), Cambridge MA 617-354-8807
Women's Mental Health Collective, Somerville MA 617-354-6270
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