Mental Health Services

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

FEDERAL GUIDE TO HELP PARENTS MAKE SAFE CHOICES WHEN CHOOSING A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR THEIR CHILDREN
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released the first-ever federal consumer guide to assist parents in choosing a safe residential treatment program for their children. The guide was issued as part of FTC's investigation into the deceptive marketing practices of some residential treatment programs, which was requested by
Rep. George Miller (D-CA)

DBT Resources: Clinical Resource Directory:


National Respite Locator Service Search Results Page The following locations in Massachusetts are listed


Geriatric Mental Health Foundation:


Find a Geratric Psychiatrist


Therapycounseling.com offers a wide range of different counseling services over the phone. Register as a user, choose your counselor, and get your free 5 min. consultation.

American Residential Treatment Association, Member organizations of ARTA offer a variety of services and are able to respond to a wide range of needs. Members will be talk with you about their programs and how they might address your specific set of circumstances


Massachusetts Board of Registration; Physicians Profiles, Complaint Process, Tips for choosing a doctor, How to Obtain Vital Records, etc

COPA Directory: a directory of consumer-operated programs and activities in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Dept. of Mental Health

MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES' NEW ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY

Free Resource Available to Families, Mental Health Consumers and Providers. The e-Learning Center is a free resource that currently hosts 10 interactive "e-courses" in English and in Spanish, offering in-depth strategies and techniques for promoting resiliency and recovery. The e-courses include testimonials of personal experiences that provide motivation and each can be completed in 30- 45 minutes

The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) has a wide range of mental health and substance abuse services (includes find a provider, list of emergency service providers)

BMC Healthnet Behavioral Health Services

Fallon Community Health Plan, Find a doctor (behavioral health)

Independent Living Centers of Massachusetts, Information and Referral, Skills Training and Peer Mentoring are the backbone of Direct Services

State Mental Health Resources for Massachusetts , Searchable Databases at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration of the U. S. (SAMHSA)

Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition, a “clubhouse” is a place where people who have mental illness come to rebuild and/or regain control of their social and economic lives

Social Worker Therapy Referral Service (a service of the Massachusetts Association of Social Workers), one-on-one and group therapy

Mass. Division of Professional Licensure, Search for a Licensed Professional, Social Worker

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Find a Psychologist, American Psychologist Association

Mass. Division of Professional Licensure, Search for a Licensed Professional, Psychologist:

Find a Psychiatrist and other resources, American Psychiatric Association

Find a Doctor, American Medical Association

Mass. Division of Professional Licensure, Search for a Licensed Professional, Mental Health Counselor

Find a counselor, American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC)

Find a Therapist, on-line and phone counseling for anyone (individual, child, etc)

Find a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, use drop down menus to narrow search

Find a Dialectic Behavioral Therapist, click on the state

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Directory for Spanish-speaking and Culturally-informed Private Practice Referrals for Mental Health

Association of Black Psychologists, Psychologists listing for Massachusetts

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, the Office of Minority Health, Information and referral offers customized responses to telephone, e-mail and mail inquiries

Muslim Mental Health Professionals in the US & Canada, page down for the state:

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), people with mental health issues have can have hope, control over their lives, develop self-directed wellness plans, and recover, working toward meeting their own life dreams and goals: