Social Services for Massachusetts Residents

For Persons Experiencing Homelessness

For Persons Experiencing Mental Illness

For Persons Experiencing Substance Use

Hotlines

  • Crisis Textline: 741741
  • Disaster Distress Hotline: 1-800-985-5990
  • Massachusetts Substance Abuse Hotline: 1-800-327-5050
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
  • National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
  • United Way Community Resources: 211

Immediate Help

  • Emergency and Crisis Services: 1-877-382-1609
  • LGBTQ Hotline: 1-800-488-7386
  • Parental Stress Hotline: 1-800-632-8188
  • SafeLink: 1-877-785-2020
  • Samaritans Hotline and Textline: 1-877-870-4673
  • Veterans Crisis Hotline and Textline: 1-800-273-8255 (hotline) and 838255 (textline)