Quick Links for Family Engagement Center
Health and Wellness ♦ Salud y Bienestar ♦ Saúde e Bem Estar
- Child & Family Emergency Services | 508.984.5566 | 543 North St, New Bedford, MA 02740
- DMH Behavioral Health Help Line | 833.773.2445
- https://www.masshelpline.com/
- The Department of Mental Health launched a new Behavioral Health Help Line that people can call or text. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in more than 200 languages. The help line can help individuals and families navigate the behavioral health system and access treatment, including mobile crisis services
- High Point | 508.717.0550 | 68 N. Front St, New Bedford, MA 02740
- https://hptc.org/
- High Point’s mission is to prevent and treat substance use disorders and mental illness. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.
- Learn to Cope
- https://learn2cope.org
- Learn to Cope is a peer led support group for families and loved ones who have someone in their life experiencing issues with substance use disorder.
- MA 211- Fast and easy way to connect with support now
- https://mass211.org/
- Mass 211 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community. It serves as a resource for finding government benefits and services, nonprofit organizations, support groups, volunteer opportunities, donation programs, and other local resources. Always a confidential call, Mass 211 maintains the integrity of the 9-1-1 system saving that vital community resource for life and death emergencies.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- https://www.nami.org/Home
- NAMI envisions a world where all people affected by mental illness live healthy, fulfilling lives supported by a community that cares.
- The Greater New Bedford Community Health Center | 508.992.6553 | 874 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740
- https://gnbchc.org/
- The Greater New Bedford Community Health Center is committed to providing high quality, integrated care for all patients regardless of their ability to pay.
