Student Crisis & Counseling Services


Important Telephone Numbers:

Citizens for Citizens
Fall River, MA508-679-0041
Taunton, MA508-823-6346

Community Health Centers
Carver Community Health Center508-866-3873
New Bedford Community Health Center508-996-8201

Counseling
Bay State Community Services617-471-8400
Center for Human Services508-746-6737
Child & Adolescent Program (C.H.H.S.)508-992-1321 or
508-992-3346
Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (M.S.P.C.C.)508-990-0418 or
617-587-1500
Professional Counsel Services508-997-0794

Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault
Battered Women Hotline508-992-4222
Domestic Violence Hotline877-785-2020
New Hope800-323-HOPE
Rape Crisis Center508-996-6656
South Shore Women Center781-582-0078

Drugs & Alcohol
AdCare Hospital508-999-1102
Al-a-teen508-999-0755 or
508-997-9051
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline800-252-6465 or
508-992-7788
Alcoholism Counseling Center508-822-1212
Cocaine Hotline800-262-2463
Family Care Center (C.H.H.S.)508-990-8345
M.A.D.D.508-673-6233
Massachusetts Prevention Center508-998-9722
Narcotics Anonymous818-773-9999
New Bedford Child And Family Services508-996-8572
New Bedford Counsel on Alcoholism508-992-7788
P.A.C.C.A.508-997-9051
Reflections (Club House)508-991-7487
Treatment on Demand508-999-0888

Educational Services/Job Training
Educational Opportunity Center508-995-3026
Job Crops800-262-6304
Mass Jobs/Dept. Public Welfare508-998-7000
New Bedford High School & G.E.D.508-997-4511
New Directions (City of New Bedford)508-979-1479

Emergency
Abuse/Neglect Hotline800-792-5200
Crisis Center508-996-3154
Poison800-682-9211

HIV/AIDS
AIDS Action Hotline800-235-2331
HIV Testing800-696-AIDS

Gay & Lesbian Services
AGLAS508-991-8000
Gay & Lesbian Youth Hotline800-422-2459
United Way800-231-4377

Homelessness
American Red Cross508-996-8286
Covered Bridge-Plymouth508-224-1543
GNB Community Health Center508-992-6553
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless781-595-7570
Sisters of Charity508-997-7347

Legal Services
Bristol Alliance (District Attorney's Office)508-997-0711
Commission Against Discrimination508-997-3191
New Bedford Juvenile Court508-999-9700
New Bedford Legal Aid508-992-5013
Southeastern Mass. Legal Assistance508-996-8576 or
800-322-4023
New Center for Legal Advocacy508-996-8576

Medical Facilities
Charlton Hospital (Fall River, MA)508-679-3131
Jordan Hospital (Plymouth, MA)508-746-2000
Morton Hospital (Taunton, MA)508-828-7000
St. Lukes Hospital (New Bedford, MA)508-992-6553
Tobey Hospital (Wareham, MA)508-295-0880

Pregnancy/Alternative Counseling/Teen Parents
Birthright of Greater New Bedford508-996-6744
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center508-992-653
New Bedford Women's Center508-996-3341
Women Care508-999-5757
Young Parents Initiative508-996-8572

Suicide/Samaritans
Children's Emergency Services508-992-1321
Samaritans Fall River/New Bedford508-999-7267
Samaritans Buzzards Bay508-759-2828

Runaway
Convenant House800-999-9999
National Runaway800-231-6946
National Runaway Switchboard800-621-4000

Teen Prevention Network
Teen-2-Teen508-979-1580
Positively Youth508-996-3147
United Youth508-995-7971
North Side Teens508-979-1580
Positive Influence508-999-0862
Potter Street Peers508-979-1580