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HELP & CRISIS #’s

To get immediate support for mental health crises…

CALL 988

 
SUICIDE Hotline:  800-273-8255
 
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Note: Click on BLUE to access more info…
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PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES

(800) 640-5432 
 
In Framingham, For Walk In, see: 
 

Overall MetroWest:

East Area – (800) 540-5806

Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Waltham, Watertown, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn

West Area – (800) 640-5432

Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, Westborough.

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WELLNESS CHECK

Contact the local law enforcement where the person lives and explain your concerns…
 
For a wellness check in Framingham, MA:
Call Mass211 or the 24/7 Behavioral Health Help Line (800-981-4357) for immediate support; for seniors, contact the Callahan Center; for non-emergencies, use the City’s reporting tools, but for urgent crises call 911 or the Advocates CBHC Mobile Crisis Team (508-628- HELP) for mental health emergencies
 
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PHP & OP Services

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HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES:

 
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HELP LINE

 at 833-773-2445 (BHHL), and online chat at masshelpline.com.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

 

Mindfulness defined...

Mindfulness is your Rider in a mental state of self-directed  focused awareness on what is happening in the present moment [i.e., the emotions your feeling, in such a way as to constructively respond to the reactions being experienced.

SQ

meditation, mindfulness, reconditioning
Sitting Quietly (SQ) is first a self-care practice, one of calming renewal and connection…it’s also “the vehicle” of introspection, enabling discovery, insight…and healing.

LP

duck, ducklings, mallard
Life Practices are particular activities we engage on a more or less regular basis, using skillsets we learn and develop, and that serve to make our lives meaningful, productive, and rewarding…

SQ is an evidenced-based way to actually retrain the Elephant and effect lasting change