Resources
Community Outreach Resources
Community Outreach Officer
Officer Victoria Denneno
781-455-7570 Ext. 8034 Email: vdenneno@needhamma.gov
Law Enforcement Clinical Support
Clinician Emily Turnbull
781-455-7570 Ext. 1250 Email: eturnbull@needhamma.gov
Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence Resources
Needham DV Resources
- Domestic Violence Action Committee (DVAC) www.needhamma.gov/5170/Domestic-Violence-Action-Committee-DVAC
Trauma
- National Alliance on Mental Health www.namimass.org/trauma
Courts
- Mass Legal Help www.masslegalhelp.org/domestic-abuse-crime-victims
- Mass.gov www.mass.gov/lists/court-resources-for-safety-and-support
Healthy Relationships
- Love is Respect www.loveisrespect.org
- Onelove www.joinonelove.org
- Respectfully www.mass.gov/respectfully
- Healthy Relationships Initiative www.healthyrelationshipsinitiative.org
Support Services in eastern Massachusetts
- Safelink 1-877-785-2020 (shelter services and advocacy directory)
- Victim Witness Advocate (part of DA’s office) https://www.mass.gov/victim-witness-assistance
- SAFEPLAN (free help with restraining orders) www.healthimperatives.org/support-for-survivors/safeplan-help-with-restraining-orders
- MOVA (Mass office of Victim Assistance) www.mass.gov/info-details/victim-services-resources-and-training
- Casa Myrna (Shelter services and advocacy) www.casamyrna.org
- The Second Step www.thesecondstep.org
- DOVE www.dovema.org
- Respond www.respondinc.org
- REACH www.reachma.org
- Healing Abuse Working For Change www.hawcdv.org
- Voices Against Violence www.voicesagainstviolence.net
Complete list of all DV services throughout Massachusetts
Culturally Specific Domestic Violence Resources
- Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) www.maps-inc.org
- Jewish Children and Family Service - Journey to Safety (has a Russian speaking advocate) www.jfcsboston.org
- Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) www.atask.org
- Our Deaf Survivors Center www.odscma.org
- SAHELI (South Asian and Arab) www.saheliboston.org
- The Network LaRed (LGBTQ+) www.tnlr.org/en
Sexual Assault Resources
- Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network www.rainn.org
- bIRch House (support center for adult female survivors of incest and childhood sexual abuse located in Arlington MA) www.birch-house.org
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center www.barcc.org
- New Hope (Milford) www.new-hope.org
- Seek then Speak (a guided online program to write down what happened so that if/when the survivor is ready to report they have a written account) www.evawintl.org/seek-then-speak
- Jane Doe Inc. www.janedoe.org
Mental Health Resources
The Behavioral Health Helpline (24/7): 833-733-2445 www.masshelpline.com
Riverside Community Care: 781-247-7762 www.riversidecc.org
Samaritans Suicide Prevention Hotline (call or text 24/7): 988 www.samaritanshope.org
Hey Sam (under 24 year old peer to peer suicide prevention texting service from 9AM to 12AM): text 439-726
Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Prevention): call 866-488-7386 or text 678-678 www.thetrevorproject.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness Massachusetts: 800-370-9085 www.namimass.org
Substance Use Resources
Town of Needham Recovery Coach
Angi MacDonnell
781-708-1752 Email: amacdonnell@needhamma.gov
SAMHSA National Helpline: 800-662-4357 www.samhsa.gov
Clear Steps Recovery Southwest Boston Metro Location: 603-769-8981 www.clearstepsrecovery.com
Charles River Recovery: 888-500-8000 www.charlesriverrecovery.com
Recovery Centers of America: 844-242-7956 www.recoverycentersofamerica.com
Greater Boston Addiction Centers: 877-920-6583 www.greaterbostonaddictioncenters.com
Learn to Cope Addiction and Recovery Support Network: 508-738-5148 www.learn2cope.org