Mental Health Resources

Emergency Hotlines & Resources

  • Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988

  • Boston Area Rape Crisis Center 24hr Hotline: call 1-800-841-8371 | www.barcc.org

  • National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA

  • Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line: call or text 1-833-773-2445 | www.masshelpline.com

  • Youth Domestic Violence lifeline: call 1-866-331-9474 or text “loveis”​ to 22522 | www.loveisrespect.org

    If you are having a psychiatric or medical emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Book Recommendations

The Breathing Book—Christopher Willard PsyD and Olivia Weisser
My Heart—Corinna Luyken
The Tree in Me—Corinna Luyken
The Book of Mistakes—Corinna Luyken
The Rabbit Listened—Cori Doerfeld
My Self, Your Self—Esmé Shapiro
Maybe—Kobi Yamada and Gabriella Barouch
Right Now, I am Brave—Dr. Daniela Owen
Right Now, I am Fine—Dr. Daniela Owen
I'm Happy-Sad Today: Making Sense of Mixed-Together Feelings—Lory Britain Ph.D. and Matthew Rivera
In My Heart—Jo Witek and Christine Roussey
The Noise Inside Boys—Pete Oswald
Cry Heart, But Never Break—Glenn Ringtved , Charlotte Pardi, et al.
The Color Monster—Anna Llenas
The Invisible String—Patrice Karst and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
The “We Say What's Okay” Series—Lydia Bowers and Isabel Muñoz
Ravi’s Roar—Tom Percival
Ruby Finds a Worry—Tom Percival
Tilda Tries Again—Tom Percival
Meesha Makes Friends—Tom Percival
Perfectly Norman—Tom Percival