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 MELROSE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION COALITION

Kara Showers, MPH
Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator
City of Melrose Health Department
562 Main Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Ph (781) 979-4128
Fax (781) 979-7696
Email: kshowers@cityofmelrose.org
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Janet Nevin
Substance Abuse Prevention Administrator
City of Melrose Health Department
562 Main Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Ph (781) 979-4130
Fax (781) 979-7696
Email: jnevin@cityofmelrose.org

 
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OUR VISION:  We envision a Melrose that is a safe, healthy, resourceful community--one that embraces substance abuse prevention efforts and is united on the path to positive solutions.

OUR MISSION: The Coalition is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all in Melrose by fostering evidence-based substance abuse prevention strategies. Working collaboratively and providing resources, we take a leadership role in combating this problem by offering HOPE....health, outreach, prevention, and education.

Melrose Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition: A Catalyst for HOPE

Funding Credits: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) www.samhsa.gov
and Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) www.mass.gov/dph/bsas

LOCAL AND STATE RESOURCES

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LOCAL AND STATE RESOURCES

    -Mass DPH BSAS
     • Help Line

    -Community Resources for Drug Abuse
     • Detox Units
     • Counseling
     • Residential Treatment
     • Northeast Region Outpatient Providers
     • Other Local and State Resources

NATIONAL RESOURCES

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS

RESOURCES FOR TEENS

 

 

 

HELP LINE

Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), 1-800-327-5050

The Help Line is a Massachusetts resource providing free and confidential information and referral for alcohol and other drug abuse problems and related concerns. Information on more than 1000 programs can be accessed through the Help Line Website, or visitors may call the Help Line 24 hours a day, every day, to talk with a referral specialist. Help Line services are free and confidential.
www.helpline-online.com

DPH Bureau of Substance Abuse Services...find what you need by searching here!

http://db.state.ma.us/dph/bsas/search.asp

NORTHEAST REGION OUTPATIENT PROVIDERS
Mass Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services Approved Outpatient Providers

Chelsea ASAP
(617) 884-6829

Cab Health and Recovery Services, Inc.
27 Congress Street, Suite 105
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 740-1580

The Psychological Center, Inc.
One South Union Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 685-1337

Lowell House | 555 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 459-8656

Team Coordinating Agency, Inc.
66-76 Winter Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 373-1181 x 42

 

COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR DRUG ABUSE

DETOX UNITS

Melrose/Wakefield Hospital, Melrose, 781-979-3334
www.hallmarkhealth.org/melrose.php

Whidden Hospital, Everett, 617-591-4227
www.challiance.org/whidden

Somerville Hospital, Somerville, 617-591-4220
www.challiance.org/somerville

McLean Hospital, Belmont, 617-855-2000
www.mclean.harvard.edu

Bournewood, Brookline, 800-468-4358
www.bournewood.com

Bayridge Hospital, Lynn, 781-477-6917
www.nhshealth.org/index.cfm?Action=NHS.BayRidgeHospital&CFID=1544735&CFTOKEN=74273432

Center for Addictive Behaviors (CAB), Danvers, 978-745-8890

Baldpate, Georgetown, 978-352-2131
(requires evaluation by a crisis team prior to admission)

Adcare Health System, 1-800-ALCOHOL
www.adcare.com

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COUNSELING

Hallmark Health Community Counseling Services, Melrose, 781-979-3315
www.hallmarkhealth.org/behavioral_outpatient.php

Riverside Outpatient Center, Wakefield, 781-246-2010
www.riversidecc.org

Arbour Counseling Associates, Malden, 781-322-1503
www.arbourhealth.com/counseling.htm

Tri-City Mental Health, Malden, 781-397-2066
www.tcmhc.org

Families Anonymous, Medford, 800-736-9805
www.familiesanonymous.org

Riverway Counseling Associates, Medford, 781-395-1560
www.riverwaycounseling.net

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RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT

McLean Hospital, Belmont, 617-855-2000
www.mclean.harvard.edu

American Institute of Addiction, Malden, 781-324-7447

Eastern Middlesex Alcoholism Services, Malden, 781-321-2600

Gosnold, Falmouth, 508-540-6550
gosnold.org

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OTHER LOCAL AND STATE RESOURCES

Project Alliance
School and Health Safety Resources
www.projectalliance.org

Boston University’s Join Together
Advancing Effective Drug and Alcohol Policy, Prevention, and Treatment
www.jointogether.org

Northeast Center for Healthy Communities
Resources, community programs
www.nc4hc.org

Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children’s Hospital, Boston
www.ceasar-boston.org

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
www.state.ma.us/dph

Words Can Work
www.wordscanwork.com

Northshore Recovery High School
www.nsedu.org/page14.html

Melrose Alliance Against Violence
www.maav.org

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