Health Services: Information and Resources

Health Insurance Coverage

Massachusetts offers free or low-cost health and dental insurance for school age children. No child in Massachusetts should be without access to a primary care provider.

Should you have any questions, or need any information about health insurance coverage, contact your child’s School Nurse.

Community Health Resources and Information

Local Services

Needham Health Department

Needham Community Council

Needham Youth Commission

Mental Health Services/Resources

Riverside Emergency Services-781-769-8674 Crisis intervention and phone consultation for mental health and addiction related emergencies

Interface Helpline- 617-332-3666 x 1411 Free consultation and referral services for therapy and psychiatric services

CALL2TALK - MA Mental Health Helpline

Crisis Text Line = Text ACT to 741741 (Available 24/7)

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline = 988 (Available 24/7)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration = Call 1-800-985-5990 or Text TALKWITHUS to 66746 (Available 24/7)

The Trevor Project: LGBTQ Crisis Hotline = 1-866-488-7368 www.thetrevorproject.org

Addiction Services/Resources

Alanon-508-306-0556

Alcoholics Anonymous-617-426-9444

E-Cigarettes & Vaping: Facts for Parents

Nicotine Addiction information for Parents

https://mylifemyquit.com Support resource for teens to quit vaping

https://www.becomeanex.org/- BecomeanEx provides online resources that are free

https://teen.smokefree.gov/become-smokefree/quitstart-app- QuitSTART program through the National Institute for Health (NIH)

http://www.thisisquitting.com/- A program that is delivered through text with support 24-7 through the Truth Initiative

Learn to Cope- Support group meetings for family and friends

Substance Prevention Alliance of Needham (SPAN)

Health Information - Specific Diseases

CDC Influenza ( Flu)

CDC COVID-19

Massachusetts Department of Public Health Information on Coronavirus

Center for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Adolescent and School Health

CDC Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

CDC Measles (Rubeola)