Addiction, Behavioral & Mental Health Resources

Well-being is defined as the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy. Promoting health and well-being is one of the overriding goals of public health.

Healthy KP Coalition

Healthy KP Substance Use Prevention Coalition is a community-based group of volunteers from various sectors of the Plainville, Norfolk and Wrentham communities. The coalition members include school personnel, parents, students, law enforcement, businesses, civic and volunteer groups, religious and fraternal organizations and health care professionals working together to prevent and reduce the use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco products among our youth.

MindWise - Free On-Line Mental Health Screening 

The screening takes 3-5 minutes, is easily used by all ages, including teens/tweens and can be used by parents of younger children who have concern. The screening provides immediate feedback with on-line, national, regional and local resource options. The resource options were specifically developed for our town and cover the on-line, via telephone and in person options.

Take as many screenings you want. Focus areas include screenings for: Adolescent Depression, Alcohol, Alcohol Use, Bipolar, Depression, Disordered Eating, Gambling, Generalized Anxiety, Generalized Well-Being, Opioid Misuse, Post-Traumatic Stress, Psychosis, Substance Abuse, Wide Range Screening.

Articles and blogs, fact sheets, videos and webinars are available for topics like managing stress, caring cultures in the workplace, grief, how to ask for help with depression, and eating disorders. Please review the MindWise Digital Resource Library to access these tools.

Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line 

The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL) is here to connect you directly to clinical help, when and where you need it. Even if you’re not sure what kind of help or treatment you may need, we can help guide you.  It’s free, confidential, and no health insurance is required.  Real-time interpretation in 200+ languages.  Deaf or hard of hearing? Contact MassRelay at 711, or use your video relay or caption provider of choice. The Behavioral Health Help Line is a service of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, operated by the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP).

MA Behavioral Health Search Substance Use or Mental Health Treatment Facilities

Use this link to find mental health, substance use, and support services near you. You can also filter results based on your needs. All searches are confidential

Safe Coalition

Education, Support & Outreach.  SAFE is a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of the community.  SAFE Coalition is a Franklin-based nonprofit helping to educate and support those impacted by substance use disorder and mental health concerns.  We work with neighbors, local businesses, and schools across southeastern Massachusetts to conceive, develop, and deliver our programming.  Our approach is both responsive and preventative. By creating opportunities for group-building, peer-to-peer engagement, and education, we reduce the risk of mental illness and substance use within our community. Staffed by trusted and trained professionals and volunteers, SAFE’s support groups, mediation, counseling services, and peer programs build networks of care and foster whole-person healing.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction for 50 years.  Their mission is to advance science on drug use and addition and apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.

Alcoholics Anonymous

A.A. has been helping alcoholics recover for more than 80 years.  A.A.'s program of recovery is built on the simple foundation of one alcoholic sharing with another.  If your drinking is out of control, A.A. can help.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

DetoxLocal

Detox Local provides its users with an extensive, country-wide database of all medical drug & alcohol detoxification facilities.  Additionally, Detox Local has a sponsored hotline that provides free, 24/7 detox assistance from a paid provider.

Riverside Community Care

A community-based non-profit organization serving more than 40,000 people a year in Massachusetts, Riverside Community Care offers a wide range of mental healthcare, developmental and brain injury services, early childhood and youth programs, addiction treatment, trauma response, and more. And Riverside’s behavioral health consulting, screening, and suicide prevention programs for schools, communities, businesses, and organizations are extending our reach to more than 3.5 million people around the globe.