The NAMI Mass COMPASS is your guide to mental health and related resources in Massachusetts. Navigating the mental healthcare system can be complicated – we help individuals and families affected by mental health issues find their way. The NAMI Mass COMPASS is operated by peers and family members who have dealt with these issues first…
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The Recovery Research Institute is a leading nonprofit research institute of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, dedicated to the advancement of addiction treatment and recovery. ADDICTION-ARY: Access a glossary of over 200 top addiction-related terms defined. ADDICTION 101: Get information and resources on the protective and risk factors, epidemiology, etiology, phenomenology, and typology…
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The Martha’s Vineyard Partnership for Health offers My Life My Health, a FREE 6-week program that addresses self-management for those with long-term conditions, including: heart disease; diabetes; stroke; depression; overweight; arthritis. Learn healthful behaviors including exercise, portion control, symptom management, coping mechanisms and communications with providers. Develop a personal action plan for wellness in each area….
Read MoreSamaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands
Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands assists those who are lonely, alienated, depressed, and suicidal, by listening with qualified respect and providing: Community education and training program Confidential and anonymous crisis line response Confidential outreach call programs Confidential support groups and materials for those who have lost someone to suicide Confidential support groups and…
Read MoreFour Women
Four Women Health Services is a health clinic committed to quality comprehensive gynecological care in Attleboro, MA. Our clinic was founded in 1998 to ensure that all women have access to the highest quality reproductive health care. Since April 2003, Four Women Health Services has maintained a fully-licensed surgery center with experienced staff including board-certified…
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HealthinAging.org, created by the American Geriatrics Society’s Health in Aging Foundation, provides consumers and caregivers with up-to-date information on health and aging. Overseen by a team of experts on caring for older adults, HealthinAging.org content is based on resources that the American Geriatrics Society has developed for its professional members. HealthinAging.org is a great resource for: Healthy Aging…
Read MoreFamily Resource Center
There is a lot of good information out there about adolescent substance use, but there is a lot of bad – and even dangerous – information out there too. The Family Resource Center is a directory of those resources that are backed by various degrees of scientific support to those that come from the most…
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