Employee Assistance Program Resource List

We have a list of resources for alcohol and drug recovery, childcare, domestic violence, mental health, and much more.

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While the EAP is a free resource for employees, most medical and mental health providers and facilities listed below are private pay through traditional medical insurance or out of pocket.

We receive numerous requests from centers and groups asking us to include their organization on our site. Unfortunately, our resource list is at capacity. We will only make updates to this page as the need arises.

If you have questions about the resources listed below, please contact the Employee Assistance Program.

Still have questions? Contact:
Human Resources

617-635-3370

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1 City Hall Square
Room 612

Boston, MA 02201-2017
United States
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We only feature treatment centers from the Greater Boston area. To find centers outside of Greater Boston, please search the Start Your Recovery website.

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Alcohol / Drug Recovery

Name of Service	Description
Start Your Recovery	The program offers people dealing with substance use issues a single source of relatable, reliable information. They can help at any stage of your recovery journey.
American Addiction Centers	The Addiction Centers provides cares for adults and adolescents. They can help if you're struggling with alcohol or drug conditions, or mental and behavioral health issues.
Spectrum Health System Inc.	Spectrum provides treatment for substance abuse or mental health issues, or both. They can help you achieve sobriety, sustain recovery, and fulfill your personal goals.
Substance abuse and Mental Health Administration	The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
NamaStay Sober	NamaStay Sober is a 501(c)(3) organization that funds unlimited monthly yoga and fitness memberships to recovering addicts.
Live Another Day	A database of substance use and mental health resources, with a focus on serving communities of color and the QTBIPOC community. Features a searchable database and a support line.
Addiction Recovery Management Services – ARMS	The Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS) specializes in supporting teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 and 26, and their parents, as they deal with their substance use and related problems.
Highpoint Treatment Center	High Point Treatment Center's (HPTC) mission is to prevent and treat chemical dependency and provide therapeutic services for mental health issues. Our goal is to help an individual achieve personal change and accept responsibility toward an improved quality of life.
Gosnold	For over 40 years Gosnold has been servicing individuals and families affected by addiction. Gosnold supports you for the life of your recovery.
Stone House	The Stone House (formerly Elizabeth Stone House) serves homeless and at-risk families and individuals in a goal-oriented, outcome-driven service environment by resolving the issues that made them homeless – domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental illness – so that they can attain and maintain permanent housing, personal safety, and economic stability.
Boston Public Health Commission Recovery Services	The City of Boston has a robust system of care for individuals, families, and communities affected by substance abuse. At the Boston Public Health Commission, we work to make sure this system is as easy to navigate as possible for those that need our support.
Ad-Care Treatment Centers	Ad-Care is fully equipped to treat individuals at all levels of addiction, including patients with more complex medical or psychiatric needs.
Boston Treatment Centers	Boston Drug Treatment Centers provides inpatient detox and substance use recovery services.
Arbour Health System	Arbour Health System is the largest private mental health system in Massachusetts. Arbour Health System is committed to providing easy access to a comprehensive range of behavioral health services for all patient age.
Brattleboro Retreat / Mental Health and Addiction Care	Help for mental health and addictive disorders is available for you, right here on our private, southern Vermont campus. If you’re suffering from problems with depression, addiction to alcohol or other drugs, bipolar disorder, or difficulties related to anxiety, PTSD, or a co-occurring dual diagnosis disorder, then come to the Brattleboro Retreat.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Addiction Recovery Program	Faulkner Hospital offers a variety of in house programs for addiction recovery, including inpatient detox, partial hospitalization day programs, outpatient suboxone treatment, and hosted peer-support groups.
Banyan Treatment Centers	Banyan provides inpatient detox and 28-day addiction and mental health treatment at their Baldwinville site. They can also be contacted at toll free: (877) 997-3274.

Alcohol / Drug Recovery Peer Support groups

Name of service	Description
Alanon and Alateen	Al-Anon and Alateen Family Groups help families and friends of alcoholics.
Alcoholics Anonymous	Alcoholics Anonymous is the largest and oldest community run support service for sobriety in the world. The website shares information, literature, meetings, and more.
Marijuana Anonymous	Marijuana Anonymous describes itself as a fellowship of men and women who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction.
Narcotics Anonymous	Narcotics Anonymous offers a seperate network for those seeking a community of other former narcotics users in recovery. "Every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and cultural and find the opportunity for a new way of life."
Smart Recovery Self-Help Network	A secular, peer run skills based support network for recovery. There have been more than 18,000 SMART Recovery Self-Help Group meetings in Massachusetts since 1990. All groups are lead by volunteers, most of whom are graduates of the SR Program. Be sure to check their Meeting List.

Anger Management

Name of Service	Description
Thriveworks Anger Management	This page, created as a reference by an individual outpatient therapy service, gives an overview on understanding different types of anger and what anger management is.
Boston Evening Therapy Associates	The site offers an review of different types of anger management treatment. There are also links to outpatient one on one therapists who specialize in anger management.
Emerge	Emerge is a fee-for-service individual and group anger management program. The program places an emphasis on supporting domestic abuse survivors.
Psychology Today Anger Management Groups	Explore an aggregate of anger management groups across the state.
Psychology Today Anger Management Therapists	This lists separate individual anger management therapists in Massachusetts.

Caregiver Resources

Name of Service	Description
Massachusetts Caregiver Support Groups	This state site lists area caregiver peer support groups for emotional support.
Family Caregiver Support Program	The state also offers a free caregiving education and counseling program for eligible non-paid family caregivers.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Caregiver Support Page	Blue Cross offers this page of internal and external resources for caregivers seeking extra support.
Care Partner Support	The city offers a volunteer and referral service to assist family members caretaking for elderly relatives suffering from dementia.
VA Caregiver Support	For veterans and their families, the VA offers their own network of support services for ongoing caregiving.
AARP Caregiver Resources	The AARP shares their master list of Massachusetts area housing, legal, and health resources for caregivers.
PACE program	Eligible participants get access and resources and assistance to help keep people in good health in their homes and out of nursing homes.
MassOptions	A resource and referral service that connects caregivers with local services and supports. The link includes a resource list for medical care, transportation support, and more.
The Family Caregiver’s Alliance	A large peer run family caregiver network. This page links to advocacy groups and resources for Massachusetts caregivers, Masshealth insured individuals, and more.
The Alzheimer's Association of Massachusetts and New Hampshire	This organization offers many resources, including a searchable database of support groups, a yearly updated list of facts and figures about the condition, and more educational programs to assist caregivers in understanding and managing the disease.
Dana Farber Caregiver Resources	The Dana Farber Cancer Institute offers this page of resources directed at family caregivers of those suffering from a cancer diagnosis.
Cancare Caregivers Support	A support network for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers that connects struggling caregivers with emotional support.
Cancer Center Patient and Family Resources	Mass Brigham and Women’s offers guided support and wellness groups for cancer patients and families.
Cancer Support Community Massachusetts	This network offers support groups individual for cancer patients and separately for caregivers.

Childcare

Name of Service	Description
Department of Early Education and Care	The Massachusetts state department that oversees child care and education resources. Their website hosts numerous resources and information including a searchable childcare database (separately linked below). They can also be contacted directly at 617-988-6600 for information and assistance.
Care.com	This website helps connect you by zip code with vetted individual babysitters and nannies by location, child care centers, and other services such as cleaning and elder care.
Child Care Resource and Referral Network	Find resources and referral information about early education care and after-school programs throughout Massachusetts.
Commonwealth Children’s Center	The center thrives on its unique ability to attract families from economically and geographically diverse neighborhoods.
Bright Horizons	Bright Horizons offers numerous daycare and preschool and early education centers. Search by zip code to find one close to you.
City of Boston Child Care	Child Care services are available for children aged three months to seven years old on a limited basis through the City Hall Child Care program.
Childcare Choices of Boston	Childcare Choices of Boston serves as a child care resource and referral agency.

Domestic violence

Name of Service	Description
The National Domestic Violence Hotline	The hotline is the only center in the nation that has access to service providers and shelters across the U.S. Today, the hotline continues to grow and explore new avenues of service.
SafeLink Hotline	24/7 Massachusetts hotline for victims of domestic violence that offers support, safety planning, and helps connect callers to resources. They can be reached anywhere in state at 711
Casa Myrna	Casa Myrna, the non-profit that also oversees the SafeLink hotline, was founded in 1977 by a group of volunteers in Boston’s South End to provide a safe haven for women who were being abused by their husbands and partners.
The Network / LA Red	This Boston area resource serves the LGBTQ+ community to help people suffering from domestic partner abuse, offering their own 24/7 support hotline, support groups, and a housing pathways program.
Boston Rape Crisis Center	A long standing community organization that serves as a source of confidential counseling, case management, legal and medical advocacy for survivors of sexual assault.
Jane Doe Inc	Founded under the Massachusetts Coalition to end Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, it seeks as an advocacy group to change the way society views and reacts to sexual and domestic violence.
Futures Without Violence	Nineteen teams comprised of local domestic violence organizations and health care facilities were selected to develop policy and clinical responses to domestic and sexual violence.
Fenway Health	The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research, and advocacy.
Emerge-Counseling and Education to Stop Domestic Violence	This website is designed to offer information on services Emerge offers, and should not be considered a substitute for seeking out abuser education services.
Stone House	The Stone House serves homeless and at-risk families and individuals in a goal-oriented, outcome-driven service environment by resolving the issues that made them homeless, including shelter for survivors of DV.
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence	This task force primarily serves Asian families and individuals in Massachusetts and New England who suffer from, or are at risk of suffering from, domestic violence.

Elder care

Name of Service	Description
Senior Whole Health	Senior Whole Health is a Medicare Advantage service option whose goal is to maximize the quality of life, health, security, and independence of its members.
National Council on Aging	This national resource offers tools and resources for you and the older adults you care for.
National PACE Association	The site is for people with chronic medical conditions over the age of 55. You'll find coordinated social work and medical care within your community. You can download the Harbor Health Service Plan for Boston and Massachusetts residents.
Executive Office of Aging and Independence	Find extensive government services for elder services on many subjects and issues.
Boston ElderINFO	Boston ElderINFO assists elders, disabled individuals, and their families in accessing a comprehensive range of services that address health care needs.
Commonwealth Care Alliance	At Commonwealth Care Alliance, our mission is to provide the best possible care, tailored individually to the members we serve throughout Massachusetts – elders and people across the age spectrum with special healthcare needs.
City of Boston Age Strong Commission	The mission of the Age Strong Commission is to enhance the quality of life for Boston's senior citizens. Offers assistance with and coordination around transportation, finding resources and more.
Family Caregiver Alliance	The alliance's mission is to improve the quality of life for caregivers and those they care for through information, services, and advocacy.
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America	The mission of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America is to provide optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families.
Alzheimer’s Association	The Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support, and research.
Senior Resource Center, Inc.	The center's multidisciplinary concept unites asset preservation, health care coordination and advocacy, and legal overview under one roof.

Financial

Name of Service	Description
City of Boston Credit Union	The credit union's mission is to be the primary financial service provider for its members, while offering prompt and convenient financial services.
Mass Mutual Financial Group	A longstanding Massachussetts based financial planning center, they offer financial counseling, planning tools for retirement, investment and more.
Debt Management Department	You can find information about debt management on this page offered through the State Treasurer's website.
The Credit Counseling Professionals	American Consumer Credit Counseling is a nonprofit organization. They offer consumer credit counseling services, debt management, and financial management education to consumers nationwide.
City of Boston: Protecting your credit rights	This guide from the department of consumer affairs explores what to do to manage your credit well. It includes tips on what to do with debt collection or identity theft.
Mass.Gov Identity Theft	The state of Massachusetts offers this helpful guide on identity theft and how to navigate it. They also include a guide on how to protect yourself, freeze your credit, and other steps.
City of Boston Credit Union fraud and security	The City of Boston Credit Union also offers this guide on security risks and types of fraud. This includes ATM/debit fraud and phishing that can lead to identity or financial theft.

Grief and Community Support

Name of service	Description
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors	A support forum for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
American Foundation for Suicide Survivors	Offers a searchable database of support groups for suicide survivors.
Meetup Grief Support	A regularly updated collection of peer run grief support groups virtual and in person.
Community Healing Response Network	This city run support service offers direct and immediate support to victims of community violence, referrals to longer term resources, and helpful links and numbers on its main page.
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute	A community violence response and support organization devoted to helping individuals and families who have suffered from violence. Services include survivor outreach support, workshops, and more.
MASS Design Group	A collective of architects and designers devoted to use of architecture in community healing. Projects include the Gun Violence Memorial Project and more.
Psychology Today Mass. Grief Support Groups	An aggregate of professional-run grief support groups across Massachusetts.
Hope Health Grief Support	Hope Health offers a list of grief support groups for teens, adults, lgbtq+, and more.
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education	Find information on suicide and suicidal awareness, as well as a searchable database for grief support groups.

Housing

Name of Service	Description
Boston Home Center	The Boston Home Center helps Boston residents purchase, improve, and keep their homes.
Metropolitan Boston and Housing Partnership	The partnership's mission is to ensure that the region’s low- and moderate-income individuals and families have choice and mobility in finding and retaining decent affordable housing.
Housing Navigator Massachusetts	This organization manages and offers a statewide database of housing targeted towards low and moderate-income renters and buyers.
HomeStart	HomeStart assists with housing stabilization, search, eviction prevention, and their community based intervention program the Renew Collaborative.
Mass.Gov Prospective Homebuyer and Homeowner Resources	This state resource page provides information to help inform you on how to buy, sell, or refinance a home in Massachusetts.
Boston Housing Authority	The authority provides affordable housing to more than 58,000 residents in and around the City of Boston.
Boston Office of Fair Housing and Equity	This office provides Boston residents with information and resources around residency, advocating for equity in housing.
Boston Office of Housing Stability	This service exists to help city residents who are at risk of eviction or loss of housing, providing emergency resources.
Boston Mayor's Office of Housing	The mayor's office of housing has its own resource and information page for Boston renters, homeowners, landlords, and more.
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless	The mission of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless is to eradicate homelessness from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They help with providing assistance for the homeless, including financial and food assistance.

Legal

Name of Service	Description
Massachusetts Bar Association	The BAR serves both those in the legal profession and the public. They promote justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law. Dial-A-Lawyer events on the first Wednesday of every month offer free answers to legal questions for the public.
Greater Boston Legal Services	Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) provides free legal assistance and representation on civil (non-criminal) matters to hundreds of residents in the city of Boston and 31 surrounding cities and town
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau	The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau is a student-run civil legal aid organization committed to providing free representation to low-income and marginalized communities in the Greater Boston area.
Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder	This website lists numerous local and state area free and paid legal resources.
Senior Resource Center, Inc.	The center's multidisciplinary concept unites asset preservation, health care coordination and advocacy, as well as legal overview under one roof for seniors.
WomensLaw.org	View a list of local organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to victims of abuse and others who qualify.

Mental health

Name of Service	Description
988 Lifeline	The 988 lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform	A newly rolled out state resource whose goal is to act as an alternative to ER visits for those struggling with mental health or substance use issues. The site includes access to the 24/7 Behavioral health helpline and more. Call or text 833-773-2445, or start a chat at masshelpline.com/chat for help.
Samaritans	Samaritans’ mission is to reduce the incidence of suicide by alleviating despair, isolation, distress and suicidal feelings among individuals in our community, educate the public about suicide prevention, and reduce the stigma associated with suicide. They highlight 988, and share their own support groups for survivors and those struggling with suicidal thoughts.
Community Caring Clinic	The organization offers behavioral and mental healthcare services in the Roxbury area. The clinic also features bilingual and bi-cultural mental health services.
Grow Therapy	A regularly updated mental health database and referral service with over 300 vetted licensed in-state independent mental health therapists and psychiatric providers available virtually and in person.
Stop a Suicide Today / Screening for Mental Health	Stop a Suicide today was developed Douglas G. Jacobs, MD, as a nationwide campaign to empower individuals to help colleagues, friends, and loved ones. Provides organized education, access to tools for both the public and mental health profesionals.
Dee Dee's Cry	This local organization provides support and community resources on suicide prevention, mental health education and outreach support for families impacted by suicide.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center	The center is the nation’s only federally supported resource center devoted to suicide prevention.
American Psychiatric Association	The association was founded in 1844 and is the world’s largest psychiatric organization. They share numerous resources
Mental Health America	Mental Health America is a community-based non-profit dedicated to helping all Americans achieve wellness by living mentally healthier lives.
National Institute of Mental Health	This national institute supports research to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses.
National Alliance of Mental Health	The alliance is nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. They provide support and resources on a national and state level.
Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention	Since 1999, the coalition has worked to bring about awareness and mobilize community action. The website offers education and support.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America	The association educates patients and their families about disorders and helps them find treatment, resources, and support.
American Academy of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry	The association is dedicated to protecting the health of children everywhere, offering extensive education on site for different health and mental health conditions affecting children and adolescents.
Massmen / Massachusetts Mental Health Resources for Men	The website for Massachusetts men and their loved ones offers statewide mental health information, resources, and online self-assessments.
Brattleboro Retreat / Mental Health and Addiction Care	Help for mental health and addictive disorders is available for you on their southern Vermont campus.
Within Health Massachusetts	Within Health is a national eating disorder education and treatment organization, with treatment teams in Massachusetts. Be sure to read their educational article on eating disorder programs for the elderly.
Charlie Health	Charlie Health offers virtual intensive outpatient treatment for teenagers and adults, which includes group therapy three times a week for eligible participants, individual short term therapy, and medication assisted treatment.
Uplift Behavioral Health Services	This mental health practice out of West Roxbury offers remote and in-person services for individual, couples and family counseling, group support, recovery services and more.

Parenting Stress Management and Support

Name of Service	Description
Parental Stress Line	A resource page for parents dealing with stressful issues.
Parents Helping Parents	The 24-hour Parental Stress Line provides telephone counseling, information, and referrals.
National Parent Helpline	A separate parenting line that helps provide well being and support for parents and their families.

Process Addictions Support Services

Name of Service	Description
Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling	The private, nonprofit health agency is dedicated to providing leadership to reduce the social, financial, and emotional costs of problem gambling.
Gamblers Anonymous	The men and women of this fellowship share their experience, strength, and hope with each other.
Overeaters Anonymous	Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating, binge eating, and other eating disorders.
MGH Eating Disorder Clinical and Research Program	You can find research, treatment, education, and training information through this Massachusetts General Hospital program.
The Renfrew Center / Eating Disorders	The Renfrew Center is a major treatment center treating those suffering from eating disorders. They support the belief that "there is never a single cause for the development of an eating disorder."
The National Eating Disorders Association	The association supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.

Still have questions? Contact:
Human Resources

617-635-3370

send an email

1 City Hall Square
Room 612

Boston, MA 02201-2017
United States
Please keep in mind

We only feature treatment centers from the Greater Boston area. To find centers outside of Greater Boston, please search the Start Your Recovery website.

Visit Start Your Recovery