Support Resources

When you are feeling the need to connect to counseling supports, both the Employee Assistance Program, available through MIIA, and Care Solace is available to staff and their families.

• MIIA Employee Assistance Program and Harvard Pilgrim
• Care Solace will confidentially connect you to care providers matched to your needs. caresolace.com/Norfolk or (888)515-0595. Learn what to expect when you contact Care Solace. http://bit.ly/3VS1oXS

Massachusetts has 25 Community Behavioral Health Centers statewide to provide immediate, confidential, mental health and substance use care, and crisis intervention for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis 24/7, regardless of insurance. They also offer day-to-day services which are covered by MassHealth and commercial plans.

Riverside Community Behavioral Health Center, 190 Lenox Street in Norwood serves Norfolk, Plainville, Wrentham and other local towns. 781-769-8670

Riverside Community Behavioral Health Center, 176 West Street in Milford, serves Bellingham, Franklin, Medway, Milford and other towns. 508-529-7000

Community Counseling of Bristol County in Taunton serves Attleboro, Mansfield, North Attleboro and other Bristol County towns. 800-660-4300

Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741

Free, 24/7, confidential mental health support via text.

Compass Helpline-NAMI MASS, National Alliance for Mental Health-Mass

Navigators with experience navigating the mental health system answer questions and refer to community resources (Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm) 617-704-6264

Samaritans, not only respond to 988 calls, they also provide grief support in-person and virtual opportunities for suicide loss survivors: https://samaritanshope.org/our-services/grief-support/#grief-support-anyone

Hope Health provides a number of grief support groups for a variety of circumstances.

https://www.hopehealthco.org/services/hospice-care/grief-support/find-a-grief-support-group/

Parmenter Foundation also provides a variety of adult bereavement support groups in the MetroWest -based in-person and online options for all ages.

https://parmenterfoundation.org/support-groups/

When you feeling stressed, or when you are experiencing grief, it is important to take care of yourself.

• Drink water and eat healthy
• Take a walk, or exercise
• Get enough rest
• Take time outside
• Maintain social connections
• Identify family or friends you can reach out to
• See professional help