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 MELROSE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION COALITION

 

Kara Showers, MPH, CHES
Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator
City of Melrose Health Department
562 Main Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Ph (781) 979-4128
Fax (781) 979-7696
Email: kshowers@cityofmelrose.org
Janet Nevin
Substance Abuse Prevention Administrator
City of Melrose Health Department
562 Main Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Ph (781) 979-4130
Fax (781) 979-7696
Email: jnevin@cityofmelrose.org

 
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OUR VISION:  We envision a Melrose that is a safe, healthy, resourceful community--one that embraces substance abuse prevention efforts and is united on the path to positive solutions.

OUR MISSION: The Coalition is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all in Melrose by fostering evidence-based substance abuse prevention strategies. Working collaboratively and providing resources, we take a leadership role in combating this problem by offering HOPE....health, outreach, prevention, and education.

Melrose Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition: A Catalyst for HOPE

Funding Credits: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Eastern Bank

LOCAL AND STATE RESOURCES

Link to Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership's List Northeast Region Provider Reference Guide

If you or someone you know needs help, try these community resources:

COUNSELING
Riverside Community Care Services, Wakefield, 781-246-2010, www.riversidecc.org/noreast.html 

Arbour Counseling Associates, Malden, 781-322-1503, http://www.arbourhealth.com/ 

Eliot Community Human Services (formerly Tri-City), Malden, Psych Crisis Line: 1-800-988-1111, http://www.eliotchs.org/ 


DETOX UNITS

Center for Addictive Behaviors (CAB), Danvers, 978-777-2121, http://www.cabhealth.org/danvers_treatment_center.shtml 

 

OUTPATIENT ADDICTIONS TREATMENT
Somerville Hospital (Cambridge Health Alliance), Somerville, 617-591-6051
http://www.cha.harvard.edu/psychiatry/addictions_out_pt.shtml 


McLean Hospital, Belmont, 617-855-2000, http://www.mclean.harvard.edu/patient/adult/adatp.php 


Habit OPCO, Lynn, 781-595-2413, http://www.habitopco.com/ 


Baldpate Hospital, Georgetown, (978) 352-2131, http://www.baldpatehospital.com 

 

INPATIENT, PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION, AND OUTPATIENT
Bayridge Hospital, Lynn, 781 599-9200, http://www.beverlyhospital.org/member-organizations/hospitals/bayridge-hospital 


Adcare Hospital, Worcester, 1-800-ALCOHOL, www.adcare.com 

 

MUTUAL SUPPORT
Massachusetts Alanon and Alateen, (508) 366-0556, http://www.ma-al-anon-alateen.org/ 


Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 617-426-9444, www.aaboston.org


Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 1-866-624-3578, www.newenglandna.org


Families Anonymous, Medford, 800-736-9805, www.familiesanonymous.org

Learn 2 Cope, http://www.learn2cope.org/index.php 

 

HELP LINE 24/7:
Mass Dept of Public Health (DPH), 1-800-327-5050, www.helpline-online.com

SEARCH FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES AT:
http://db.state.ma.us/dph/bsas/search.asp