Resources

Community resources to support your child’s mental health: 

 Speak with your child’s primary care physician for support with mental health concerns. 

REFERRAL FOR SERVICES:

Care Solace helps individuals find mental health care providers and substance use treatment centers. Their Care Companion team is available 24 hours per day/7 days per week to quickly connect you to carefully verified providers in our community.  This referral service is available to all employees who work in or residents (regardless of age) of Ashby, Pepperell and Townsend.

Students, staff, and families may access Care Solace services in two ways:

• Call (888) 515-0595 at any time. Support is available in 200+ languages. A dedicated Care Companion™ will help you every step of the way to research options, secure appointments, and follow up to make sure it is a good fit.

• For an anonymous search, answer a few questions to get matched with an extensive list of care providers at caresolace.com/nmrsd

24 HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE SERVICES: (800) 977-5555

This hotline can provide support for the student and family 24/7, 365 days of the year. Youth can also call themselves for support. You may also call and place your child “on alert” and let them know that you are concerned for your child’s mental health status.  

MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION (MCI):

Call (800)977-5555 for MassHealth-enrolled youth up to 21, this service mobilizes to the home or other site where a youth is located (School).  Service is provided 24/7/365 at all locations. Request a mobile crisis team to come to your location and evaluate the child. 

EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAMS (ESP):

 Community-based emergency services are available to help individuals having a mental health and/or substance abuse crisis. They are the alternative to hospital emergency departments.

Community HealthLink, Inc. 
Community-Based Location
40 Spruce Street
Leominster, MA 01453
(978) 534-6116

Community HealthLink, Inc.
Community -Based Location
10 Parker Street
Gardner, MA 01440

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS (ER/ED):

Health Alliance Hospital – Leominster, MA
60 Hospital Rd, Leominster, MA 01453
(978) 466-2000

Nashoba Valley Medical Center – Ayer, MA
200 Groton Rd, Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 784-9000

Lowell General Hospital (On-Sight Youth Psychiatric Unit)
295 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 937-6000

Emerson Hospital (On-Sight Youth Psychiatric Unit)
133 Old Road Nine Acre Corner, Concord MA 01742
(978)369-1400

Online resources to support your child’s mental health:

National Alliance on Mental Illness Massachusetts - www.namimass.org 

Local Community Providers 

South Bay Community Services
80 Erdman Way #208, Leominster, MA 01453
978-870-1840
www.southbaycommunityservices.com

Wayside Youth and Family Support Network
77E Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852
978-221-6923
www.waysideyouth.org

Luk Inc. Behavioral Health
545 Westminster Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
800-579-0000
www.luk.org

Gandara Mental Health Center
100 Franklin Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420
978-503-7520
www.gandaracenter.org

Flying High Farm, Inc.
611 Leominster Road, Lunenburg, MA 01462
978-582-7103
www.flyinfhighfarm.com

Counseling Center of Nashua
1 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03064
603-883-0005
www.counselingcenter.com

Cultivate Care Farms
401 Main Street, Bolton, MA 01740
978-618-1144
www.cultivatefarms.org

Grove Counseling Services
324 Grove Street ,Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
(508) 779-5177

Crosswalk Behavioral Health, Inc.
71 Main Street ,Suite 2C
Westminster, Massachusetts 01473
 (978) 769-3250 x1004 

Sacks and Associates Counseling Center
435 King Street , Suite 202, Littleton, Massachusetts 01460
(978) 309-6205

Merrimack Valley Counseling
39 Simon St, Nashua, New Hampshire 03060
(603) 678-4343