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Agencies Providing Alcohol Services
(Braintree, Canton, Holbrook, Hull, Milton, Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, Weymouth)

 

bullet Atlantic House/Center for Health & Development
338 Washington Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 770-9660

Psychosocial vocational rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness.

 

bullet Bay State Community Services
13 Temple Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 471-8400

Substance abuse prevention & intervention programs, outpatient, family & residential services.  Outreach worker for seniors.

 

bullet Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Main Office: 161 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115-3050

(617) 236-8060

Branch Office: 1245 Hancock Street, Suite 5, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 328-1061

Provides at-risk girls with opportunities to experience a broad range of life options and gain self-esteem by establishing links with caring, supportive adult volunteers.  Services are available in Asian and Spanish languages.

 

bullet Billings Human Services
275 Prospect Street, Norwood, MA 02062

        (781) 762-0060

This satellite office of Bay State Community Services provides courts with evaluation, urine screens, and programs focusing on the following: driver alcohol education for first offenders; second offenders aftercare treatment; certified batterer’s intervention; victim & children advocacy and support groups for victims of violence; anger management; substance abuse intervention for male and female inmates at Norfolk County Correctional Center; and criminal justice youth intervention.

 

bulletBlue Hills Healthy Families
185 Lincoln Street, Suite 310C, Hingham, MA 02043

(781) 749-2882

Provides home visiting services to first-time teen parents for the first three years of their child’s life to provide information, and helps connect families with other resources in the community.  Services are available in French and Spanish languages.

 

bullet Braintree Health Department
1 JFK Memorial Drive, Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 794-8095

Offers ongoing educational resources for public awareness on current health related topics.

 

bulletBraintree Medical Associates
340 Wood Road, Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 849-1111

Physician practice which provides mental health services.

 

bulletCaritas Southwood Hospital - Norcap
111 Dedham Street - 800 Washington Street

Norfolk, MA 02056 - Norwood, MA 02062

(508) 668-0385

1 (800) 331-2900 --(24-hour Help Line)

Offers a complete continuum of treatment with inpatient, outpatient (day and evening), and aftercare programs; prevention education programs; and school based services.

 

bulletCatholic Charities – Family Counseling & Guidance Center
40 Independence Avenue, Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 848-7840

Individual, couple, family, and group mental health and substance abuse services.

 

bulletDianne Engren Counseling Associates
80 Washington Street, Suite F-32, Norwell, MA 02061

(781) 871-3834

Counseling – individual, family, couple, group – assessment/intervention for addictions

 

bulletFamily Service of Greater Boston
1212 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 471-0630

Complete family service organization – home based/DSS services, elders at risk, school based counseling, hospital diversion, mental health and substance abuse counseling.

 

bullet FIRST Early Intervention/South Shore ARC
371 River Street, North Weymouth, MA 02191

Rhonda Meisel

(781) 331-2533  ext. 11

Evaluation and services for children ages three and younger who were born premature; have feeding, vision, or hearing problems; are slow to sit up, stand, walk, talk, or do things for themselves; have behavior, or attention difficulties; or who were born with a disability, or health condition that affects their development.  Interpreter services are available. 

 

bulletGood Shepherd’s Maria Droste Services
1354 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 471-5686

Professional, licensed staff provide clinical psychotherapy; short & long term treatment; individual, family & group counseling; spiritual counseling; career planning; tutoring; and massage therapy.  Non-profit – services offered on a sliding fee scale. 

 

bullet Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
1250 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 774-0920

Day and evening substance abuse treatment (Kenmore); relapse prevention groups.

 

bullet Hingham Police – DARE Program
220 Central Street, Hingham, MA 02043

Sergeant Michael Peraino

(781) 749-1212

Drug Abuse Resistance Education program for Grades K to 12.

 

bullet Manet Community Health Center
1193 Sea Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 471-8683

Provides family health services.  Services are available in Spanish and Chinese languages.

 

bullet Milton Council on Aging
10 Walnut Street, Milton, MA 02186

(617) 898-4893

Provides activities and programs for seniors.

 

bullet Milton Hospital
92 Highland Street, Milton, MA 02186

(617) 696-4600

ENCARE (Emergency Nurses Cancel Alcohol Related Emergencies) program educates high school students on the dangers of drinking and driving. 

 

bullet Milton Public Schools
Milton High School, 451 Central Avenue, Milton, MA 02186

(617) 696-4470

School-based alcohol education programs.

 

bulletMilton Youth Department
525 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186

(617) 696-5991

Crisis intervention counseling and referral.

 

bullet Norwood Police Department
137 Nahatan Street, Norwood, MA 02062

(781) 762-1173

Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.

 

bullet Town of Norwood
P.O. Box 40, Norwood, MA 02062

Pete Wall, Substance Abuse Counselor

(781) 762-2845

Provides counseling for town employees and residents involved in substance abuse. 

 

bullet Project Turnabout
224 Beal Street, Hingham, MA 02043

(781) 749-6320

Long-term residential substance abuse treatment for men over 18. 

 

bullet Quincy Health Department
1585 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 376-1270

Provides services and programs to protect the health, safety, and well-being of Quincy residents.  In an effort to prevent and to control disease, and to continually improve quality of life, the Quincy Health Department (QHD) enforces all public health and environmental regulations; protects residents from environmental hazards; and provides services such as clinics, education and referrals.  QHD supports the city’s Alcohol Action Group.  Some Cantonese and Chinese translation services are available.

 

bullet Quincy Medical Center
114 Whitwell Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 773-6100

This 254-bed, acute care hospital provides a broad range of medical, surgical, pediatric, and geriatric psychiatry services.  Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon groups meet regularly.  Outreach worker for seniors.  Translation services available. 

 

bullet Quincy Medical Center WIC Program
114 Whitwell Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 376-4190

Provides free food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant women, infants and children under five healthy and strong.  Services available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Khmer and Cambodian. 

 

bullet Quincy Interfaith Sheltering Coalition (Father Bill’s Place)
38 Broad Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 770-3314

Ninety-bed homeless shelter with case management, housing search, health care services, seven-bed wet shelter, and supportive housing throughout the community.

 

bulletQuincy Mental Health Center
460 Quincy Avenue, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 770-4000

Partial hospital program and inpatient acute psychiatric care.  Staff includes an Asian-American case manager,  and a Mandarin speaking psychiatrist.

 

bullet Quincy Police – DARE Program
1 Sea Street, Quincy, MA 02169

Robert Edgar

(617) 745-5735

Prevention through education – classroom and after school programs. 

 

bullet Quitting Time
6 Fort Street, #4, Quincy, MA  02169

(617) 847-1922


Provides a continuum of outpatient, and intensive outpatient addictions services for individuals with a primary addiction to alcohol, drugs, or polysubstance abuse.  Services available in Mandarin Dialect and American Sign Language. 

 

bulletRandolph Council on Aging
16 Fencourt Avenue, Randolph, MA 02368

June Newman, Executive Director

(781) 961-0930

Active Senior Center offers nutrition programs, a friendly visitor program, community education and senior advocacy projects. 

 

bullet Randolph Junior/Senior High School
70 Memorial Parkway, Randolph, MA 02368

Richard Sweeney, Health Supervisor

(781) 961-6220, Ext. 39

Education/prevention and counseling for 4,000 student school system.  Provide services in several foreign languages. 

 

bullet Regional Center for Healthy Communities
552 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 203, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 441-0700

Toll free 1 (888) 272-5155

Provides consultation, training, and education in public health and community development.  Health resource library offers videos, books, pamphlets, and posters on a large range of health related topics.  Services are available in Spanish and Portuguese languages.

 

bullet Scituate Council on Aging
27 Brook Street, Scituate, MA 02066

(781) 545-8722

Provides health programs, education, transportation, and outreach programs for seniors. 

 

bullet Sharon Council on Aging
P.O. Box 20, Sharon, MA 02067

(781) 784-8000

Health, fitness, transportation, activities, nutrition programs, and referrals.

 

bullet South Bay Mental Health Center
541 Main Street, Suite 216, Weymouth, MA 02190

(781) 331-7866

Outpatient mental health clinic for underprivileged children and their families – individual, family, and group counseling.  Services are available in Portuguese, Spanish, and Haitian Creole languages.

 

bullet South Shore Elder Services
159 Bay State Drive, Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 848-3910

Provides a broad range of programs and services to people ages 60+ to promote elder independence. 

 

bullet South Shore Halfway House
10 Dysart Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 773-7023

Six-month residential rehab program. 

 

bullet South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA 02190

(781) 340-8000

Offers community health education programs such as ENCARE (Emergency Nurses Cancel Alcohol Related Emergencies), which educates high school students on the dangers of drinking and driving.  Evaluations provided in emergency department by psychiatric crisis team with referrals to community programs. 

 

bullet South Shore Mental Health Center 
6 Fort Street, #4, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 847-1950 - 1 (800) 852-2844

Mental health and substance abuse services for people of all ages, including outpatient counseling programs, day treatment, residential, 24-hour emergency services and crisis stabilization.  Programs include Quitting Time, an intensive, evening outpatient treatment program for substance abuse.  Services available in American Sign Language and Mandarin

 

bullet Step One Early Intervention/SSMH
6 Fort Street, Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 774-1040

Evaluation and services for children ages three and younger who were born premature; have feeding, vision, or hearing problems; are slow to sit up, stand, walk, talk, or do things for themselves; have behavior or attention difficulties; were born with a disability, or health condition that affects their development; or have been exposed to drugs or alcohol, family violence or lead paint.  Some translation services available for Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Haitian Creole.

 

bullet Weymouth Board of Health
75 Middle Street, Weymouth, MA 02189

(781) 340-5008

Public health assessment, referral, and education.

 

bulletWeymouth Police – DARE Program
140 Winter Street, Weymouth, MA 02188

Officer James Bowen

(781) 335-1212

email: weydare@gis.net

Drug, violence, and alcohol prevention programs.