Get Help Now for Your Mental Health
Are You or Someone You Know in a Mental Health Crisis? Get Help Now!
Find out how to get emergency help at BMC, or through regional and national postpartum and new-parent support hotlines.
Emergency Help at Boston Medical Center
During the Day
- Talk to your provider. They can refer you to therapy or to a psychiatrist who can prescribe medicine.
- The Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) is for walk-in urgent mental health care. No appointment is needed.
- CBHC is open:
- Monday–Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Call 617.414.5470 with questions.
- CBHC is open:
Evenings and Overnight
- Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST) offers emergency mental health services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call 800.981.4357.
- The BMC Emergency Room is located at 725 Albany Street and is open 24 hours a day.
Other Help
The following free programs can help you learn more about mental health, find a therapist or other support, or just connect you with a supportive person to talk to when you are having a hard time or feeling overwhelmed by your baby’s behavior.
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988
- National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: Call or text 833.TLC.MAMA (833.852.6262)
- Parents Helping Parents’ Parent Stress Line: Call 800.632.8188
- Postpartum Support International (PSI) HelpLine in English and Spanish
- Call 800.944.4773, or
- Text “Help” to 800.944.4773 (English) or 971.203.7773 (Español)
If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
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