Rape crisis centers
The Rape Crisis Centers listed below offer free, confidential services for adolescent and adult survivors - and for people who care about survivors of all ages. Trained rape crisis counselors at local programs:
- Answer 24/7 hotlines for phone counseling, questions, and referrals
- Will meet a sexual assault survivor 24/7 at a hospital or police station
- Will go with a sexual assault survivor to court
- Offer in-person counseling sessions at no cost (some rape crisis centers also support groups)
- Provide prevention education; professional training; outreach
| Elizabeth Freeman Center | 43 Francis Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201-5053 |
Hotline: (866) 401-2425 TTY: (413) 499-2425 Office: (413) 499-2425 Fax: (413) 443-3016 |
Additional Sites: North Adams, Great Barrington |
| New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT) | 479 Main Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 |
Hotline: (413) 772-0806 TTY: (413) 772-0815 Office: (413) 772-0871 Fax: (413) 772-2743 |
Additional Sites: Orange |
| Center for Women and Community - University of Massachusetts Amherst | New Africa House, 180 Infirmary Way, Amherst, MA 01003 |
Hotline: (413) 545-0800 TTY: (413) 577-0940 Office: (413) 545-0883 Fax: (413) 545-3649 |
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| YWCA of Western Massachusetts | 1 Clough Street, Springfield, MA 01118-2213 |
YWCA of Western Massachusetts Hotline: (800) 796-8711 TTY: (413) 733-7100 Office: (413) 732-3121 Fax: (413) 747-0542 Statewide Spanish Crisis Hotline (Llámanos) Hotline: (800) 223-5001 |
Additional Site: Westfield |
| Pathways for Change | 588 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2014 |
Hotline: (800) 870-5905 TTY: (888) 887-7130 Office: (508) 852-7600 Fax: (508) 852-7870 Deaf Survivors' Program VideoPhone: (508) 502-7681 |
Additional Sites: Fitchburg, Gardner, Southbridge, North Brookfield |
| Wayside Trauma Intervention Services Valley Rape Crisis Program | 10 Asylum Street, Milford, MA 01757 |
Hotline: (800) 511-5070 TTY: (508) 478-4205 Office: (508) 478-6888 Fax: (508) 478-9042 |
Additional Site: Franklin |
| Voices Against Violence | South Middlesex Opportunity Council, 7 Bishop Street, Framingham, MA 01702-8313 |
Hotline/TTY: (800) 593-1125 Hotline/TTY: (508) 626-8686 Office: (508) 820-0834 Fax: (508) 872-4264 |
Additional Site: Marlboro |
| The Center for Hope and Healing | 21 George Street, 4th Floor, Lowell, MA 01852-1710 |
Hotline: (800) 542-5212 TTY: (978) 452-8723 Office: (978) 452-7721 Fax: (978) 458-2822 |
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| YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts | 38 Lawrence Street, Lawrence, MA 01840-1409 |
Hotline: (877) 509-9922 TTY: (978) 686-8840 Office: (978) 682-3039 x2123 Lynn Office: (781) 477-2313 Fax: (978) 691-5286 |
Additional Sites: Lynn, Haverhill, Newburyport, Salem Lynn Office: 20 Central Avenue, Suite 510, Lynn, MA 01901 |
| A Safe Place | 5B Windy Way, Nantucket, MA 02554 |
Hotline: (508) 228-2111 Office: (508) 228-0561 Fax: (508) 228-8825 |
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| The Women's Center | New Bedford Women's Center, 405 County Street, MA 02740 |
Hotline: (508) 999-6636 TTY: (508) 996-1177 Office: (508) 996-3343 Fax: (508) 999-7139 |
Additional Site: Fall River |
| A New Day | Health Imperatives, 942 West Chestnut Street, Brockton, MA 02301-5567 |
Hotline: (508) 588-8255 TTY: (508) 894-2869 Office: (508) 580-3964 Fax: (508) 588-0034 |
Additional Sites: Quincy, Weymouth, Plymouth |
| Independence House | 160 Basset Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601 |
Hotline: (800) 439-6507 Office: (508) 771-6507 Fax: (508) 778-0143 |
Additional Sites: Falmouth, Orleans, Provincetown |
| CONNECT to End Violence | Martha's Vineyard Community Services, 261 Upper Main Street, Edgartown, MA 02539 |
Hotline: (508) 696-7233 TTY: (774) 549-9659 Office: (774) 549-9667 Fax: (774) 549-6908 |
Additional Sites: Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven |
| New Hope | 247 Maple Street, Attleboro, MA 02703 |
Hotline: (800) 323-4673 Office: (508) 226-4015 Fax: (508) 226-6917 |
Additional Sites: Milford, Southbridge, Taunton |
| Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) | 99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139-3428 |
Hotline: (800) 841-8371 (open 24/7) Web Chat Hotline: barcc.org/chat (open 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.) Office: (617) 492-8306 |
Additional sites in Boston and Waltham have full wheelchair access |
Statewide resources by county
The Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence maintains a list of general sexual assault and domestic violence resources located throughout the Commonwealth.
| Women Veterans Health Care Call Center | (855) 829-6636 | |
| Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) | Assistance Line: (877) 382-2363 | |
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Safelink: Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline |
(877) 7885-2020 | |
| Llámanos: Statewide Spanish Rape Crisis Hotline | (800) 233-5001 |
| The Disabled Persons Protection Commission | 300 Granite Street, Suite 404, Braintree, MA 02184 |
Office: (617) 727-6465 Hotline: (800) 426-9009 |
| National Guard Family Program of Massachusetts | 14 Minuteman Lane, Wellesley, MA 02481 |
(339) 202-4800 |
| Home Base Veteran and Family Care | 1 Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA 02114 | (617) 913-4772 |
| Children's League of Massachusetts | 40 Court Street, Suite 410, Boston MA 02108 | (617) 695-1991 |
| Massachusetts Statewide Military Sexual Trauma Coordinators |
Boston Regional Benefit Office JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203 |
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| Jane Doe Inc.: Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence | 14 Beacon Street, Suite 507, Boston, MA 02108 |
Office: (617) 248-0922 TTY: (617) 263-2200 |
| Statewide Advocacy for Veterans' Empowerment (SAVE) |
Department of Veterans' Services 600 Washington Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 |
(617) 210-5743 |
| Women Veterans' Network | 600 Washington Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 | (617) 210-5001 |
| Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) |
1 Stoughton Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 |
Cambridge Office: (617) 864-7600 |
| Massachusetts Children's Alliance (MACA) | 11 Beacon Street, Suite 321, Boston, MA 02108 | (617) 573-9800 |
| Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA) | 1 Ashburton Place, Suite 1101, Boston, MA 02108 |
Boston Office: (617) 586 1340 AskMOVA Hotline: (844) 878-6682 |
| Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) | 600 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 |
Office: (617) 748-2000 Auto Attendant: (617) 748-2400 Child-at-Risk Hotline: (800) 792-5200 |
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
Bureau of Community Health and Prevention, Division of Sexual and Domestic Violence 240 Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 |
(617) 624-5528 |
| Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program |
Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 |
(617) 624-6052 |
| Office of the Attorney General |
Victim Compensation and Assistance Division 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108 |
Duty Phone: (617) 963-2160 TTY: (617) 727-4765 |
| Victim Rights Law Center | 115 Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110 |
(617) 399-6720 Toll-Free: (877) 758-8132 |
| Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) |
697 Cambridge Street, Suite 203, Brighton, MA 02135 1046 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 24 Union Street, Suites 8 and 10, Framingham, MA 01702 11 Mill Street, Lowell, MA 01852 92 Union Square, Somerville, 02143 |
Cambridge Office: (617) 864-7600 |
| Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA) | 403 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA 01060 |
Boston Office: (617) 585-1340 AskMOVA Hotline: (844) 878-6682 |