Resources, Online Resources

Links to State Agencies

Secretary of State

Citizen's Guide to State Services
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/cis/ciscig/
This guide contains information about state services, agencies, and contact points. You can find services arranged by broad subject headings or search for specific words, or use the index.

Helpful Massachusetts Telephone Numbers (by city/town)
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/cis/cistel/telidx.htm

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Attorney General

Guide to Victim Services
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/videfault.asp
Includes information on compensation and assistance, resources and an application for compensation

Publications
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/pubdefault.asp
The Attorney General's office offers publications via the web in Adobe Acrobat or by mail for the following areas: Employer/Employee, Insurance, Health Care, Consumer, Civil Rights, Victim Rights, Elder Issues, Charities/Fundraising, Schools/Children, Municipal Issues, Advisories.

Civil Rights
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/crdefault.asp
Contains information on filing a complaint form, the Hate Crimes Task Force, and the Disability Rights Project

Consumer Protection
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/condefault.asp
Has all kinds of consumer information about issues ranging from tenants rights, consumer alerts, and shopping rights

Elders
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/elddefault.asp
Contains information about elder abuse, the elder hotline, and other topics

Health Care
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/hcdefault.asp
Contains information about topics such as insurance rights and provider issues

Workers' Rights
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/wkdefault.asp
Addresses various worker issues such as payment of wages, complaints, and prevailing wage information

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District Attorney Offices

Bristol County District Attorney's Office
http://www.state.ma.us/da/bristol
Website contains information about victim and witness assistance and frequently asked questions about domestic violence.

Middlesex County District Attorney's Office
http://www.middlesexda.com
Useful information about child abuse, domestic violence, and victim assistance.

Norfolk County District Attorney's Office
http://www.state.ma.us/da/norfolk
Norfolk District Attorney's Domestic Violence Unit provides investigation, prosecution and victim assistance in cases involving domestic violence.

Plymouth County District Attorney's Office
http://www.state.ma.us/da/plymouth
Contains useful information about domestic violence, youth, and seniors.

Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
http://www.state.ma.us/da/suffolk
Information about abuse prevention, as well as a resources for many other issues.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Commonwealth's Social Services Listing
http://www.state.ma.us/soc.htm
Links to the state's various social services agencies and their publications

Commonwealth Communities
http://www.state.ma.us/cc/index.html
Resource for finding information on the towns and cities in Massachusetts

Sex Offender Registry Board - Victim Information
http://www.state.ma.us/sorb/victims.htm
Includes links and victim assistance resources

The Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth
http://www.state.ma.us/gcgly/index.html
Creates school-based and community-based programs focusing on suicide prevention, violence intervention, and the promotion of zero-tolerance policies regarding harassment and discrimination against gay and lesbian youth

Massachusetts Adult Basic Education Directory
http://acls.doemass.org
Resource for finding adult literacy class locations and information. To contact them via phone, call (800) 447-8844

Executive Office of Elder Affairs
http://www.state.ma.us/elder/
Includes link for resources and links on elder issues

Department of Transitional Assistance
http://www.state.ma.us/dta/
Administers public assistance programs

Department of Veterans' Services
http://www.state.ma.us/veterans/wvn.htm
The Women Veterans' Network is a central resource for women veterans in Massachusetts.

Division of Medical Assistance
http://www.state.ma.us/dma/
Administers Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In Massachusetts, Medicaid and CHIP are combined into one program called MassHealth.

Department of Correction - Domestic Violence Unit
http://www.state.ma.us/doc/domestic/Domoth.htm
Resources for Battered Women's Programs and Counseling for Men Who Batter services, as well as other resources

Department of Housing and Community Development
http://www.state.ma.us/dhcd/publications/How_To2k.htm
Contains a helpful page that explains how to find housing assistance in Massachusetts

Department of Public Health, Women's Health Network
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/whn/whn.htm
The Women's Health Network provides free breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services, and health education services to low income, uninsured women at over 90 locations throughout the state.

Department of Public Health, Bureau of Family and Community Health, Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/sapss/sapss.htm
Contains information about the Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services program, as well as links to related organizations.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Official Website
http://www.state.ma.us
Links to all state agencies