List of Child Witness to Violence Services by Massachusetts County

Find resources around the Commonwealth to help you. Services available in each Massachusetts county are listed below. If it is an emergency call 911.

Child Witness to Violence Services by County - printable document

General Resources

• If you, a family member, or a loved one has been the victim of a violent crime, you can fill out an application with the Victim Compensation and Assistance Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. They are able to provide financial assistance to eligible victims of violent crime for uninsured medical and dental care, mental health counseling, funeral and burial costs, and income lost due to the inability to work.
  • www.mass.gov/massachusetts-victims-of-violent-crime-compensation
  • 617-727-2200 x2160

• If you are a Deaf or Hard of Hearing child who has witnessed violence, help is available.
  • The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) provides services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing victims of crime.
    • 617-740-1600
    • TTY 617-740-1700
    • VP 617-326-7546
    • Contact MCDHH online
  • The National Deaf Hotline has advocates available 24/7 for crisis intervention, education, and referrals for Deaf survivors.
    • 855-812-1001
    • [e-mail]
    • Chat online

• Victim Bill of Rights Brochures

Statewide - All Counties

• Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
• Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC)
• Triangle, Inc.

Barnstable County

• Catholic Social Services (Hyannis)
• Independence House Inc.

Berkshire County

• Baystate Family Advocacy Center at Baystate Medical Center
• Berkshire County Kids' Place
• Elizabeth Freeman Center - Great Barrington
• Elizabeth Freeman Center - North Adams
• Elizabeth Freeman Center - Pittsfield

Bristol County

• Catholic Social Services (Fall River)
• Catholic Social Services (New Bedford)
• Child and Family Services, Inc.
• New Bedford Women's Center
• Youth Trauma Program at JRI

Dukes County

• Catholic Social Services (Fall River)
• Catholic Social Services (Hyannis)
• Catholic Social Services (New Bedford)
• Martha's Vineyard Community Services

Essex County

• Family Services of the Merrimack Valley - Essex County CASA Program
• Healing Abuse, Working for Change, Inc. (HAWC)
• Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• YWCA of Northeastern Massachusetts

Franklin County

• Baystate Family Advocacy Center at Baystate Medical Center
• Clinical & Support Options
• Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Hampden County

• Baystate Family Advocacy Center at Baystate Medical Center
• Hilltown Community Health Centers, Inc.
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
• YWCA of Western Massachusetts

Hampshire County

• Baystate Family Advocacy Center at Baystate Medical Center
• Hilltown Community Health Centers, Inc.
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Middlesex County

• Boston Medical Center
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• Riverside Community Care
• The Key Program, Inc.
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• Wayside Youth and Family Support Network

Nantucket County

• A Safe Place
• Catholic Social Services (Fall River)
• Catholic Social Services (Hyannis)
• Catholic Social Services (New Bedford)

Norfolk County

• DOVE
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• Wayside Youth and Family Support Network

Plymouth County

• Catholic Social Services (Hyannis)
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center/Southeast Family Services

Suffolk County

• Boston Medical Center
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• The Trauma Center at JRI

Worcester County

• CASA Project
• Clinical & Support Options
• Community Healthlink, Inc.
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• Wayside Youth and Family Support Network