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| Campus Police (from a campus phone) | 100 |
| MIT Medical (E23) | 3-1311 |
| Mental Health Service of MIT Medical | 3-2916 |
| Dean on Call | 3-1212 |
| Local Police (from off-campus phone) | 911 |
GENERAL/"Just to Talk"
Gay
and Lesbian HelpLine
617-267-9001, 888-340-4528
Mon-Fri 6-11 PM; Sat-Sun 5-10 PM.
Free confidential information, referrals, crisis intervention, and support.
You can also call just to talk!
Harvard
Contact Line
617-495-8111
Operates from 7 PM to midnight, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.
Peer
Listening Line
617-267-2535, 800-399-PEER
Mon-Fri 4-10 PM.
Same as the Gay and Lesbian Helpline, but for people under 24.
ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
Massachusetts Drug and Alcohol Hotline617-445-1500
Phoenix
House National Helpline
800-662-HELP
24 hours. Information about local drug treatment and services.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
AIDS Action Committee Hotline800-235-2331 / TTY 617-450-1427
Mon-Fri 9 AM-9 PM, Sat 10 AM-2 PM.
Medical referrals, HIV/AIDS information, prevention, support services, advocacy.
CDC National STD Hotline
800-227-8922, Spanish 800-344-7432, TTY 800-243-7889
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National STD Hotline
provides toll-free information on sexually transmitted diseases to the
general public. Information Specialists are trained to convey accurate,
basic information and referrals to free or low cost clinics nationwide.
Free educational literature about a wide variety of STDs and prevention
methods is also available.
CDC
National AIDS Hotline
800-CDC-INFO (232-4636), also in Spanish, TTY 888-232-6348
Operated under contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Answers questions related to HIV/AIDS, including prevention, risk, testing,
and treatment; provides referrals; and mails out publications.
National
Herpes Hotline
919-361-8488
Provides free counseling on herpes and offers referrals.
SUICIDE
Samaritans617-247-0220
24-hour suicide prevention hotline
Trevor
Line
800-850-8078
24 hour suicide helpline for LBGT and questioning youth.
VIOLENCE/RAPE
| Emergencies-- MIT Mental Health Service | 3-2916 |
MIT Counseling and Support Services
617-253-4861
Confidential counseling for students.
Boston
Area Rape Crisis Center
617-492-RAPE (7273)
24 hour hotline for survivors of rape.
Fenway
Violence Recovery Program
617-927-6250, 800-834-3242
Mon-Fri 9 AM-5 PM
Gay
Men's Domestic Violence Hotline
800-832-1901
24 hour hotline for gay men
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