TeamstersCare Mental Health &
Substance Abuse Hotline

Please note: Your Mental Health and Substance Abuse benefit is managed directly by TeamstersCare. For treatment, referral, or counseling services, you must first contact TeamstersCare @ 1-800-851-8326.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Employee Assistance Program
  To help members and their families cope with mental health and substance abuse issues, TeamstersCare offers a confidential, professional consultation and referral service called the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  
  The EAP program is a voluntary program staffed by licensed professional counselors. EAP offers many services such as initial evaluation and assessment, treatment planning, counseling, outside referral if indicated, family consultation, benefit coordination, etc.
  
  We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our main location is in Charlestown, MA; however, for your convenience, we have access to other locations.
  
• RAFT – Referral and Follow-up Team
  RAFT is a follow-up support program available to members who have undergone treatment for substance abuse and/or alcohol issues. The process includes workplace re-entry consultation, tailored self-help support groups and individual counseling sessions as needed. The program enhances recovery by offering day to day support.

HOW TO CONTACT US

• 1-800-851-8326 Toll Free 24 hours a day; seven days a week
  Please note: Regular Business Hours:
  Monday through Friday 8a.m. to 5p.m. for referrals or for scheduling appointments
  Fax: 781-321-6501
  
• Our address is:
  TeamstersCare Employee Assistance Program
  16 Sever St./Sullivan Square
  Charlestown, MA
  02129-1309
  

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES
We have compiled a list of various organizations that offer information you may find helpful. For treatment, referral, or counseling services, you must first contact TeamstersCare directly @ 1-800-851-8326.

The use of this website and its links are subject to the Legal Conditions and Terms of Use, and by proceeding, you acknowledge your acceptance of these terms.

Self- Help & 12 Step Programs:

Adult Children of Alcoholics
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/english.html
http://www.aaboston.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous
Chemically Dependent Anonymous
Cocaine Addictions Anonymous
Debtors Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous
Marijuana Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
Nicotine Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous
Spenders Anonymous

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH:
American Psychological Association
WWW.APA.ORG

Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.add.org/

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
WWW.NDMDA.ORG
     
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health:
http://www.mass.gov

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
www.nami.org

National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov/

ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE:
Substance abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/

American Counsel on Drug Education
Http://www.acde.org/

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

CHILDREN AND TEENS:
Asperger's Association of New England
http://www.aane.org/

Autism Speaks
http://www.autismspeaks.org/

Massachusetts Association of 766 Approved Private Schools (MAAPS)
http://www.maaps.org/index2.cfm

Parenting is Prevention
http://preventiontraining.samhsa.gov/PIP/pipttl.htm

Teen help
Http://www.teenhelp.com/

Youth media campaign
http://www.mediacampaign.org/about.html

Internet Safety:
Children, youth families and education and resource network
http://cyfernet.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfres/browse_2.php?search=Child

Massachusetts Executive office of Public Safety and Security 
http://www.mass.gov

Net Smart Kids
http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexFL.htm

Net Smart Teens
http://www.nsteens.org/comics/

Teen Angels
http://www.teenangels.org/

Wired Safety
http://wiredsafety.org/

RETIREES/OLDER ADULTS:
Children of Aging Parents
www.caps4caregivers.org

Executive Office of Elder Affairs
http://www.mass.gov

The Eldercare Locator (public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
www.eldercare.gov

MBTA the RIDE program
http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/ride/

National Transitions of Care Collation
http://www.ntocc.org/

Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov

The National Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org/index.asp

GENERAL:

FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT-F.M.L.A.
FMLA Facts - U.S. Department of Labor

DOMESTIC ABUSE RESOURCES STATE OF MASSACHUSSETTS:
An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection
http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/massdv.shtml

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