Acton-Boxborough

Mental Health Topics

Acton-Boxborough's schools, parks, and recreation department, and many nonprofit agencies work together to help families learn and grow. For additional information about youth services, please visit Danny's Place.

Community Resources

Resources for COVID-19

The INTERFACE Referral Service remains open for business and our Helpline is available Monday through Friday 9am-5pm. If you are seeking a therapist and wondering about what telemental health is like, our guide provides information to help you learn more! Massachusetts is also proud to introduce the Network of Care which directs constituent’s to a range of behavioral health and social service resources including resources for navigating the COVID 19 outbreak. Finally, if you are a behavioral health provider and have updates to your profile, please scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the option for Provider/Staff Log In.

Recent News

Coronavirus is harming the mental health of tens of millions of people in U.S., new poll finds, by Joel Achenbach , Washington Post, Apr 2 2020.
Pregnant during a pandemic, by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN , Mar 30 2020.
Stress? Fear of COVID-19? Therapists treating the vulnerable go online to help, by Menna A. Farouk, Reuters, Mar 25 2020.

Massachusetts is leading the way in assessment and early identification of mental health concerns in children. Pediatricians are seeing a significant increase in visits for primary mental health needs, and William James INTERFACE is supporting families in making early connections as research has shown that early intervention leads to better outcomes.