Reading
Mental Health Topics
The Town of Reading is home to many support services for families and individuals seeking mental health resources.
Community Resources
- Reading Board of Health
- Reading Council on Aging
- Pleasant Street Center
- Food Pantry
- Reading Public Library
- Reading Veteran Services
- RISE Preschool
- Alice M. Barrows Elementary School
- Birch Meadow Elementary School
- J. Warren Killam Elementary School
- Joshua Eaton Elementary School
- Wood End Elementary School
- A.W. Coolidge Middle School
- Walter S. Parker Middle School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Reading Public Schools Health Services
- Reading Public Schools Community Education
- Reading Public Schools Special Education and Student Services
- Reading Public Schools School Nutrition
- Reading Student Services and SEPAC
Regional Resources
- Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention
- Mission of Deeds
- Mystic Valley Public Health Resource Guide- Help for Substance Abuse
- Mystic Valley Elder Services
State Resources
- MA 211
- National Alliance on Mental Ilness Massachusetts Compass Helpline
- MA Substance Abuse Helpline
Need help with a crisis?
- Call 911 or reach out to Reading Police Department
- Eliot Community Services operates a 24/7 mobile service that serves children, adults, & elders in psychiatric distress in Reading, MA. Eliot staff will travel to the home or school for psychiatric evaluation, crisis intervention, stabilization & follow-up. 1.800.988.1111 or www.eliotchs.org/Emergency-Services