Local Agencies

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Watertown Support Services

Town Resources

  • Watertown Health Department
    617-972-6446 | watertown-ma.gov/healthdept

  • Watertown Police Department (WPD)
    617-972-6500 | watertownpd.org

  • *Advocates Clinician, WPD (*Naloxone Voucher)
    Melissa Duarte | 617-600-1312 | mduarte@advocates.org

  • *Watertown Fire Department (*Naloxone Voucher)
    617-972-6512 | fire.watertown-ma.gov

  • Watertown Social Services Resource Specialist Program
    Social services and resources for families including fuel, food and rent assistance, and a variety of support and counseling services.
    Sophia Suarez-Friedman, LCSW
    | Maysa Ramos, MSW
    617-744-9585 | Wayside Youth & Family Support

Schools

  • Watertown Middle School Resource Specialist
    Miguel Colon | 617-600-1314 |mcolon@police.watertown-ma.gov

  • Watertown High School Resource Specialist
    Kerry Kelley | 617-600-6551 | kkelley@police.watertown-ma.gov

Support Groups

  • Belmont Watertown United Methodist Church (BWUMC)
    Support Groups
    617-926-2931 |
    bwumc.org

  • SMART Recovery Family & Friends
    Tuesday Evenings, 7-8:30PM | , 552 Main St., Watertown
    EllenSmartRecovery@gmail.com | smartrecovery.org

Prevention & Education

Intervention & Treatment Services

  • Square Medical
    Outpatient psychiatry and substance abuse treatment
    617-916-5069
    | squaremedicalgroup.org

  • Right Turn
    Intervention and Inpatient/outpatient addiction services
    877-556-2039
    | right-turn.org

Other Support Services

  • Cambridge Needle Exchange Program
    Exchanges clean needles and offers a variety of services to injection drug users.
    617-599-0246
    | aac.org

  • AHOPE – Boston Needle Exchange
    Exchanges clean needles and offers a variety of services to injection drug users.
    800-383-2437
    | bphc.org

  • Mount Auburn Hospital
    Paige Cunningham, MSW, Emergency Room Clinician
    617-499-5385 (ER)
    617-499-5051 (Inpatient/outpatient addiction services)
    617-499-5050 (Social Work Dept.)
    mountauburnhospital.org

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Substance Use Disorders Initiative
    617-726-3557 |
    massgeneral.org/substance-use-disorders-initiative

  • Advocates Psychiatric Emergency Services
    Mental health or addiction crisis help
    800-640-5432 |
    advocates.org

  • Wicked Sober
    Intervention Services
    855-953-7627 |
    wickedsober.com

  • Spectrum Health Systems
    Outpatient Services
    781-290-4970 |
    spectrumhealthsystems.org