Wayland Public Schools
MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey
Resource List
(Updated Fall 2025)
Wayland High School and Wayland Middle School’s Counseling Departments are always available to discuss personal issues and provide referrals for additional support. The following list includes a number of these valuable resources. Please see your counselor or an administrator for more information.
Police Department:
Should you or someone you know find yourself in immediate danger please call 911 to access the appropriate public safety resources.
Wayland Police Department:
Office: 508-358-4721
Emergency: 911
Wayland Police Department Anonymous Hotline: 508-358-1726
Boston Police Department:
Office: 617-343-4633
Emergency: 911
CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS
Wayland Youth and Family Services:
WYFS provides counseling, consultation, individual and family therapy, parent education, as well as prevention and outreach resources to the community of Wayland. Counseling is confidential and free for Wayland residents. 508-358-4293
Wayland Youth & Family Services | Wayland MA
Boston Centers for Youth and Families
Located in: Tobin Community Center
Address: 1483 Tremont St. Boston, MA 02120
Hours: Open 24 hours
Phone: 617-635-4920
https://www.boston.gov/departments/boston-centers-youth-families
Human Relations Services (HRS):
HRS provides mental health treatment – regardless of ability to pay – to residents of Wayland. HRS helps families and children overcome problems and lead fuller and richer lives. HRS seeks to deepen the relationships and broaden the skills that keep children, families and a community healthy.
11 Chapel Place, Wellesley, MA 02481
781.235.4950
http://www.hrshelps.org/
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Anxiety/Stress:
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org
Family Education http://life.familyeducation.com
TeensHealth
www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/anxiety.html
Wholistic Stress Control Institute http://www.wholistic1.com
Bullying/Peer Victimization:
Stop Bullying.gov StopBullying.gov
Depression:
National Institute of Mental Health - Teen Depression National Institute of Mental Health - Teen Depression.
Family First Aid www.familyfirstaid.org/depression.html
Teen Depression www.teendepression.org
Domestic Violence/Abuse/Sexual Assault:
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center www.barcc.org 800.841.8371
Casa Myrna Vasquez https://casamyrna.org/ 877.785.2020
Dating Violence Youth Hotline 617.773.4878
GLBTQ Domestic Violence Hotline 800.832.1901
Voices Against Violence (508) 820-0834, (SMOC: South Middlesex Opportunity Council www.smoc.org)
Reach Beyond Domestic Violence www.reachma.org
Eating Disorders:
Eating Disorder Referral & Information Center www.edreferral.com
Multi-service Eating Disorder Association www.medainc.org
National Eating Disorders Association www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Cambridge Eating Disorder Center www.eatingdisordercenter.org
Walden Behavioral Care www.waldenbehavioralcare.com
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth Resources:
Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth www.bagly.org 617.227.4313
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Helpline 617.267.9001
The Network (abuse hotline) 617.423.7233
Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays www.gbpflag.org 781.891.5966
Internet Safety:
Cyberbullying information http://www.cyberbullying.org
Microsoft www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/parentsguide.mspx
U. S. Computer Readiness Team http://www.onguardonline.gov
Web Aware www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx
Learning Disabilities:
All Kinds of Minds http://www.allkindsofminds.org
LD Online http://www.ldonline.org
Mental Health (general):
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org
HelpPRO www.helppro.com
National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov
American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
Clinicians of Color:
* https://www.cliniciansofcolor.org/
* https://www.innopsych.com/
Self-Injury:
Advocates Psychological Emergency Services, available 24/7 (508)872-333
HelpGuide.org www.helpguide.org/mental/self_injury.htm
S.A.F.E. Alternatives www.selfinjury.com
BMC Emergency Services Program (Boston Emergency Services Team)
Located in: BUSM Campus
Address: 85 E. Newton St. Boston, MA 02118
Hours: Open 24 hours
Phone: (800)981-4357
https://www.bmc.org/emergency-services-program
Sexual Behavior/Birth Control/Pregnancy:
Planned Parenthood 617.616.1600 CDC Teen Pregnancy Resources http://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/Teens.html
Substance Use/Abuse:
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Helpline 800.327.5050
Sameem Associates, Inc. https://www.sosdrugs.org 617.964.1060
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services & SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information http://www.samhsa.gov/
Web of Addictions www.well.com/user/woa/facts.htm
Suicide Prevention:
Advocates: Psychological Emergency Services, available 24/7 (508)872-3333
American Foundation of Suicide Prevention 617.439.0940
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Samariteens http://www.samaritansusa.org/boston.php 800.252.8336
Samaritans maintains a 24/7 suicide hotline at (877)870-4673. Here is more information about their services. https://samaritanshope.org/our-services/24-7-helpline/
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org