Massachusetts State Agencies
- Department of Developmental Services
- DDS Eligibility
- DDS/DESE program– wraparound services for students ages 6-21
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Youth Services
- Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
- Massachusetts Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Transition Resources
Special Needs Resources
- Personal Care Attendant -PCA Program Info & Referral
- Autism Support Center Northeast Arc
- Bridgewell Family Support Center
- Children’s Hospital Autism Support Center
- MGH Bressler Center for Autism
- MGH Lurie Center
- Down Syndrome Congress
- ARICA Fact sheet- insurance coverage for autism related services
- Accessing treatments (ABA)
- ARICA fact sheet- insurance for Autism related services
- Accessible vans
Community Resources
- Asperger’s Association of New England
- Communitas (formerly EMARC)
- Family TIES of Massachusetts
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Federation for Families for Children’s Mental Health
- MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) – MA
- Northeast ARC
- Parent Professional Advocacy League – PPAL
- Perkins School for the Blind
Food & Shelter Resources
Emergency Resources
- The Flutie Foundation
- Smart 911
- Disability & Safety
- Psychiatric/Mental Health emergencies
- Emergency Behavioral Services
- Eliot Emergency Services
- Domestic Violence
- Grief Support