Mental Health Resources

At Dover-Sherborn, we are committed to the mental health and well-being of all of our students. We present the following information and resources in addition to what we provide in school.  As always, while we are here to help and support our students, we encourage you to also speak with your pediatrician if you have concerns.

EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAMS (ESPs) are community-based agencies who provide 24/7 information, support and services to help individuals (or their families/friends) who are having a mental health or substance abuse crisis.  

Call the Parent/Guardian of the student you are concerned about

Call your local police station - NON Emergency Number

• If it is an emergency, please call 911 FIRST
• Boston non-emergency 617-343-4500
• Sherborn non-emergency: 508-653-2424
• Dover non-emergency: 508-785-1130

LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES

SUGGESTED PARENTING READING LIST

Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens by Laura S Kastner PhD and Jennifer Wyatt

Inside the Teenage Brain: Parenting a Work in Progress by Sheryl Feinstein

The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids by Madeline Levine

PARENTING HOTLINE

Parents Helping Parents of Massachusetts www.parentshelpingparents.org   617-926-5008

ADDITONAL RESOURCES:

Anxiety

Self-Injury

Depression

Signs of Suicide

Eating Disorders

Grief

Loss

Substance Use and Abuses

• SBIRT Substance Use Screening and Resources, grades 8 & 10

LGBTQ+

• Out Metrowest and PFLAG

• Mental Health and Gender Affirming Care Resource Guide (created by MA Office of the Attorney General)

• DESE Guidance for Student and Family Support

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Disclaimer:  These suggestions are not endorsements of any of the ideas or products found on this website. We have not read every document or book recommended on these pages and we are unable to keep up with all the changes being made at every site that we have linked. Furthermore, we take no responsibility for the consequences of any action one might take based upon reading the documents referenced. If one believes a child has a need for professional support, we recommend that the help of a licensed health care professional is sought.   

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