Help in a Hurry
211
Focus on Recovery Helpline
Provides free and confidential information and referral. Help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more.
Crisis Hotline
Crisis Text Line: 741741
Serving anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information, from anywhere in the United States, via texting. Texting 741741 connects with a trained Crisis Counselor.
crisistextline.org
Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Chat (free & confidential)
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Available 24 hours every day
suicidepreventionlifeline.org
The Samaritans, Inc.
24-Hour Hotline (or call 911)
603-357-5505
National Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Parenting Stress Hotline
1-800-632-8188
Befriending people in crisis situations, emergency crisis intervention. Will not accept collect calls in crisis situations.
samaritansnh.org
Alcohol and Drugs
StartYourRecovery.org
StartYourRecovery.org is a groundbreaking website developed by bringing together experts in substance use treatment from leading nonprofit, academic, and government institutions with the goal of offering support for overcoming substance misuse – tailored to you. Learn about problems with drugs and alcohol; learn the signs of addiction; learn about treatment options including support groups, therapies, and rehabilitation.
StartYourRecovery.org
Monadnock Region Substance Abuse Services
Alcohol and drug crisis and counseling services 24 hours a day
Reality Check
(603) 532-9888
21 Goodnow Street, Jaffrey, NH
Drug addiction and recovery resources
realitychecknow.org
GateHouse Sober Community
1-855-211-1176
Nashua, NH
People in recovery helping people find recovery.
Where sobriety becomes your way of life.
gatehousesobercommunity.com
NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services
1-800-804-0909
Confidential NH helpline.
drugfreeNH.org
checkyourself.com
abovetheinfluence.com
Brattleboro Retreat
1-800-RETREAT
Toll Free or Local
1-(802) 257-7785
Central Intake
1-(802) 258-3700 – 24 hours a day
Inpatient detox / Inpatient mental health
brattlebororetreat.org
Phoenix House
Dublin (Serves adults only) Press Option 1 for Admissions
603-563-8501
Keene – Outpatient and Adult Residential Short Term
603-358-4041
Alcohol and drug 24-hour crisis intervention. 28-day in-patient program. Residential treatment for alcohol or substance abuse.
phoenixhouse.org
Disaster Relief
American Red Cross
1-800-244-2214
Offers help in fire, flood, or other disasters. Also, CPR training and other educational services, AIDS information.
redcross.org
Mental Health
Monadnock Family Services
603-357-4400
Emergency services 24 hours daily – 7 days a week.
Monadnock Area Peer Support Recovery – Wellness – Empowerment
357-5093, 357-5094
or toll free
1-(866) 352-5093
Keene
A safe place for free, mutual peer support
monadnockpsa.org
Warm Line
(603) 352-5093
or toll free
603-357-5093
1 (866) 352-5093
Keene 5:00 – 10:00 pm, 7 nights a week, 365 days a year
Acute Services (MFS)
603-924-7236 or
603-357-4400
Provides adult treatment and emergency mental health services.
mfs.org
Poison
Northern New England Poison Center
1-800-222-1222
(24 hr hotline)
Call in case of accidental poisoning, or to find out if something is hazardous.
Shelter
Homeless Outreach
Southwestern Community Services
1-800-529-0005 x4243 Rob Waters
Will help find shelter
Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter (MATS)
603-924-5033 Peterborough
Shelter, food, clothing, and other services for people who are homeless; alcohol and drug free.
matsnh.org
Monadnock Area Housing Coalition (SCS)
603-352-7512 x4243
Delivers direct and immediate care to the homeless population and those in imminent danger of becoming homeless.
scshelps.org
Families in Transition
(603) 641-9441
Provides innovative and effective interventions specifically designed to help homeless individuals and families reach beyond the cycle of homelessness to lead healthy and successful lives.
fitnh.org
NH Coalition to End Homelessness
“Click” on icon for your area of need to find help and local resources.
home4hope.com
NH Dept. of Health and Human Services
(603) 271-9196
dhhs.nh.gov/dcbcs/bhhs/homelessness
Shelter From The Storm (SFTS)
603-532-8222
Transitional housing and support services for the temporarily homeless in the Jaffrey/Rindge area.
shelterfromthestormNH.org
Staying Safe
Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services
1-800-351-1888
1-800-351-1888 X 9097 (Hearing or vision impaired)
1-800-735-2964 (TDD number)
HOURS: M-F 8 am – 4:30 pm – Call 911 after hours
Adult Protective Services
Toll Free Within NH:
1-800-949-0470
Central Intake Outside NH:
603-271-7014
Adult protective services (18 years+) for physical or emotional abuse, neglect, self-neglect or financial exploitation.
Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)
603-271-6562
1-800-894-5533
1-800-735-2964 (TDD number)
To report abuse and neglect during business hours. After hours call local police.
dhhs.nh.gov/dcyf/cps/
Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention
Peterborough
Keene
603-352-3782
Toll Free
1-888-511-6287
Advocacy, information and referral for people experiencing domestic and sexual violence.
24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, safety planning, education & outreach, peer counseling, and legal advocacy.
mcvprevention.org
Not Sure?
NH Information and Referral Line
Dial 211 or 1-866-444-4211
Monadnock United Way HELP LINE
1-800-368-4357
8 am – 4:30 pm
Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce 2017 Not-For-Profit of the Year Winner
Designated by the New Hampshire Wellness and Primary Prevention Council as a Family Resource Center of Quality
OPENING HOURS
MON – THU
9:00am – 2:00pm
FRI - SUN
We are closed
ADDRESS & CONTACT
9 Vose Farm Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
info@rivercenter.us
Tel: 603-924-6800
Fax: 603-924-2159
