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.

211.org

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

1-603-357-4400

Alcohol and drug crisis and counseling services 24 hours a day

mfs.org

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

Medical Emergency

Call 911

Will put you in touch with your local emergency personnel.

Monadnock Community Hospital

924-7191
Ask for the Emergency Room

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.

Runaways

Runaway Hotline

1-800-RUNAWAY
(1-800-786-2929)
1800runaway.org 24-hour help

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

603-209-4015

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