• Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)
  www.mass.gov/mova
  617-727-5200
  MOVA provide free services for victims of child sexual and physical abuse and also to children who witness violence. For a list of programs, visit http://www.state.ma.us/mova/page136.html or call 617-727-5200.

• Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs)
  http://www.machildrensalliance.org/
  617-727-6552
  CACs coordinate service plans for children who have been abused and their non-offending family members. They serve as a centralized resource for information and referrals to clients and the community.
  To find a program near you, visit: http://www.machildrensalliance.org/programs.htm or call 617-727-6552.

• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
  617-587-1500
  MSPCC provides counseling to the victims of child abuse and their families through regional offices located throughout the state.
  http://www.mspcc.org/ or call 617-587-1500.

• Rape Crisis Centers
  617-624-5457
  The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) funds 18 local organizations to provide sexual assault prevention and survivor services throughout the state. The goal of these programs is to reduce the long-term public health effects, societal costs and, ultimately, the incidence of sexual assaults. All survivor services are free and confidential and are provided by rape crisis counselors trained in accordance with DPH standards. Many of these services are available in multiple languages. For more information visit www.state.ma.us/dph/fch/sapss/sites.htm or call 617-624-5457. Minimum services provided by each crisis center include:
  

  • 24 hour toll-free sexual assault crisis intervention, information, and referral hotline
  • Accessible short-term individual sexual assault crisis counseling for adult and adolescent survivors and their friends, partners, and family members, and for non-offending caregivers of child victims
  • Support groups for adolescent and adult survivors, for survivors’ partners, and for non-offending caregivers of child victims
    Accompaniment, support, and advocacy throughout the medical, legal, and police processes
  • Information about and referrals for health concerns, such as HIV, pregnancy, substance abuse, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well for legal, economic, safety planning, and other needs
  • Sexual assault prevention community education and organizing
  • Professional training and consultation on prevention and survivor support

To find a counselor if you or someone you know has been sexually abusive, contact:

• Massachusetts Coalition for Sex Offender Management (MCSOM) sex offender treatment provider list
  617-624-5457
  In an effort to enhance the quality of sex offender specific-treatment being carried out by professionals within the state, MCSOM has developed criteria for sex offender treatment based on current standards in the field. Inclusion of this list provides only a statement that the provider submitted information to MCSOM that appeared to meet the MCSOM criteria for treatment providers, and that a majority of MCSOM members voted to include the provider on the list based on the information submitted. For more information visit: www.mcsom.com/ or call 617-624-5457.