Emergency Services

Abuse of Children - Massachusetts Citizens for Children

Abuse of People with Disabilities - Disabled Persons Protection Commission

Energy Assistance - Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development

Food - Project Bread: FoodSource Hotline

Hospitals - Massachusetts Hospitals Association

Mental Health - Department of Mental Health

Shelters - Massachusetts Homeless Shelters

Substance Abuse - Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information & Education

Suicide Hotline - Massachusetts Suicide & Crisis Hotlines

Suicide Lifeline - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Emergency Preparedness
- American Red Cross - For people with disabilities & special needs
- Disability Preparedness Resource Center - '... provides practical information on how people with and without disabilities can prepare for an emergency ...'
- Emergency Preparedness - 'The Board is making its own evacuation plan for employees and visitors with disabilities publicly available, as well as summary on how it was developed, as a resource for other organizations who may implement or update their own plans.'
- Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities - 'The Department of Transportation is dedicated to ensuring the highest level of emergency preparedness in the event of a disaster.'
- Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) - The '... National Organization on Disability launched the ... EPI to ensure that emergency managers address disability concerns and that people with disabilities are included in all levels of emergency preparedness- planning, response, and recovery.'
- Homeland Security - For all people, including those with disabilities
- Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities - 'Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities was established to ensure that the Federal government appropriately supports safety and security for individuals with disabilities in disaster situations.'
- Ready.gov: People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs - List of suggestions for emergency preparedness. Also has free, downloadable publications about emergency preparedness.

The links on this page are to emergency Web sites we have found helpful.

Please note that New England INDEX does not maintain these Web sites and is not responsible for the information they contain. If you have questions about information you find on these Web sites, please direct them to the organizations responsible. If there are other Web sites that should be included in this list, or if any of the links are broken, we invite you to e-mail us with the name of the site and the corresponding Web address.

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