Community Resources
Education/Child Development
Advocating for Successful Kids, Children's Hospital—Boston
♦ (617) 355–7701
♦ www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/...
American Academy of Pediatrics
Department of Mental Health(DMH)
♦ (617) 626–8000
♦ www.mass.gov/dmh/_MainLine/MissionStatement.htm
Early Childhood News
Early Intervention (Birth–3)
♦ (800) 462–5015
Parents United for Child Care—Support & Advocacy
♦ (617) 426–8288
Food and Nutrition
Children’s OWL Clinic(Optimal Weight for Life)
♦ (617) 355–5159
♦ www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices...
Children’s Growth & Nutrition Clinic
♦ (617) 355–7713
♦ www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices...
Women, Infant and Children (WIC)
♦ (800) WIC–1007
♦ (617) 624–6100
♦ www.bostonresourcenet.org/assistance/food-wic.htm
Hospitalization and Illness
Winchester Hospital — Child Life Program
♦ (781) 756–2730
♦ www.winchesterhospital.org/community...
Kid’s Health, Website for Parents, Kids & Teens
Starlight Children's Foundation — Brighten the Lives of Seriously Ill Children
♦ (310) 479–1212
Tufts University Child & Family Web Guide
♦ (617) 627–3355
Dental Services
Burlington Children’s Dental
30 Chestnut Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803
♦ (781) 229–2220
Winchester Orthodontics PC
15 Dix Street
Winchester, MA 01890
♦ (781) 729–8180
Dr. Yuci Ma DMD—Orthodontic Associates
57 Bedford Street Suite 120
Lexington, MA 02420
♦ (781) 860–7997
Vision Services
Eye Care Center
192 Lexington Street
Woburn, MA 01801
♦ (781) 933–2820
Belmont Vision Care Associates
334 Trapelo Road
Belmont, MA 02478
♦ (617) 484–4851
Pediatric Care
Woburn Pediatric Associates
Dr. Elizabeth Burba, MD & Dr. Richard D'Entremont, MD
7 Alfred Street
Woburn, MA 01801
♦ Phone: (781) 933–6236
♦ Fax: (781) 938–8050
Adoption Support
Adoption Support Group
♦ (978) 667–3282
Massachusetts Adoptions Resource Exchange, Inc.
♦ (800) 882–1176
Child Abuse
Child Abuse Hotline & Child at Risk Hotline
♦ (800) 792–5200
Child Protection Program — Children’s Hospital—Boston
♦ (617) 355–7979
Department of Social Services
♦ DCF: (800) KIDS–508
Injury Prevention
♦ (617) 534–5197
♦ www.mass.gov/dph/fch/injury/index.htm
North Shore Children’s Hospital, Child Abuse Assessment
♦ (978) 745–2100
♦ www.nsmc.partners.org/web/service...
Counseling Services & Crisis Support
Social Work Referral System
♦ (617) 720–2828
Psychiatric Crisis Intervention
♦ (800) 540–5806
Arbour Counseling Services
♦ (781) 932–8114
Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault
Battered Women — Woman’s Place
♦ (781) 899–8676
Massachusetts Office of Victim’s Assistance (MOVA)
♦ (617) 727–5200
♦ www.hes-inc.org/scp_vocal.htm
Rape Crisis Services
♦ (800) 542–5212
Victims of Violence
♦ (617) 591–6360
♦ www.challiance.org/vov/vov.shtml
Winchester Police Department—Domestic Abuse Support
♦ Main: (781) 729–1214
♦ DAS: (781) 729–2259
♦ www.winchesterpd.org/domesticabuse.html
Grief and Loss
The Children’s Room–Grief Support Groups—Arlington
♦ (781) 641–4741
Center for Grief & Healing–Support Groups—Danvers
♦ (978) 774–5100
Mass SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Program
♦ (800) 641–7437
♦ www.bmc.org/pediatrics/special/SIDS/index.htm
New Beginnings, Grief Groups & Counseling—Stoneham
♦ (781) 438–0038
♦ www.newbeginningscounselingservice.com
Immigration and Refuge Resources
Children’s International Center
♦ (617) 355–5209
♦ www.childrenshospital.org/international...
Children’s Travel Clinic
♦ (617) 355–5945
Missing Children
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
♦ (800) 843–5678
National Runaway Switchboard
♦ (800) 621–4000
Poison Control
Lead Poisoning Center
♦ (800) 532–9571
♦ www.mass.gov/dph/clppp/ledtop10.htm
Poison Center
♦ (800) 222–1222
Special Needs and Disability Support
Children’s Multi—Disciplinary Development Assessment Clinic
♦ (781) 356–6501
Federation for Children with Special Needs
♦ (800) 331–0688
Family Ties of Massachusetts — Department of Public Health
♦ (508) 851–7261
Pediatric Rehabilitation Services — Winchester Hospital
♦ (978) 988–6027
Cerebral Palsy Group
Cerebral Palsy Guide — National cerebral palsy (CP) support organization for parents of children with CP
♦ (855) 329–1008
General
National Center for Infants, Toddlers, & Families
Children's Music Network
Science Daily
National Association for the Education of Young Children
At-Home Dad Network
♦ (781) 861–8308
Family Action Network of Winchester
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
♦ (617) 727–7750
Nashoba Valley Mothers of Multiples
♦ (978) 256–4111
North Suburban Family Network — Birth–3 Support
♦ (781) 662–2722
Outpatient Lactation Center — Winchester Hospital
♦ (781) 756–4788
♦ www.winchesterhospital.org/community...
Parent Connection: Parents with Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children
♦ (978) 887–2157
Parents Anonymous
♦ (800) 882–1250
Parents Helping Parents
♦ (617) 926–5008
♦ www.parentshelpingparents.org
Parental Stress Line: 24/7
♦ (800) 632–8188
Parent to Parent — Education, Support, Networking
♦ www.parenttoparentwinchester.org
Single Parent Support Group
♦ (781) 581–6328
Tufts Child and Family Web Guide
♦ (617) 627–3703