Concord
Mental Health Services
The town of Concord is home to many support services for families seeking mental health resources. Select a topic below for resources and organizations relevant to the topic in the Concord area.
Select a Mental Health Topic
- Anger
- Grief/Loss
- Rape/Sexual Assault
- Anxiety
- Homelessness
- Relationship Violence
- ADHD
- Internet/Media Safety
- Self Injury
- Autism/Asperger's
- Learning Differences
- Sexual Orientation
- Bipolar
- Military Families
- Sport Psychology
- Bullying/Violence
- Multiculturalism
- Stress
- Child Abuse/Neglect
- OCD
- Substance Abuse/Addictions
- Chronic/Disabling Conditions
- Parenting Advice/Support
- Suicide
- Depression
- PTSD
- Teen Pregnancy/Parenting
- Divorce
- Postpartum Depression
- Trauma
- Eating Disorders
- Psychosis
Youth Services
In addition to resources on specific topics below, visit the Concord Recreation Department to access information regarding various activities for children and youth in Concord, or contact Erin Duggan, Concord's Youth Services Coordinator, at 978.318.3043 or . In addition, the Carlisle Recreation Department provides youth programs that may be of interest to families in Concord and Carlisle, and the Carlisle Community Page, a community-developed website, maintains a list of community and recreational organizations that includes youth activities as well.
Sports
Shortcuts: Concord | Groton | Maynard
Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education
Phone: 978-318-1432
Email:
Provides opportunities for lifelong learning to the citizens of the
school district and surrounding towns. Collaborates with
individuals and organizations of Concord and Carlisle to develop
and coordinate programs and services for children, adolescents and
adults throughout the year. Provides a wide variety of classes for
all ages including arts & crafts, exercise/dance, sports and
recreation, SAT prep, drivers education and a babysitting training
for grades 5-9 .
Concord-Carlisle Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading
Contact: Richard Hoey
Phone: 978-287-4897
All children living in Concord or Carlisle or going to school in
Concord or Carlisle are welcome to participate in our football
program, provided they meet the following basic criteria:
1) Are between the ages of 7-14 as of July 31st, 2011
(08/01/1996-07/31/2004)
2) Maintain a 70% scholastic average
3) Meet the age and weight requirements set forth by National Pop
Warner Little Scholars organization (see chart below).
Concord-Carlisle Youth Baseball/Softball
Contact: Ralph Verrilli
Phone: 978-369-3245
Offers youth baseball and softball programs for boys and girls kindergarten through high school.
Concord-Carlisle Youth Hockey
Contact: Paul Nelson
Phone: 978-371-0787
Email:
Providing youth hockey programs for girls and boys from Pre-K to High School.
Concord-Carlisle Youth Soccer
Phone: 978-287-0968
Email: info@CCYS
Promotes sportsmanship, athletic skills, fitness and fun through
the game of soccer. Providing soccer programs for all ages Pre-K
through age 18 to families in Concord and Carlisle.
Lawrence Academy Summer Immersion Program in English, Italian, and Mandarin
Phone: 978-448-6535
The program gives American Students, entering grades 7th-12th, a chance to study Italian or Mandarin Chinese for 2, 3, or 4 weeks while living on campus alongside students from Italy, China, and around the world. The program is divided into classroom instruction, off-campus cultural activities, on-campus sports/arts/specialty instruction, evening enrichment activities, and weekend excursions. Past programs included students from Italy, China, Germany, France, Switzerland, Japan, Spain, Hong Kong, England, Australian, Poland, Dominican Republic,South Korea, and Taiwan. The program begins Wednesday, July 18, 2012 and ends Wednesday, August 15, 21012.
Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley
Contact: Wendy Allegrone-Leslie
Phone: 978-461-2871
Email:
Also serves Concord and Sudbury, the Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley strives to improve each child's life by implementing self-esteem, courage, and positive values through all of the educational programs. Youth come to the Boys & Girls Club to receive tutoring, computer training, sports education, homework help, and mentoring.
Select a different Youth Services category below.
Select a Youth Services Category
Community Websites
- Town of Concord
- Concord Recreational Center
- Concord Public Schools
- Concord Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) and the Concord Carlisle High School Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (CCSEPAC), and their Parent Tool Kit
- METCO Program at Concord Carlisle High
- Concord-Carlisle Community Chest
- Concord-Carlisle Parent Initiative
- Concord-Carlisle High School Parent Association
- Center for Parents and Teachers
Can't find what you need or need a referral to a mental health practitioner? Call 617-332-3666 x 411. For more information about the service and terms of confidentiality, please click here.
Disclaimer: Material on the Project INTERFACE web site is intended as general information. It is not a recommendation for treatment, nor should it be considered medical or mental health advice. Project INTERFACE urges families to discuss all information and questions related to medical or mental health care with a health care professional.
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Therapeutic Schools, from the MA Dept of Education.
The work of Project INTERFACE in Concord is supported in part by the Concord Public Schools.
The work of Project INTERFACE is supported in part by the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project (MCPAP).
