Needham

Mental Health Services

The town of Needham 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 Needham area.

Mental Health Services for Children and Families

Mental Health Services for Adults and Older Adults

For resources pertaining specifically to elderly issues, select from the topics below. In addition, see our page on Caregiver Resources.

Other Services

Choose a category below to find resources not directly related to mental health.

Youth Services

Adult and Older Adult Services

Volunteering

The Council runs a variety of programs including a medical equipment loan closet, to a food pantry, a thrift shop & flea market and an English as a 2nd Language Tutoring program for adults.
The program's mission is to extend hospitality to every individual who needs a hand. There is a wide range of volunteer opportunities available.

The Needham Council on Aging is dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of residents of all ages and acts as a gateway to information, services and programming that support and enable a multigenerational group (ages randing from 60 to over 100) to maintain health, independence, optimal level of functioning, wherever the person resides. Offerings are designed to help maximize quality of life based on individual interests and needs. The professional staff offers individually tailored counseling and case management in a variety of settings, and can provide an array of information, resources and referrals to a variety of services. The Needham Council on Aging provides rides at no cost between a resident's home and the Senior Center. The Council on Aging Shopper Bus, sponsored by Roche Bros., takes seniors grocery shopping on Wednesday mornings. A Dial-A-Ride service, operates on Saturdays for residents ages 65 and over, offering service to destinations within Needham and to the Newton Highlands and Waban MBTA stations and Dedham Medical Associates.

Library volunteers support, enrich, and enhance the library's services and programs by performing tasks that paid staff members are not available to do. Volunteering offers an opportunity to meet others who love books and libraries while providing a valuable service to the library and the community.

This program offers residents the opportunity to give back to the community in a meaningful way, while engaging with the students, administrators and teachers who make the Needham Public Schools so special. All volunteers are interviewed so that they can be matched with the volunteer opportunity that best suits their interests, skill-set and personality. They receive orientation and training prior to beginning their placement.

An intergenerational service and social club whose members work together to improve and enrich the lives of the Needham Community through Philanthropic and outreach programs.

Volunteers fill a variety of positions at the Stephen Palmer Senior Center. They lead groups, provide office support, offer hospitality, transport / visit elders and undertake special projects. There are also many other ways to help at the Center. Volunteer opportunities can be created to suit individual interests.

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Community Websites

• Town of Needham
• Needham Health Department
• Needham Public Schools
• Needham Coalition for Suicide Prevention and NEEDHAM ACTS
• Needham Youth Services
• Needham Council on Aging
• Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SPED-PAC)
• Needham Community Resource Guide
• Needham Veterans Services

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.