Helpful Links and Online Resources for Patients and Families

This list of resources was compiled to assist individuals in obtaining more information regarding health care. Brigham and Women's Hospital bears no responsibility for any information on these sites.

Abuse, Neglect, and Domestic Violence

• BWH Passageway
• Elder Abuse
• Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
• Massachusetts Department of Social Services
• Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission
• The Network/La Red
• Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services

Advance Directives (Healthcare Proxies and Living Wills)

• Patient and Family Guide to Advance Directives

Assisted Living, Residential Care, and Extended Care Facilities

• Care Scout
• Choosing the Right Nursing Home
• (DPH) Massachusetts Nursing Home Report Cards
• Guide to Choosing the Best Long-Term Care Option
• Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association
• Mass Long-Term Care
• Senior Living Community

Caregivers Information

• Caregiver's Guide
• Empowering Caregivers
• Family Caregiver Alliance

CaringBridge

• CaringBridge

Children's Services / Support

• Child Care Choices of Boston
• Child Safety Seats
• Federation For Children with Special Needs
• MA Child Care
• Seat Check

Disability and Special Needs Resources

• Department of Mental Health
• Department of Developmental Services
• Disability Travel and Recreational Services
• Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
• Toward Independent Living and Learning

Early Intervention

• Directory of Early Intervention Programs

Elder Services

• Age Info
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• Care Scout
• Executive Office of Elder Affairs
• Mass Home Care
• Senior Health

End of Life Care

• End of Life Commission
• Health Care Dimensions Hospice
• Hospice and Palliative Care Federation
• VNA Care Network

Financial / Public Assistance

• Assistance with Back Rent
• Department of Transitional Assistance
• Mass Electric Reduced Rate
• Eversource Financial Assistance
• Social Security
• Utilities Advocacy for Low-Income Households
• Verizon Lifeline and Link up

Food and Meals

• SNAP
• Project Bread

General Resources

• Family Ties of Massachusetts Resource Directory
• Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education
• National Vital Statistics System
• New England Organ Donor Services
• Office of Minority Health

Grief and Bereavement

• The National Center for Grieving Children and Families

Homeless Services / Housing

• Boston Housing Authority
• Boston Public Health Commission
• Home Start
• Housing Works
• Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
• Mass Department of Housing and Community Development
• Traveler’s Aid

Insurance

• American Association of Health Plans
• Massachusetts Division of Insurance
• Medicare

Legal Services

• Mass Legal Services
• Patient Advocate Foundation

Prescription Assistance

• Benefits CheckUp
• Patient Assistance Program Information

Transportation

• Disability Travel and Recreational Services