Health and Human Service Hotlines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255

Department of Mental Health Cape & Islands Crisis Hotline
1-800-322-1356

Elder Abuse Hotline
1-800-922-2275 (V/TDD)

Child-At-Risk Hotline
800-792-5200

Baby Safe Haven Hotline
866-814-SAFE (7233)

Transitional Assistance Fraud Hotline
800-FRAUD-99 (800-372-8399)

Request Emergency Interpreter
800-249-9949 (V/TTY)

Disabled Persons Protection Commission Hotline
800-426-9009

Safelink: Domestic Violence Hotline
877-785-2020 – 877-521-2601 (TTY)

Veterans Crisis Line
800-273-8255, Press 1

Accessibility Statement and Symbols

ACCESSIBILITY LANGUAGE & SYMBOLS

  1. The following statement should be included on any meeting notice or event invitation to the public:
    “If you are deaf or hard of hearing or are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation, contact [insert Department contact] at [phone number or email] or TTY 508-362-5885.”
  2. Along with the accessibility statement, you may also include these access symbols which are found at www.bchumanservices.net in the “About Us” ADA Section or at www.gag.org/resources.