Resources
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I. Homelessness
- - Boston Homelessness Resources
- - Federal Homelessness Resources
II. Drug and Alcohol Dependency Resources
III. History of Boston City Hospital
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, in January of 2016 there were over 19,000 individuals identified as homeless in Massachusetts. Across the country, almost 550,000 individuals were homeless on a given night, 22% of whom were children under the age of 18. Because cases of homelessness are under-reported, these figures likely represent underestimates. During the 2015-2016 academic year, public schools across Massachusetts identified over 21,000 students who were experiencing homelessness. The number of families receiving shelter through the Massachusetts Emergency Assistance Program has more than doubled since 2008. On any given night in Massachusetts, the approximately 3,000 night shelter beds for individuals are usually full .
List of Boston homeless shelters
http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/cgi-bin/id/city.cgi?city=Boston&state=MA
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Founded in 1970, an organization serving runaway, homeless, and high-risk youth. Services include substance abuse counseling, crisis intervention, housing, life-skills training, dental and medical services, runaway support, educational and transitional programs.
47 West Street, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 423-9575
bridge@bridgeotw.org
http://www.bridgeotw.org/Pine Street Inn
Founded in 1969, Pine Street Inn provides permanent or emergency/transitional shelter to 1500 individuals, meals to over 2000 daily, and street outreach to 115 unsheltered homeless. It also connects individuals with job training and placement services, other transitioning services and mental health support and substance abuse treatment.
444 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 892-9100
Email: info@pinestreetinn.org
http://www.pinestreetinn.org/Friends of Boston Homeless
A non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals transition from homelessness and shelter life to training, education, housing and integration into the larger community.
12 Wise Street, Boston MA 02130
(617) 942-8671, (617) 942-8683
Email: info@fobh.org
http://www.fobh.org/about/St. Francis House
St. Francis House is the largest day shelter in New England, providing basic, rehabilitative and housing services to over 800 homeless individuals in Boston.
39 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 542-4211
Email: info@stfrancishouse.org
https://stfrancishouse.orgBoston Public Health Commission, Homeless Services
Homeless services of the nation's oldest health department.
http://www.bphc.org/whatwedo/homelessness/homeless-services/Pages/Homeless-Services.aspx
http://www.bphc.org/aboutus/our-history/Pages/our-history.aspx
Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program
Established in 1984, BHCHP is a program that provides health care for homeless men, women and children in the greater Boston area. It includes an inpatient medical respite unit and outpatient services that span general medicine, behavioral health, substance abuse and in-the-field care of chronically homeless patients.
FEDERAL HOMELESSNESS RESOURCES
- Homelessness Resource Center
Funded by the Center for Mental Health Services, the Homeless Resource Center (HRC) web site includes a full range of resources, such as a searchable knowledge database, special event announcements, Web casts, news, programs, and promising practices. The HRC site addresses critical topics in the homeless field from the perspectives of researchers, service providers, consumers, advocates, and policymakers. - National Runaway Switchboard
The mission at the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) is to help keep America's runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. NRS operates an anonymous, confidential and free 24-hour crisis line staffed with experienced front-line team members. - Locate a Runaway and Homeless Youth Program
Locate the nearest Basic Center Program, Transitional Housing Program, or Street Outreach Program for a runaway or homeless youth. - Locate a Health Center
Locate the nearest Community Health Center, including Health Care for the Homeless Programs.
More Information about Homelessness
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DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY RESOURCES
Detoxification and Rehabilitation Centers in Massachusetts
http://addicted.org/massachusetts-detox-centers.html
http://interventionamerica.org/Detoxification/citydirectory.cfm?State=MA&city=Boston
http://www.detoxresources.com/detox_centers/detox_massachusetts.html
http://www.treatment4addiction.com/rehab/massachusetts/boston/detox/
http://hria.force.com/HelplineSearch?id=a0PA0000006Hp0YMAS
http://www.detox.net/clinics/detox/boston-ma/
http://www.recovery.org/browse/boston-ma/
Needle Exchange Programs in the Boston Area
Tapestry Health Needle Exchange Programs
AIDS Action Committee Needle Exchange
More Information
Addiction Center - Drug and Alcohol Detox Support
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HISTORY OF BOSTON CITY HOSPITAL
Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_City_Hospital
Books and articles:
A History of the Boston City Hospital from Its Foundation Until 1904, Cheever, D.W., Mason, A.L., Gay, G.W., Blake, J.B. Municipal Printing Office, Boston, 1906.
Classic Reprint: Forgotten Books, 2012.
Scanned on-line version at: https://archive.org/details/ahistorybostonc00hospgoogA History of the Boston City Hospital, 1905-1964. Byrne, John, J. (ed.) Sheldon Press, 1965.
Reviewed by King, L.S. in JAMA. 1964;190(1):82. King, L.S. doi:10.1001/jama.1964.03070140088034.Boston City Hospital and the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory: the birth of modern haematology. Elrod JM, Karnad AB. Br J Haematol. 2003;121(3):383-9.
The Harvard Medical Unit at Boston City Hospital. (History of the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory and the Harvard Medical Services from their founding until 1974). Maxwell Finland (ed). University Press of Virginia for the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, 1982-1983; 3 volumes.
Reviewed by Black, D. in Med Hist. Oct 1983; 27(4): 456-457.Intrinsic Factors: William Bosworth Castle and the Development of Hematology and Clinical Investigation at Boston City Hospital (Boston Medical Library in the Countway Library of Medicine). Karnad, A.B. Boston Medical Library in the Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, 1997.
Boston City Hospital Master Plan. Stubbins, H., Allen, R.W. Hugh Stubbins/Rex Allen Partnership, Boston/San Francisco, 1969.
Scanned online version at: https://archive.org/details/bostoncityhospit00hugh
Reprinted by Nabu Press, 2011.First Medical and Surgical Report of the Boston City Hospital. Borland, J.N., Cheever, D.W. (eds.). Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1870.
Scanned online version at: https://archive.org/details/medicalsurgicalr01bost------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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