Violence Prevention & Response (VPR) Call our helpline at 617-253-2300 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) to reach a VPR advocate. We can offer emotional support and help you think through your options.
Mental Health and Counseling Service at MIT Medical 617-253-2916 (8:30 a.m.– 5 p.m.) or 617-253-4481 (Evenings and overnight: 5 p.m.– 8:30 a.m.)
MIT Police Dial 100 from any campus phone or 617-253-1212 from a cell phone or off-campus phone (24/7)
Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office (IDHR) MIT’s centralized office for students, faculty, and staff with concerns related to discrimination, discriminatory harassment, and bias.
Urgent Care at MIT Medical Call 617-253-1311 (24/7) if you have been physically injured or experiencing an urgent mental health problem. A clinician may direct you to go straight to a hospital or come into MIT Medical’s Urgent Care Service (open from 8 a.m.–8 p.m. daily).
Student Support Services (S3) Call 617-253-4861 or email s3-support@mit.edu (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.). S3 supports undergraduate students.
Office of Graduate Education (OGE) Call 617-253-4860 or email gradsupport@mit.edu for OGE's GradSupport (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.). OGE supports graduate students.
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) Call the 24-hour hotline at 800-841-8371. Online chat (9:00am-11:00pm).
Transition House Call 617-661-7203 for emergency shelter and transitional and supported housing.
Casa Myrna Call the Massachusetts statewide toll-free domestic violence hotline at 877-785-2020 (Safelink, 24/7).
Fenway Health's Violence Recovery Program (VRP) To access services: 617-927-6250. Provides free counseling and advocacy, specializing in services to the LGBTQIA+ community.
The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) 24-hour hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673). Online chat also available 24/7.
National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) Call the hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.
Love is respect A program of NDVH for young adults up to 26 years of age. Call the hotline at 1-866-331-9474 or text LOVEIS to 22522.
Trans Lifeline Call their helpine, 877-565-8860, available from 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. ET. Run by trans people for their trans and questioning peers.
The Network/La Red Hotline: 617-742-4911 (24/7), 800-832-1901 (toll-free). The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, SM, polyamorous, and queer communities.