Resources
On-Campus Resources
Information about MIT resources is available on DoingWell. Additional local and national resources are listed below.
Off-Campus Local Resources
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.
National Resources
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 helpline, 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.