PERSONAL COUNSELING
General Health Information
- PIONEER VALLEY FREE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. – located in East
Longmeadow, PVFHS provides health care to people of all ages who
have no health insurance or who are underinsured. Hours
of operation are Wednesday Evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
No appointments are necessary except for psychiatry and women’s
health. For more information tel: 413-525-3866
– calls are returned on Wednesday evenings.
- PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS - The programs listed are run
by pharmaceutical companies, governmental agencies, or non-profit
groups and primarily provide assistance to select income levels
such as the uninsured, low income or seniors now participating Medicare
Part D who have reached their coverage gap.
- Prescription Advantage – administered by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Available
to MA residents age 65 and older, as well as younger individuals
with disabilities who meet income and employment guidelines.
www.800ageinfo.com
- Together RX - administered by a group of some of the
world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to eligible residents
of the U.S. and Puerto Rico who have no prescription drug coverage
and are not eligible for Medicare.
www.togetherrxaccess.com/home.html
- Rx Outreach – Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services,
Inc. (ESSDS), a fully licensed mail order pharmacy manages more
than 55 patient assistance programs on behalf of major pharmaceutical
companies. Offers prescription medicines to uninsured
individuals and families, as well as those who have limited
prescription drug coverage.
www.rxoutreach.com/en/index.aspx
- RxAssist – Offers a comprehensive database of patient assistance
programs
www.rxassist.org/default.cfm
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance – Offers a single
point of access to more than 475 public and private patient
assistance programs, including more than 180 programs offered
by pharmaceutical companies.
www.pparx.org/Intro.php
- NeedyMeds.com – a non-profit with the mission of helping
people who cannot afford medicine or healthcare costs.
Provides information to anyone who needs help paying for medicine.
http://www.needymeds.com
- Birth Control
www.ppfa.org
www.NOT-2-LATE.com
- STD Information
www.iwannoknow.org
www.ashastd.org
- HIV Information
www.thebody.com
- For Local HIV test sites
www.hivtest.org
- AIDS CARE/Hampshire County Provides case management
and comprehensive support services to people living with HIV infection,
their families and friends
www.aidscarehamp@cooley-dickinson.org
- AIDS ACTION COMMITTEE
Information on HIV or hepatitis C infection, prevention, testing
and treatment
www.aac.org
- Medline Plus –offers free, high quality health information in
English and Spanish
http://medlineplus.gov
- NetWellness
http://www.netwellness.org/
- Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Open Door Social Services at Open Pantry Community Services
provides services to people who are homeless.
Walk in or call for an appointment:
287 State St., Springfield, MA,
Tel: 413-737-7062
Hours:
Mon., Tues., Fri.: 9 am – 12 pm and 1 pm -4 pm
Wed. 9 am – 12 pm only
Thurs 10:15 am – 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm
email: opendoor@openpantry.org
www.openpantry.org
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
(MSPCC) Family Counseling Centers offer services to children, adults
and families of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds for a wide
range of children’s mental health problems. See their website
for detailed information
www.mspcc.org
- DEBTORS ANONYMOUS NEW ENGLAND
www.debtorsanonymous.org
A 12 step self-help group
for anyone with a problem with debt.
- CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS
www.necoda.org
A 12 step fellowship of people who want to develop healthy relationships
and discontinue a self-defeating lifestyle.
