Boston Self Help Center
The Boston Self Help Center, begun in 1978, is a 501(c) 3 non-profit run by and for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. We are proud of our history providing peer counseling, information and referral, multiple chemical sensitivity training, and transportation advocacy. As we move forward into the 21st century, we embrace these four areas in support of ourselves and others with disabilities. We welcome inquiries about our services and encourage people with and without disabilities to contact us for assistance.
About Us
We are people with disabilities providing resources and support to others with disabilities and those who want to improve access. We are based in Boston but strive to assist all who see benefit to our services. The following are our specific areas of expertise and interest:
- Peer Counseling
- Information and Referral
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Training
- Transportation Advocacy
Please explore our services, resources, and accomplishments.
About the People We Work With
An example of digital story telling:
http://www.zazencoyot.net/video/cpsuicid.html
Boston Self Help Center is supported in part by funding from Community Works.
JOIN A PEER SUPPORT GROUP
Boston Self Help Center is offering a peer-counseling Support Group for People with a Disability or Chronic Illness to be held by telephone!
At our meetings, we’ll talk about whatever is most important to group members in living with disability or chronic illness: how to cope with pain, issues of loss and isolation, finding or losing a job . . . and not least of all, what is dear to us and what we most love to do. Join us from anywhere in the US and beyond. Connect with others dealing with concerns similar to your own.
Boston Self Help Center has been providing peer-counseling support groups in a cross-disability setting for over 30 Years.
For more information, call (617) 277-0080.
- WHEN: Coming soon!
- WHERE: On your telephone
- HOW OFTEN: A total of 8 meetings, to be held biweekly
- COST: Sliding fee scale; you pay what you can afford
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Secondhand Scent: Accommodating People with MCS
This 40-minute video is now available from Boston Self Help Center. It includes interviews with three people who have multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and presentations by two doctors, a visiting nurse, and Boston Self Help Center staff about the importance of accommodating people with MCS. The video is targeted to visiting nurse associations but can also be effective in conveying to other health-care providers, family, friends, and co-workers the serious nature of MCS and the importance of accommodating people with the condition.
The cost is $20 for individuals (sliding scale down to $15); $50 for agencies (sliding scale down to $30). It is closed captioned for those who are Deaf or hard of hearing and narrated for access for those who need alternative print materials.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOSTON SELF HELP CENTER, EMAIL JIM WICE AT jwice@email.com.
