228 COE House
228 Concord Street, Framingham, MA 01702
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network
Address: 1 Frederick Abbott Way, Framingham, MA 01701 · Map
Phone: (508) 879-9800
Website: waysideyouth.org
About Wayside Youth and Family Support Network
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, assists children, adolescents, and young adults who are dealing with mental health concerns, trauma, and emotional difficulties. The center provides a range of options, including residential care, day treatment, in-home support, and community-based programs. Wayside works with individuals ages 5–24, offering a secure environment designed to promote recovery and growth when home or school alone cannot meet their needs.
Care at Wayside follows a trauma-informed, strengths-focused model. The goal is to help young people process difficult experiences while emphasizing the abilities and resources they already have. Their programming typically includes individual, group, and family counseling, psychiatric services, and support for practical life skills. Through these services, clients are better able to feel heard, build confidence, and take steps toward a more stable and positive future.
Wayside also offers targeted initiatives such as supported housing for young adults, a therapeutic school for teens, and free trauma intervention services. The center supports survivors of violence, homicide, and sexual assault through counseling and legal assistance. With help available in multiple languages and meaningful engagement with families, Wayside creates care plans intended to provide lasting support.
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Outpatient
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Depression · Grief and Loss · Stress · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Motivational Interviewing
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Trauma Informed
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Support Meetings
- Languages
- English · Portuguese · Spanish
Questions to ask Wayside Youth and Family Support Network
- What does treatment cost without insurance, and do you offer a payment plan or sliding fee?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Massachusetts. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network did not report which payment types it accepts. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Massachusetts Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Framingham
Measured from the population center of Middlesex County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Belmont, about 4.7 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Waltham, about 4.5 miles (55 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Bedford, about 2.5 miles (110 within 25 miles)
See the Middlesex County treatment map, methadone clinics near Middlesex County and Suboxone doctors near Middlesex County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Wayside Youth and Family Support Network offer?
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Outpatient. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Wayside Youth and Family Support Network accept insurance?
Payment information was not reported. Call the facility and ask about insurance, Medicaid and self-pay rates.
Where is Wayside Youth and Family Support Network located?
1 Frederick Abbott Way, Framingham, MA 01701.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Framingham?
From the center of Middlesex County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Belmont, about 4.7 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Framingham
228 COE House
228 Concord Street, Framingham, MA 01702
Advocates Community Behavioral Health
1094 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701
Advocates Community Behavioral Health
1094 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701
Freedom Health
9 Pleasant St, Framingham, MA 01701
Genesis Counseling Services Inc
24 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
See all 21 facilities in Framingham · Residential · Outpatient · MAT · Methadone · Accepts Medicaid · Accepts Medicare
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.