*Here are some helpful contact numbers. For any immediate crisis,
please dial 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
National Crisis Hotlines:
Alcohol and Drug Helpline - Provides referrals to local facilities where adolescents and adults can seek help. Brief intervention. 1-800-821-4357
Child Abuse National Hotline, call 1-800-252-2873, 1-800-25ABUSE
Child Abuse: To report call 1-800-4-A-CHILD
Cocaine National Hotline 1-800-COCAINE
Children in immediate risk or danger 1-800-THE-LOST
Covenant House Nineline - Crisis line for youth, teens, and families. Locally based referrals throughout the United States. Help for youth and parents regarding drugs, abuse, homelessness, runaway children, and message relays. 1-800-999-9999
CyberTipline for reporting the exploitation of children. 1-800-843-5678
Domestic Violence Resource Hotline - referrals for shelters and
counseling in your area. 1-800-799-7233 1-800-787-3224 (TDD)
Elder Abuse Hotline 1-800-252-8966
Friends of Battered Women and Their Children, 1-800-603-HELP
Kid Help - Children and adolescents in crisis will receive immediate help. Referrals to shelters, mental health services, sexual abuse treatment, substance abuse, family counseling, residential care, adoption/foster care, etc. 1-800-543-7283
NAMI Helpline National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 1-800-950-NAMI
National Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-4663
National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-25-ABUSE
National Mental Health Assn. Provides free information on specific disorders, referral directory to mental health providers, national directory of local mental health associations 1-800-969-6642 (M-F, 9-5 EST)
National Institute of Mental Health Information Line: Provides information and literature on mental illness by disorder-for professionals and general public. 1-800-647-2642
Runaway Switchboard - National - Provides crisis intervention and travel assistance to runaways. Gives referrals to shelters nationwide. Also relays messages to, or sets up conference calls with, parents at the request of the child. Has access to AT&T-Language Line. hours. 1-800-621-4000
SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) 1-800-DONT-CUT, 1-800-366-8288
Youth Crisis Hotline: Crisis hotline and information & referral for runaways or youth in crisis 1-800-HIT-HOME, 1-800-448-4663