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1-800 Crisis Numbers are toll-free numbers that are offered as a part of my service – connecting you to 24/7 emergency help services and crisis resources. I’m not professionally trained in medicine and law, so I do not counsel in health or legal situations. These emergency help centers provide you with professionally trained individuals, with instant help and real guidance – any day, any night. 1-800 emergency crisis numbers are FREE numbers to call – and help is just a phone call away.

 

   *Goddess Reaching Out Outreach

      Grief Text line (504) 209-7700

   

   ALCOHOL and SUBSTANCE ABUSE

  • Alcohol Hotline (800) 331-2900

  • Substance Abuse Helpline (844)-897-8927

  • Al-Anon for Families of Alcoholics (800) 344-2666

  • Alcohol and Drug Helpline (800) 821-4357

  • Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline (800) 252-6465

  • Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline 1-800-729-6686

  • Families Anonymous (800) 736-9805

  • Alcoholics Anonymous 1-212-686-1100

  • Al-Anon and Alateen 1-212-302-7240

  • National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hope line (800) 622-2255

  • National Drug Information Treatment and Referral Hotline: 800-662-HELP (4357)

  • Information, support, treatment options & referrals to local rehab centers for drug or alcohol problem. Operates 24/7

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline (800) 662-4357

  • Cocaine Anonymous (800) 347-8998

  • National Help Line for substance abuse (800) 262-2463

  • Drug Abuse: 1-800-662-4357

  • National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686

  • Covenant House Intervention Service 1-800-999-9999

  • Narcotics Anonymous 1-818-7980-3951

  • Boys Town National Hotline 800-448-3000

  • National Cocaine Hotline: 800-COCAINE (262-2463) Information, crisis intervention, and referrals to local rehab centers for all types of drug dependency.

  • Al-ateen: 800-352-9996

  • Center for Substance Abuse Treatment , National Treatment Hotline 1-800-662-HELP.

  • Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention: 800-234-0246

  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline and Treatment: 800-234-0420

  • Alcohol Hotline Support & Information: 800-331-2900

  • Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group Headquarters, Inc. 800-344-2666

  • Alcohol/Drug Help Line 800-621-1646

  • Marijuana Anonymous P. O. Box 2912 Van Nuys, CA 91404 (800) 766-6779

  • American Council on Alcoholism 800-527-5344

  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving {MADD) 1-800-418-6233: a nonprofit, grassroots organization, MADD relies on individual contributions, corporate sponsorships and government grants for funding. Support of the organization includes both monetary and in-kind donations from volunteer, corporations, foundations, federal and state government and individuals. Revenue is also generated through memberships, special events, victim impact panels, licenses and the sale of MADD promotional materials.

 

   CANCER and TERMINALLY ILL

  • Cancer Information Service: 800-422-6237

  • Look Good/Feel Better: 80033ABTEC a free public service program for women undergoing cancer with side effects

  • American Cancer Society: Response Line 1-800-227-2345

  • Make a Wish Foundation (for children under 18) 1-800-332-9474

  • Make Today Count 1-913-362-2866

  • National Hospice 1-703-576-4928

 

   CHILD ABUSE

  • Child Protection Hotline (Los Angeles County DCFS) Within CA (800) 540-4000

  • Outside CA (213) 283-1960

  • Judge Baker Children’s Center – Child Abuse Hotline (800) 792-5200

  • Child Help USA National Child Abuse hotline (800) 422-4453

  • Covenant House (800) 999-9999

  • Child Help USA National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-4-A-CHILD (422.4453) or 800.2.A.CHILD (222.4453, TDD for hearing impaired)

  • Provides multilingual crisis intervention and professional counseling on child abuse. Gives referrals to local social service groups offering counseling on child abuse. 24/7

  • 1-800-345-KIDS: Provides information concerning children available for adoption and other children’s programs

  • 1-800-342-3009: Access to general information regarding Department programs and HEAP Hotline

  • 1-800-732-5207: Day Care Complaint Line

  • 1-800-342-3720: Child Abuse Hotline

  • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-25-ABUSE

  • 1-800-4-A-CHILD The Child help USA National Child Abuse Hotline is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. Serving the United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam, the hotline is staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors who utilize a database of thousands of resources.. Since its 1982 inception, more than 2 million calls have been received from children in the midst of abuse, troubled parents, individuals concerned that abuse is occurring, and others requesting child abuse information.

 

   CREDIT COUNSELING

 

   CRISIS AND SUICIDE

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Available 24 hours everyday 1-800-273-8255

  • Lifeline Crisis Chat: Get Help, Suicide Prevention: Chat LIVE

  • American Red Cross: 1-800-336-497

  • Veterans Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255

  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America: 1-215-567-7000

  • Girls & Boys Town National Hotline 800-448-3000

  • National Hope line Network Suicide Prevention Hotline 1.800.SUICIDE (784-2433)

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800)273-TALK (8255)

  • National Youth Crisis Hotline (800)442-HOPE (4673)

  • Boys Town Suicide and Crisis Line: 800-448-3000 or 800-448-1833 (TDD)

  • Provides short-term crisis intervention and counseling and referrals to local community resources. Counsels on parent-child conflicts, marital and family issues, suicide, pregnancy, runaway youth, physical and sexual abuse, and other issues. Operates 24 hours, seven days a week.

  • Covenant House Hotline: 800-999-9999

  • Crisis line for youth, teens, and families. Gives callers locally based referrals throughout the United States. Provides help for youth and parents regarding drugs, abuse, homelessness, runaway children, message relays. Operates 24/7

  • National Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-4663

  • National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-252-2873, 1-800-25ABUSE

  • Child help USA 1-800-4-A-CHILD

  • SUICIDE PREVENTION: 1-800-563-5393

  • Boys Town Suicide Hotline 1-800-448-3000

  • CHILD ABUSE: 1-800-792-5200

  • American Suicide Foundation 1-800-531-4477 (referrals to survivor groups)

  • Heartbeat 1-719-596-2575 (self-help group for those trying to cope with loss of a friend or family through suicide.)

  • CRISIS: Crisis Help Line 1-800-233-4357

  • Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-4663

  • Tough Love 1-800-333-1069 (for families with problem teenagers)

  • DEATH: Grief Resource Network

  • Compassionate Friends (death of a child) 1-708-990-0010

  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 1-800-247-4370

  • BOYS TOWN: National Hotline for children and families in crisis 1-800-448-3000

  • Child-Help USA: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

  • National Child Abuse hotline offering crisis counseling for children and/or adults.

  • Offers referrals for treatment programs, shelters, and legal aid.

  • Center for Child Protection and Family support 1-202-544-3144

  • Parents Anonymous 1-800-352-0386 (for parents worried that they may abuse their children)

  • Youth Haven 1-813-774-2904 (a shelter for abused children)

  • Believe the Children 1-213-379-3514 (for parents whose children have been abused by non-family members)

  • Suicide Prevention – Suicide Prevention Hotline Website

  • Teen Parent Crisis – Girls and Boys Town Website

  • Suicide Prevention – Suicide Prevention Center

 

   DEATH

  • Grief Resource Network

  • Compassionate Friends (death of a child) 1-708-990-0010

  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 1-800-247-4370

 

  DISABLED and HANDICAPPED

  • American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities 1-202-785-4265

  • American Physical Therapy Association 1-515-484-0095

  • National Information Center for handicapped Children and Youth 1-202-833-4160

  • Special Olympics 1-888-425-7424

  • National Easter Seal Society 1-312-726-6200 (ask for their brochure, “Camps For Children with Disabilities”)

  • Parents Anonymous 1-800-352-0386 (for parents worried that they may abuse their children)

  • Special Olympics 1-202-628-3630 (for athletes who are mentally retarded and/or physically handicapped)

  • Wheelchair Sports USA 1-719-574-1150

  • Paralympics 1-401-848-2460 (for athletes in wheelchairs)

  • Crisis Line for the Handicapped 1-800-426-4263

  • March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 1-888-663-4637

 

   DISASTERS

  • American Red Cross 1-800-336-4797

 

  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

  • Domestic Violence: 1-800-799-7233 (24hrs) For hearing impaired, call 1-800-787-3224

  • Domestic Violence Project 1-313-995-5444

  • To find a shelter near you call: 1-800-333-7233

  • LDS families should call 1-800-453-3860 ext. 1911

  • National US Child Abuse Hotline (800) 422-4453

  • Parents Anonymous 1-800-352-0386 (for parents worried that they may abuse their children)

  • Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-829-1122

  • Support Network for Spanish-Speaking Battered Women: 1-800-57-BASTA

  • Friends of Battered Women and Their Children 1-800-603-HELP

  • National Domestic Violence/Child Abuse/ Sexual Abuse: 800-799-SAFE /800-799-7233/800-787-3224 TDD 800-942-6908 and Spanish Speaking 24-hour-a-day hotline, Provides crisis intervention and referrals to local services and shelters for victims of partner or spousal abuse. English and Spanish speaking advocates are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staffed by trained volunteers who are ready to connect people with emergency help in their own communities, including emergency services and shelters. The staff can also provide information and referrals for a variety of non-emergency services, including counseling for adults and children, and assistance in reporting abuse. They have an extensive database of domestic violence treatment providers in all US states and territories. Many staff members speak languages besides English, and they have 24-hour access to translators for approximately 150 languages. For the hearing impaired, there is a TDD number. This is a great resource for anyone–man, woman or child–who is experiencing or has experienced domestic violence or abuse, or who suspects that someone they know is being abused.

  • Donate Your Phone and Help Save a Life Website

   

   ELDER AND SENIOR ABUSE

  • Elder Abuse Hotline: 800-252-8966

  • Alzheimer’s Association Hotline: 800-621-0379 8:30AM-4:00PM, Mon-Fri information and referral services, free brochures

  • Prevent Elder Abuse

 

   FAMILY
   Teen Help Adolescent Resources (800) 840-5704
   Parent Helpline: 1-800-942-4357
  Tough Love 1-800-333-1069 (for families with problem teenagers)
   Parents Anonymous 1-800-352-0386 (for parents worried that they may abuse their children)

  • Parents’ Stress Hotline 1-800-632-8188

  • Parents of Murdered Children 1-513-721-5683

  • Parents, Family & Friends of Gays and Lesbians 1-202-638-4200

  • Believe the Children 1-213-379-3514 (for parents whose children have been abused by non-family members)

  • Family Violence Prevention Fund/Health Resource Center: 1-800-313-1310. For more than 2 decades, Family Violence

  • GLBT National Youth Talkline 1-800-246-PRIDE (7743)

  • Prevention Fund (FVPF) has worked to end violence against women and children around the world. Instrumental in developing the landmark Violence Against Women Act passed by Congress in 1994, the FVPF has continued to break new ground by reaching new audiences including men and youth, promoting leadership within communities to ensure that violence prevention efforts become self-sustaining, and transforming the way health care providers, police, judges, employers and others address violence.

  • Mental Health Help Guide Website

 

  FRAUD

  • National Fraud Information Hotline 1-800-876-7060 The National Consumers League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace & workplace issues. They’re the nation’s oldest consumer organization.

 

  GAMBLING

  • Gambler’s Anonymous 1-213-386-8789

  • National Council on Compulsive Gambling 1-800-522-4700

  • Gamblers Addiction Helpline 800-522-4700

  • Gambling Hotline 800-233-8479

 

   GAY and LESBIAN

  • Gay & Lesbian National Hotline 1-888-THE-GLNH (843-4564)

  • Parents, Family and Friends of Gays and Lesbians 1-202-638-4200

  • Homosexuals Anonymous 1-610-376-1146

 

  HIV, AIDS, and SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

  • National AIDS Hotline: 800-342-AIDS (2437) Information & referrals to local hotlines, testing centers & counseling. Open 24 hours, seven days a week.

  • AIDS Hotline in Spanish: 800-344-SIDA (7432)

  • AIDS Hotline for the Hearing Impaired: 800-243-7889 (TDD)

  • Open 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, seven days a week.

  • The CDC (Center for Disease Control) National Prevention Information Network 1-800-458-5231 9AM-6PM Mon-Fri includes info on new medicines, treatment trials, HIV & AIDS, with info specialists avail. to answer questions; also at www.CDCNAC.org (CDC National Aids Clearinghouse)

  • Teen AIDS Line 800-234-TEEN

  • National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline: 800-227-8922 Information and referrals to free and low-cost public clinics. Operators can answer general questions on prevention, symptoms, transmission and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

  • AIDS Hotline (800) FOR-AIDS

  • CDC AIDS Info (800) 232-4636

  • AIDS Info: Treatment, Prevention and Research (800)HIV-0440

  • National AIDS hotline 1-800-342-AIDS is funded by the CDC yet is owned and operated by the American Social Health Association. ASHA is a trusted, non- governmental resource that has advocated on behalf of patients to help improve public health outcomes since 1914.

  • AIDS Hotline: 1-800-638-6252 (Offers referrals for testing and counseling)

  • Mothers of AIDS patients 1-619-234-3432

  • National Association of People with AIDS 1-202-483-7979

  • Foundation for Children with AIDS 1-617-783-7300

 

   HOMELESS SHELTERS & SOCIAL SERVICES

  • Salvation Army 1-800-378-7272

  • Habitat for Humanity International 1-800-422-4828

  • United Way of America 1-703-836-7100

  • Feed the Children 1-800-572-8833

  • Homelessness 24-hour Hotline 1-800-654-8595

  • National Resource Center for Homelessness and Mental Illness 800-444-7415

  • National Homeless Shelter Directory

   

   LEGAL ADVICE

   

   MEDICAL ADVICE

  • American Association of Poison Control Centers (800) 222-1222

  • America Social Health: STD Hotline (800) 227-8922

 

   MENTAL and EMOTIONAL DISORDERS

  • Attention Deficit Disorder 800-223-4050

  • Bipolar Disorder – Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network 800-518-SFBN website: http://www.bipolarnetwork.org/

  • Emotional Distress 1-800-LIFENET

  • Mental Health Info source 800-447-4474

  • NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Helpline 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) An information & referral service.

  • National Resource Center for Homelessness and Mental Illness 800-444-7415

  • National Institute of Mental Health Panic Disorder Helpline 800-64-PANIC

  • National Foundation for Depressive Illness 800-248-4344

  • National Mental Health Association * 800-969-6642 (Mon-Fri, 9-5 ET) *

  • National Mental Health Association: 800-969-6642 9AM-5PM Mon-Fri information on mental health topics and referrals, access to an info specialist

 

   OBESITY and EATING DISORDERS

  • Overeaters Anonymous 1-213-542-8363

  • Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (800) 931-2237

  • National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD): 847-831-3438 (long distance)

   

   PAIN

  • American Pain Society 1-847-375-4715

 

   POISON CONTROL

  • Poison Control Any Kind of Substance: 800-662-9886

  • Poison Control: 800-362-9922

  • American Association of Poison Control Centers (800) 222-1222

   

   PREGNANCY and MISCARRIAGE

  • Planned Parenthood Hotline (800) 230-PLAN (230-7526)

  • March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 1-888-663-4637

  • Teen Pregnancy: Counseling 1-800-441-2670

  • Sudden Infant Death (SIDS): 1-800-247-4370

  • SHARE 1-314-947-6164 (They will send a free packet of information and list Support groups in your area)

  • RESOLVE 1-617-643-2424 (For counseling services and referrals)

  • American Pregnancy – The Help Line Website

 

   PRISON

  • Prison Families Anonymous: 1-516-538-6065 (Provides information, referrals, telephone support and peer counseling for friends and families of someone in prison or in juvenile justice system.)

 

   RAPE, SEXUAL ABUSE and ASSAULT

  • Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) (800) 656-HOPE

  • National Domestic Violence/Child Abuse/ Sexual Abuse (800) 799-7233

  • Nationwide RAINN National Rape Crisis Hotline: 800-656-4673 (calls routed to rape crisis center in callers area code)

  • National Sexual Assault Hotline 1.800.656.HOPE

  • Believe the Children 1-213-379-3514 (for parents whose children have been abused by non-family members)

  • Rain – Rape Abuse Incest Network Website

  • Sexual Assault Hotline and Info 1-800-643-6250

  • Families of Sex Offenders Anonymous 1-203-931-0015

  • Believe the Children 1-213-379-3514 (for parents whose children have been abused by non-family members)

  • Sexual Abuse and Recovery Assistance 1-313-227-7100

  • Sexual Harassments Website

 

   REHABILITATION

  • Rehabilitation 1-800-346-2742

   

   RUNAWAYS and EXPLOITED CHILDREN

  • National Runaway Switchboard (800) 231-6946

  • National Runaway Switchboard * 800-621-4000 (24 hrs) *

  • National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children (800) 843-5678

  • Child Find of America (800) 426-5678 Looks for missing and abducted children. Operators available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Monday-Friday.

  • Child Find 1-800-387-7962

  • Missing Children Network: 800-235-3535

  • The National Call Center for At-Risk Youth: (818) 710-1181

  • CONFIDENTIAL Runaway Hotline: 800-231-6946

  • Parent Abduction Hotline: 800-292-9688 Provides crisis mediation in parental abduction. Provides prevention information and referrals to local agencies. Operators available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Monday-Friday. Voicemail on evenings and weekends.

  • National Runaway Switchboard: 800-621-4000 Provides crisis intervention and travel assistance to runaways. Provides information and local referrals to adolescents and families. Gives referrals to shelters nationwide. Also relays messages to, or sets up conference calls with, parents at the request of the child. Operates 24 hours, seven days a week.

  • RUNAWAYS: 1-800-231-6946

  • National Runaway Switchboard 1-800-462-6642

 

   SHOPLIFTING

  • Shoplifters Anonymous (800) 848-9595

 

   VICTIM ASSISTANCE

  • National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) 1-800-879-6682. The National Organization for Victim Assistance is a private, non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services. Founded in 1975, NOVA is the oldest national group of its kind in the worldwide victims movement. NOVA’s mission is to promote rights and services for victims of crime and crisis everywhere.

  • National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) 1-800-394-2255 The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation’s leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. Since 1985, they have worked with more than 10,000 grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies serving millions of crime victims.

 

  YOUTH

  • Parents Anonymous 1-800-352-0386 (for parents worried that they may abuse their children)

  • National Youth Crisis Hotline: 800-442-HOPE (4673)

  • Provides counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers, shelters, and counseling services. Responds to youth dealing with pregnancy, molestation, suicide, and child abuse. Operates 24 hours, seven days a week.

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