TOLL
FREE RESOURCES AND HOTLINES
Action, Parent
& Teen Support Program (Rosemead CA) 800-282-5660
Adoption 800-TO-ADOPT
website http://www.adopt.org/adopt
AIDS Hotline
800-777-AIDS
AIDS All Prevention
Center (Palm Beach FL) 800-322-8911
Al-Anon/Alateen
Family Group Headquarters, Inc. P.O. Box 862 Midtown Station New
York, NY 10018-0862 800-344-2666 http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~al-anon/
Alcohol/Drug
Help Line 800-621-1646
Alliance Employee
Assistance Program & Counseling (Austin TX) 800-422-9207
American Console
For Drug Education (New York NY) 800-262-2463
American Council
for Drug Education 204 Monroe Street, Suite 110 Rockville, MD 20850
800-488-3784
American Council
on Alcoholism 800-527-5344
American Health
Assistance Foundation (Rockville MD) 800-437-2423
Attention Deficit
Disorder 800-223-4050
Attorney Referral
Network 800-624-8846 (24 hrs)
American Schizophrenia
Association 800-847-3802
Bipolar Disorder
- Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network 800-518-SFBN (to receive the
Life Chart Method and the Bipolar Network News <free>) email:
[email protected]
website: http://www.bipolarnetwork.org/
Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention, Workplace Helpline is a toll-free service which
provides confidential consultations to employers, unions, and community-based
substance abuse prevention organizations on the development and
implementation of workplace prevention programs and other related
initiatives. 1-800-WORKPLACE
Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment , National Treatment Hotline aids consumers in linking
to treatment within their communities. 1-800-662-HELP.
Charter Counseling
Center Of Beaufort (Beaufort SC) 800-933-9922
Child Help USA
Hotline 800-422-4453 (24 hrs) General information on child
abuse and related
issues. Referrals to local agencies for child abuse reporting. Crisis
counseling. Website:
http://www.childhelpuse.org
Children of
Alcoholics Foundation, Inc. Box 4185 Grand Central Station New York,
NY 10115 800-359-2623
Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome 800-442-3437
Chronic Pain
800-616-PAIN
CDC National
AIDS Clearinghouse (bilingual) 800-458-5231 website http://www.cdcnpin.org
Cocaine Anonymous
(CA) 3740 Overland Avenue, Suite G Los Angeles, CA 90034 800-347-8998
http://www.ca.org/
Connecticut
Psy-Care (West Port CT) 800-266-6779
Consumer Credit
Counseling Services 800-388-2227
Crossroads Of
Life Center (Mcallen TX) 800-418-7084
Depression:
For free brochures (some also available in Spanish) call: 1-800-421-4211
Dual Recovery
Anonymous 1425 Fruitdale Avenue San Jose, CA 95128 (800) 909-9372
Eating Disorder
Center Of Virginia (Norfolk VA) 800-541-3733
Eldercare Locator
800-6771666 (insurance, medicaid, taxes, respite care, etc.)
website http://ageinfo.org/elderloc/
Emotional Distress
(IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW ARE IN EMOTIONAL DISTRESS CALL 1-800-LIFENET)
European Treatment
Hotline +31-76-522-7288
Epilepsy Information
Service Bowman Gray School Of Winston-Salem (Winston Salem NC) 800-642-0500
Family Support
Network Of North Carolina (Chapel Hill NC) 800-852-0042
Federal Student
Aid Information Center 800-433-3243 Information on federal
student aid. Sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Education. Website: http://www.ed.gov/offices/ope/students
Florida Abuse
Registry (Tallahassee FL) 800-962-2873
Gamblers Addiction
Helpline (Columbia MD) 800-522-4700
Gambling Hotline
800-233-8479
HIV/AIDS Treatment
Information Service 800-448-0440 TDD: 800-243-7012 FAX: (301)738-6616
Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) 800-245-2691 website http://www.hud.gov
HRI Center For
Women Development Referral Line (Jamaica Plain MA) 800-828-3934
Ihc Psych Resources
Network (Salt Lake City UT) 800-876-1989
Marijuana Anonymous
P. O. Box 2912 Van Nuys, CA 91404 (800) 766-6779 [email protected]
Medicare &
Medicaid (call to fight them) 1-800-HHS-TIPS (1-800-447-8477).
Medicare Hotline
800-638-6833 Provides general information and publications
on Medicare. Answers questions on claims or fraud.
Mental Health
Infosource 800-447-4474
NAMI (National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Helpline 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) An
information & referral service. You can discuss mental illness
and the medications that treat them. Support offered, information
and referral to local & state NAMI affiliates.
National Association
of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders 847-831-3438
National Association
of Social Workers (NASW) 800-638-8799
National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686 website http://www.health.org
National Council
on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) 12 West 21st Street New
York, NY 10010 800-622-2255
National Council
on Aging 800-424-9046 website http://www.ncoa.org
National Council
on Compulsive Gambling 800-522-4700
National Domestic
Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 Information and referrals for
victims of domestic violence.
National Institute
of Mental Health Panic Disorder Helpline 800-64-PANIC
National Employee
Assistance Services Inc. (Waukesha WI) 800-634-6433
National Foundation
for Depressive Illness 800-248-4344 Referrals to doctors
and depression support groups, disseminates literature, publishes
quarterly newsletter, and runs outreach program for adolescents
and senior citizens. Recorded message has information on the signs
of depression and manic-depression.
National Institute
on Aging 800-222-2225 website http://www.nih.gov.nia
National Mental
Health Association * 800-969-6642 (Mon-Fri, 9-5 ET) * Provides free
information on
over 200 mental health topics including manic-depression, bereavement,
post-traumatic stress disorder, and warning signs of mental illness.
Referrals to mental health providers, distributes free national
directory of local mental health associations, and offers low-cost
materials. Advocates to remove stigma of mental illness. Website:
http://www.nmha.org
E-mail: [email protected]
National Mental
Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network 800-789-CMHS
National OCD
Information Hotline 800-NEWS-4-OCD Provides information on obsessive-compulsive
disorder. Website: http://www.ocd.resource.com
National Resource
Center for Homelessness and Mental Illness 800-444-7415 Provides
technical assistance and informational materials on homeless mentally
ill.
National Runaway
Switchboard * 800-621-4000 (24 hrs) * Information and referrals
for runaways re: shelter, counseling; food pantries; transportation.
Suicide and crisis counseling. Greyhound bus tickets available for
qualifying kids. Website: http://www.nrscrisisline.org
E-mail: [email protected]
National Youth Crisis Hotline (San Diego CA) 800-448-4663
New Jersey Self-Help
Group Clearinghouse 1-800-FOR-M.A.S.H. (Mutual Aid Self-Help) or
1-800-367-6274 for free help in finding or forming a NJ no-fee support
group http://www.njshc.org
Parent Helpline 800-345-5044
Pharmaceutical
Patient Assistance Directory Line * 800-762-4636 * Provides a directory
of various pharmaceutical assistance programs for persons who cannot
afford prescriptions on their own.
Planned Parenthood
* 800-230-7526 Referrals to neighborhood planned parenthood clinics
nationwide. Website: http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Pregnancy Hotline 800-848-5683 (24 hrs) Free, confidential
information for pregnant women, shelters for women and girls, baby
clothes, adoption referrals.
People's Medical
Society * 800-624-8773 Helps medical consumers become aware of their
medical rights.
Premenstrual
Syndrome 800-222-4767 PMS Access
Runaways (Oregon)
800-560-5535
SP Psycho Therapy
Inc (Manhattan NY) 800-963-3533
Survivors of
Sexual Assault (National Hotline) 1-800-656-HOPE
Secular Organizations
for Sobriety /Save Our Selves / SOS International Clearinghouse
5521 Grosvenor Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90066 email - [email protected]
Social Security
800-772-1213 Provides information on all aspects of social security.
Can speak with a person or use touch-tone phone to hear messages.
Stanley Foundation
Bipolar Network 5430 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 200 Bethseda, MD 20814
1 (800) 518-7326 FREE: To order the Life Chart Method Newsletter
(Bipolar Network News)
Teen AIDS Line
800-234-TEEN
Teen Help Inc.
(La Verkin UT) 800-400-0900
Teenline (Oklahoma
City OK) 800-522-8336
Texas Commission
On Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline (Austin TX) 800-832-9623
Therapist Network
800-THERAPIST FAX: (619)481-5143 Makes referrals to local mental
health associations, mental health professionals, and other resources.
Tourette Syndrome
Association 800-237-0717
Victim Of Crimes
(Newark NJ) 800-242-0804
Women Work 800-235-2732
Directs women where find out about employment in their areas. Also
makes referrals to local support groups.
Youth Crisis
Hotline (Ralto MA) 800-422-0009
