Toll Free Resources and Hotlines
Action, Parent & Teen Support Program (Rosemead CA) 800-282-5660
Adoption 800-TO-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
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 website http://www.chamd.org/aca.html
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/studentsFlorida 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.comNational 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) 800-448-4663New 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.
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