Hotlines

Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
24-Hour Access from all 50 states. Translators available.
CALL: 1-800-799-7233
TTY: 1-800-787-3224

Mental health and Substance abuse
National Toll-Free Help Lines
The numbers listed below can be dialed toll-free from anywhere within the United States. These organizations provide mental health information and referrals, and in some cases, crisis counseling.

Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Technical Assistance Center
CALL: 1-800-795-5486

Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
CALL: 1-800-438-4380

Department of Transportation's Hotline for Air Travelers With Disabilities
CALL: 1-800-778-4838
TTY: 1-800-455-9880

National Clearinghouse on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
CALL: 1-800-628-1696

National Mental Health Association
CALL: 1-800-969-6642

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
CALL: 1-800-444-7415

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
CALL: 1-800-273-8255

SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
CALL: 1-800-662-4357
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
SPANISH: 1-877-767-8432

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
CALL: 1-800-729-6686

Su Familia
(a bilingual service of the Office of Minority Health Resource Center)
CALL: 1-866-783-2645

Runaways/Youth assistance
National Runaway Switchboard
Provides crisis intervention and information and referrals for runaways re: shelter, counseling, food pantries, and transportation. Suicide and crisis counseling. Greyhound bus tickets available for qualifying kids.
CALL: 1-800-621-4000 (24 hr)

National Youth Crisis Hotline
Crisis hotline and information and referral for runaways or youth (17 and younger) with other problems and their parents.
CALL: 1-800-448-4663 (24 hr)

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