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Hotlines

While we here at Band Back Together work tirelessly to collect hotline numbers, it’s not always possible for us to vet each number. If a hotline number is no longer functional or is in bad taste, please send an email to becky@bandbacktogether.com with the phone number so we can remove it.

Abortion Hotlines:

Exhale

  • Provides any type of abortion recovery services or emotional support:
  • 1-866-4-EXHALE (1-866-439-4253)
  • Talkline counseling is available in English, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), and Bosnian.

Connect And Breathe

  • A safe space to talk about abortion experiences by offering a talkline providing unbiased support and encouragement of self-care for people who have had an abortion.
  • Call us at 866-647-1764

National Abortion Federation:

  • For unbiased information about abortion and about other resources, including financial assistance, call toll-free: 1-800-772-9100
  • National Abortion Federation Abortion Provider Finder: 1-877-257-0012

Planned Parenthood

  • Provides men and women with information regarding birth control, abortion access, and many other health topics
  • Call 1-800-230-7526
  • Text “PPNOW” to 774636 (PPINFO) for help
  • Online chat

All Options

  • Offers free peer counseling to callers for open-hearted support regarding abortion, adoption, infertility, parenting, and pregnancy loss.
  • Anywhere in the US or Canada.
  • 1-888-493-0092

Antenatal Results And Choices (UK)

  • ARC offers non-directive information and support to parents before, during and after antenatal screening; when they are told their baby has an anomaly; when they are making difficult decisions about continuing with or ending a pregnancy, and when they are coping with complex and painful issues after making a decision, including bereavement.
  • Call our national helpline and speak to a member of our trained team. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday, 10.00am-5.30pm.
  • Call 0845 077 2290 or 0207 713 7486 from a mobile.

Faith Aloud

  • offers compassionate religious and spiritual support for abortion and pregnancy options, in a nonjudgemental manner.
  • Call 1-888-717-5010 to find NONJUDGEMENTAL support.

Please also see our Abortion Resources and Abortion Recovery Resources

Adoption Hotlines:

AdoptUSKids

National Adoption Center

All Options

  • Offers free peer counseling to callers for open-hearted support regarding abortion, adoption, infertility, parenting, and pregnancy loss.
  • Anywhere in the US or Canada.
  • 1-888-493-0092

Faith Aloud

  • Offers compassionate religious and spiritual support for abortion and pregnancy options, in a nonjudgemental manner.
  • Call 1-888-717-5010 to find NONJUDGEMENTAL support.

Child Welfare Information Gateway 

  • To speak to an information support specialist, please contact us at 1.800.394.3366 between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (ET)
  • For questions regarding our services, website, or website content, contact info@childwelfare.gov
  • Use Live Chatexternal link(opens in new window), an instant messaging service, to contact an information support specialist between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. (ET). We recommend turning off your pop-up blocker to maximize this service.

Addiction Hotlines:

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

  • NCADD focuses on increasing public awareness and understanding of the diseases of alcohol and drug dependence through education, prevention, information and referral, intervention, treatment services, advocacy, and recovery support services.
  • Helpline 800-NCA-CALL (Hope Line) (622-2255)
  • Phone 2 212-269-7797

Al-Anon Family Groups:

  • (757) 563-1600
  • Email: wso@al-anon.org
  • Toll-free Meeting Line: (888) 425-2666

SAMHSA’s National Helpline:

  • 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 i
  • Confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

  •  Provides emotional support but also assistance in a variety of ways after a drunk or drugged driving crash
  • MADD Victim Advocate 1-877-MADD-HELP.
  • 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Alcoholism Hotlines:

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

  • NCADD focuses on increasing public awareness and understanding of the diseases of alcohol and drug dependence through education, prevention, information and referral, intervention, treatment services, advocacy, and recovery support services.
  • Helpline 800-NCA-CALL (Hope Line) (622-2255)
  • Phone  212-269-7797

Al-Anon Family Groups:

  • (757) 563-1600
  • Email: wso@al-anon.org
  • Toll-free Meeting Line: (888) 425-2666

SAMHSA’s National Helpline:

  • 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 i
  • Confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

  •  Provides emotional support but also assistance in a variety of ways after a drunk or drugged driving crash
  • MADD Victim Advocate 1-877-MADD-HELP.
  • 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Resources:

Alzheimer’s Association

  • Offers confidential support and information to people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia, caregivers, families, and the public.
  • We are available around the clock, 365 days a year at 800.272.3900 (TTY: 866.403.3073).
  • Click the “Live Chat” green button on this page to connect with a member of our Helpline staff. Live chat is typically available from 7a.m.-7p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday.
  • Online. Use this form to let us know how we can help you. We will respond to you within 24 hours.

NIA Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center

  • Offers information on diagnosis, treatment, patient care, caregiver needs, long-term care, and research and clinical trials related to Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Email: adear@nia.nih.gov

Phone: 1-800-438-4380

Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)

  •  An independent, national 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications.
  • Apply Here
For questions about applications or income verification:
For questions about physician- and patient-related claims:

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

  • Provides information about how to care for people with Alzheimer’s, as well as a list of services for people with the disease.
  • Phone: 1-866-232-8484

Eldercare Locator:

NADSA Adult Day Care Programs

  • Provides a planned program that includes a variety of health, social and support services in a protective setting during daytime hours.
  • Search centers in NADSA’s database by street address and zip code
  • Contact your local Area Agency on Aging (800-677-1116)
  • Contact your state’s Adult Day Services Association

National Respite Locators  – click the link to find registries within your state

Alzheimer’s Society UK

Clinical trials for dementia can be found through ClinicalTrials.gov, a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials

Age And Aging:

Eldercare Locator:

Aging Life Care Experts

Bright Focus:

  • Is a non-profit organization that funds research into cures for Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration and glaucoma, and provides the public with information about risk factors, preventative lifestyles, available treatments and coping strategies.
  • (800) 437-2423

Elder Abuse:

National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • Hotline: 1 (800) 799 – 7233 Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and online chat.
  • The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) is available for anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship.
  • Crime Victims Hotline: 1-212-577-7777

Apply for Social Security Benefits

  • Call 1-800-772-1213. (TTY 1-800-325-0778) from 7 AM to 7 PM Monday through Friday
  • Apply online

Medicare Enrollment

National Center for Elder Abuse:

  • Is not a reporting or investigating agency, and cannot intervene directly in cases of suspected elder abuse.
  • To report abuse Hotlines By State
  • Phone 1-855-500-3537 (ELDR) Se habla español. Ofrecemos asistencia en español cada jueves y viernes.
  • Email: ncea-info@aoa.hhs.gov

Family Caregiver Alliance

  • For caregivers seeking help with caregiving
  • 1-800.445.8106

Retirement Plan Fraud and Abuse:

  • The IRS Employee Plans maintains the Abusive Transaction Hotline that people can use to share information (anonymously, if preferred) about abusive tax shelters and emerging issues that may be abusive in retirement plans.
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Phone: (410) 962-9547 (not toll-free)
  • Fax: (410) 962-0132

Email: tegeepsheltercoord@irs.gov

Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)

  •  An independent, national 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications.
  • Apply Here

For questions about applications or income verification:

For questions about physician- and patient-related claims:

Arthritis Hotlines:

Arthritis Foundation

  • We lead the fight for the arthritis community through life-changing information and resources, access to optimal care, advancements in science and community connections.
  • Helpline1.844.571.4357
  • Customer Service 800.283.7800

The Arthritis National Research Foundation

  • The Arthritis National Research Foundation provides arthritis research grants to scientists at major universities and research institutes across America.
  • Contact the Arthritis National Research Foundation office through this form or by dialing (800) 588-2873 or (562) 437-6808

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse

  • The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.
  • Phone: 301-495-4484
  • Toll free: 877-22-NIAMS(877-226-4267)
  • TTY: 301-565-2966
  • Fax: 301-718-6366
  • Email: NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov

Versus Arthritis (UK Based)

  • We are constantly campaigning to challenge the misconceptions around arthritis and to ensure that arthritis is recognised as priority in the UK.
  • Call 0800 5200 520 for free today (Monday–Friday, 9am–8pm)
  • Email us: helpline@versusarthritis.org

Asthma Hotlines:

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

American Lung Association:

  • We offer a variety of resources and information about the disease
  • Call 1-800-LUNGUSA

Asthma & Allergy

  • HelpLine is a FREE call-back or email service available to all Canadians. Whether you have asthma and other respiratory allergies or are a caregiver, our team of expert CREs can support you.Asthma Canada
  • Call 1-866-787-4050
  • Email info@asthma.ca

Autoimmune Diseases:

US Department of Health And Human Services:

  • Call 800-994-9662
  • Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.

  • The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association is dedicated to the eradication of autoimmune diseases and the alleviation of suffering and the socioeconomic impact of autoimmunity through fostering and facilitating collaboration in the areas of education, public awareness, research, and patient services in an effective, ethical and efficient manner.
  • Have questions?
  • (586) 776-3900
  • (800) 598-4668
  • aarda@aarda.org

National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) 

  • (203) 744-0100 or (800) 999-6673
  • NORD works with pharmaceutical companies to ensure that vital medications are available to those in need. They currently offer a program to assist with premiums and co-pays for PNH patients.
  • Patients can contact NORD’s Patient Services Representatives at 1-800-999-6673
  • Si deseas hablar con alguien en espanol por favor llame al (844) 259-7178 para asistencia.

Rare Diseases South Africa:

Indian Organization of Rare Diseases

  • Call us +91 8978900033
  • Email Us info@i-ord.org

Rare Voices Australia

Rare Diseases Foundation of Iran

Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)

  •  An independent, national 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications.
  • Apply Here
  • For questions about applications or income verification: Phone: 1-866-316-7263
  • E-mail: info@panfoundation.org

 

Baby/Child Loss:

Child Death Helpline:

  • The Child Death Helpline is a helpline for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, from pre-birth to adult, under any circumstances, however recently or long ago.
  • Email:  contact@childdeathhelpline.org
  • Freephone: 0800 282 986
  • Additional Freephone number for ALL mobiles: 0808 800 6019

US Dept of Health and Human Resources:

The Compassionate Friends:

  • The Compassionate Friends has been providing support to bereaved families after the death of a child for four decades.
  • Phone: (630) 990-0010
  • Toll-Free: (877) 969-0010
  • Fax: (630) 990-0246
  • Email

First Candle

  • Can guide you through the grieving process and empower you to help other families facing the same tragedy. 
  • For Immediate Grief Support, Call  1-800-221-7437.
  • Counselors are available 24/7

Guiding Light – Stillbirth – Red Nose Grief and Grieving – Australia

  • Welcome to Red Nose Grief and Loss (formerly SIDS and Kids). With over 40 years’ experience supporting grieving individuals and families, we understand the sudden or unexpected death of a baby or young child is one of the most difficult experiences any person will face
  • Talk in person, 24 hours a day, call  1300 308 307
  • Email: support@rednose.com.au

Saying Goodbye:

  • Saying Goodbye provides comprehensive information, advice, support and much more to anyone who has suffered the loss of a baby, at any stage of pregnancy, at birth or in infancy, whether the loss be recent or historic.
  • 0845 293 8027
  • Email: support@sayinggoodbye.org

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

Faith’s Lodge

Helping After Neonatal Death

  • To help parents, their families, and their healthcare providers cope with the loss of a baby before, during or after birth.
  • Call HAND 1.888.908.HAND (4263)
  • This toll free number will take you straight to our voicemail. We make a best effort to return all calls within 48-72 hours
  • Contact via email – click here

Heaven’s Gain

Comfort Zone

  • Comfort Zone Camp is a nonprofit 501(c)3 bereavement organization that transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver.
  • Our programs are free of charge and include confidence building activities and age-based support groups that break the emotional isolation grief often bring
  • Register a camper
  • Toll-free: (866) 488-5679

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death of a Child)

The Lullaby Trust (formerly FSID the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death) (UK)

  • Lullaby funds research, supports bereaved families and promotes safe baby care advice, including helpline for bereaved parents and their families, friends, neighbours and anyone else who has experienced the sudden death of a baby.
  • Call 0808 802 6868
  • Email support@lullabytrust.org.uk

First Candle/SIDS Foundation

  • Can guide you through the grieving process and empower you to help other families facing the same tragedy. 
  • For Immediate Grief Support, Call  1-800-221-7437.
  • Counselors are available 24/7

First Breath

  • 1st Breath works with parents who are experiencing the stillbirth of their baby from the time they learn the baby has died throughout their grief journey
  • E-mail: info@1stbreath.org
  • Phone: 816-830-9572

Loss Doulas:

One very important resource is having support and guidance as you prepare for your baby’s birth. Contact Loss Doulas International to make birth planning and companioning available to families in need when their child is to be born still, miscarried, or has a condition that is incompatible with life and likely will not live long after birth.

  • Email at info@wintergreenpress.org
  • Call 952-201-8667

Stillbirth

Sands (Stillbirth and neonatal death charity) (UK)

  • Sands provide support for bereaved parents and their families when their baby dies, before, during or soon after birth as well as information and support for healthcare professionals.
  • Call: 0808 164 3332
  • Email: helpline@sands.org.uk

International Society for the Study and Prevention of Perinatal and Infant Death

  • The International Society for the Study and Prevention of Perinatal and Infant Death (ISPID) is a not-for-profit organization that is leading the world in discovering evidence-based preventive measures for stillbirth and sudden infant death.
  • ISPID also works to promote improved quality, standardization of care for bereaved parents, and networking families, professionals, and scientists through resource sharing

Guiding Light – Stillbirth – Red Nose Grief and Grieving – Australia

  • Welcome to Red Nose Grief and Loss (formerly SIDS and Kids). With over 40 years’ experience supporting grieving individuals and families, we understand the sudden or unexpected death of a baby or young child is one of the most difficult experiences any person will face
  • Talk in person, 24 hours a day, call  1300 308 307
  • Email: support@rednose.com.au

Ectopic Pregnancy

The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust (UK)

  • Supporting people who have experienced an early pregnancy complication and the health care professionals who care for them
  • Call 020 7733 2653 (there is a 24 hour answer service available to take your details and for you to leave a message.)
  • Send Message 

Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation

  • The Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation has been established with the aim of improving the care of women with a diagnosis, or possible diagnosis, of ectopic pregnancy. We hope to reduce the morbidity and maternal mortality caused by this common condition.
  • 24hr Patient Helpline +44 (0) 845 070 4636
  • Email us: contact@ectopicpregnancy.co.uk

Antenatal Results And Choices (UK)

  • ARC offers non-directive information and support to parents before, during and after antenatal screening; when they are told their baby has an anomaly; when they are making difficult decisions about continuing with or ending a pregnancy, and when they are coping with complex and painful issues after making a decision, including bereavement.
  • Call our national helpline and speak to a member of our trained team. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday, 10.00am-5.30pm.
  • Call 0845 077 2290 or 0207 713 7486 from a mobile.

Miscarriage Hotlines:

  • This UK-based hotline provides information and support for people affected by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy.
  • They also provide a helpline: 01924 200 799.
  • The helpline is available Monday through Friday 9AM to 4PM UK Time (5 hours ahead of EST).

 

 

 

SUDC Program Hotline for helping navigate the autopsy and scene investigation: 1-800-620-SUDC.

Cancer Hotlines:

American Cancer Society (ACS)

  • Road to Recovery Program which connects patients to volunteers who provides free rides to medical appointments.
  • Live Chat
  • Call (800) 227 – 2345

30 Hope Lodges located throughout the U.S.

  • Offers a free place to stay during treatment

Bone Marrow and Cancer Foundation (BMCF)

  • The Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation (BMCF) offers financial assistance and free support services to cancer and transplant patients and their families.
  • 1 (800) 365-1336
  • 212-838-3029
  • thebmf@bonemarrow.org

Lifeline Fund

  • helps to cover the myriad costs associated with transplants, such as donor searches, compatibility testing, bone marrow harvesting, medications, home and child care services, medical equipment, transportation, cord blood banking, housing, and other expenses
  • Open Homes Medical Stays – a partnership with Airbnb’s Open Homes Medical Stays program provides free temporary accommodations to patients diagnosed with any form of cancer or undergoing a hematopoietic stem cell transplant, as well as housing for their caregivers, family members, and donors.
  • Scholarship Grants offers survivors support towards an academic future so their hopes and dreams remain intact. Scholarship Grants supports students of all ages as they pursue their educational goals.

BMT InfoNet

Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) 
  • Provides fundraising assistance for children & young adults needing bone marrow transplants. Also advocates for marrow, organ and tissue donation.
  • Phone: 800.366.2682
  • Email: gro.atoc@atoc

FirstHand Foundation

Help Hope Live

  • Helping clients and families how to bring together a network of relatives, friends, and neighbors in fundraising efforts to help cover the costs of uncovered medical expenses
  • (800) 642-8399

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

National Marrow Donor Program – Be The Match

  • Nonprofit organizations dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant when needed.
  • For information contact
  • Be The Match Patient Services in the USA:
  • 1 (888) 999-6743 (8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. CST Monday – Friday) or e-mail patientinfo@nmdp.org
  • Outside the United States:
  • General information about Be The Match Registry or NMDP (763) 406-5800 or submit a question online
  • Patients and families — for information and answers, contact Be The Match Patient Services: (763) 406-8140 or e-mail patientinfo@nmdp.org

Patient Advocate Foundation

  • Case Management Professional case managers at PAF work with the mission to identify and reduce the challenges that individuals like yourself are having when seeking care for their disease.
  • Call (800) 532-5274 toll-free or submit an online intake form
  • Co-Pay Relief Program patient assistance is purely donor-funded and money is dispersed to qualified patients while funds are available for each of the Diseases identified.
  • Call Co-Pay Relief directly at 1-866-512-3861

Social Security Disability Programs

  • Largest of several US federal programs that provide assistance to people with disabilities.
  • (800) 772-1213

CancerCare

  • CancerCare® Co-Payment Assistance Foundation (CCAF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping patients afford their co-payments for chemotherapy and targeted treatment drugs.
  • Email: information@cancercarecopay.org
  • Toll-Free Phone Number: 866-55-COPAY (866-552-6729)
  • Main Office Phone Number: 212-601-9750

My Good Days

Good Days is a non-profit advocacy organization that provides resources for life-saving and life-extending treatments to people in need of access to care.

HealthWell Foundation

  • The HealthWell Foundation provides financial assistance to eligible individuals to cover coinsurance, copayments, health care premiums and deductibles for certain medications and therapies. They have a pediatric assistance fund regardless of disease.
  • Apply here for assistance
  • 800-675-8416
  • Grant, Claims & Pharmacy Card-related questions:
    grants@healthwellfoundation.org
  • Patient, Provider & Pharmacy Portal questions:
    portal@healthwellfoundation.org

Julia’s Wings Foundation (Pediatric Patients Only)

  • The Julia’s Wings Foundation (JWF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of providing assistance to families of children with the life threatening hematological diseases; aplastic anemia, MDS and PNH.
  • Call: (860) 355-3653
  • Email info@juliaswings.org

National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) 

  • (203) 744-0100 or (800) 999-6673
  • NORD works with pharmaceutical companies to ensure that vital medications are available to those in need. They currently offer a program to assist with premiums and co-pays for PNH patients.
  • Patients can contact NORD’s Patient Services Representatives at 1-800-999-6673
  • Si deseas hablar con alguien en espanol por favor llame al (844) 259-7178 para asistencia.

Rare Diseases South Africa:

Indian Organization of Rare Diseases

  • Call us +91 8978900033
  • Email Us info@i-ord.org

Rare Voices Australia

Rare Diseases Foundation of Iran

Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)

  • An independent, national 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications.
  • Apply Here
  • For questions about applications or income verification:
  • Phone: 1-866-316-7263 E-mail: info@panfoundation.org
For questions about physician- and patient-related claims:

Phone: 1-866-316-7263

Caregiver Hotlines:

National Respite Locators 

Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116

Family Caregiver Alliance: 1-800-445-8106

Missing Children:

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) 

  • Is a clearinghouse and comprehensive reporting center for all issues related to the prevention of and recovery from child victimization.
  • Hotline: 1 (800) 843 – 5678

California Child Protection Hotline
Within CA only: (800) 540-4000

Massachusetts Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 792-5200

The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453

Covenant House – Help for runaways
(800) 999-9999

 

 

Cyber Tipline: http://www.missingkids.com/gethelpnow/cybertipline

ChildHelp National Child Abuse Hotline 

Dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All calls are confidential.

Hotline: 1 (800) 422 – 4453

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and text.

Boystown USA – Your Life Your Voice Helpline

A program of Boystown USA and is available to children, parents, and families who are struggling with self-harm, mental health disorders, and abuse.

Hotline: 1 (800) 448 – 3000

Text: Text VOICE to 20121 (hours vary)

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, email, text, and online chat.

 

The Childhelp National Child Abuse HotlineChildren In Immediate Risk or Danger 1-800-THE-LOSTChild Abuse National Hotline: 1-800-252-2873 (1-800-25ABUSE)

Parenting Support: 1-800-CHILDREN

First Steps (East Valley Child Crisis Center) for child abuse prevention: 1-480-969-2308.

Helpline for Children – Toll-Free in BC (no area code needed) 310.1234

Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-342-3720

Family Violence Prevention Fund: 1-415-252-8900

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

CyberTipline for reporting the exploitation of children: 1-800-843-5678

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

Kid Help – Children and adolescents in crisis: 1-800-543-7283

Children of Alcoholics:

National Association for Children of Alcoholics: 1-888-55-4COAS (1-888-554-2627)Al-Anon/Alateen Hotline: 1-800-344-2666

Al-Anon & Alateen crisis line: 1-800-356-9996

Al-Anon Family Groups:

(757) 563-1600

Email: wso@al-anon.org

Toll-free Meeting Line: (888) 425-2666

 

Crime Hotlines:

VictimConnect

Offers confidential referrals for crime victims

Hotline at 855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846)

online chat from 8:30am – 7:30pm ET.

Crime Victims Hotline: 1-212-577-7777

Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD)  provides emotional support but also assistance in a variety of ways after a drunk or drugged driving crash

  • MADD Victim Advocate 1-877-MADD-HELP.
  • 24 hours a day, 365

Crisis Hotlines:

Crisis Help Line – For Any Kind of Crisis: 1-800-233-4357

Crisis Text Line free, 24/7 support for those in crisis

  • US: Text 741741 from anywhere
  • Canada 686868
  • England 85258

Veteran’s Crisis Hotline

  • Dial 1-844-MyVA311 (1-844-698-2311)

 

Depression Hotlines:

US Suicide Hotline 1-800-784-2433

NDMDA Depression Hotline: Support Group 800-826-3632

Suicide Prevention Services Crisis Hotline: 1-800-784-2433

Suicide Prevention Services Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696

Suicide & Depression Hotline – Covenant House 800-999-9999

Disaster Distress: 

SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline (USA) is a national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster.

  • Open 24/7, 365-day-a–year
  • Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 
  • Provides counseling in 100 other languages via 3rd-party interpretation services

Disabilities Hotlines:

The Americans With Disabilities Act Information and Assistance Hotline: 1-800-514-0301
TTY: 1-800-514-0383
International: 1-202-541-0301

Domestic Or Intimate Partner Violence Abuse Hotlines:

National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • Hotline: 1 (800) 799 – 7233 Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and online chat.
  • The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) is available for anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship.
  • Crime Victims Hotline: 1-212-577-7777

StrongHearts Native Helpline 

  • A safe, anonymous, and confidential service for Native Americans experiencing domestic violence and dating violence.
  • Hotline: 1 (844) 762 – 8483
  • Available Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm CST via phone.

Pathways to Safety International 

  • Assists Americans experiencing interpersonal and gender based violence abroad.
  • Hotline: 1 (833) 723 – 3833 Email: crisis@pathwaystosafety.org
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, email, and online chat.

The WomensLaw Online Helpline

  • provides basic legal information, referrals, and emotional support for victims of abuse.
  • Email hotline: https://hotline.womenslaw.org/

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline

  • Hotline: 1 (866) 331 – 9474
  • Text: 22522
  • Online Chat
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, text, and online chat.

 

 

 

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 1-800-537-2238

Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 1-800-313-1310

Battered Women’s Justice Project: 1-800-903-0111, ext.1

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men (24 hour): 1-877-643-1120 access code 0757

Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (24 hour): 1-800-832-1901

Frauds And Scams:

Commodities, Investment and Securities Fraud:

  • You can file a complaint or provide the SEC with tips on potential securities law violations though the links on this page.
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Center for Complaints and Enforcement Tips
  • Online Form: www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml
  • Phone: (800) 732-0330

Bankruptcy Fraud:

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission:

  • If you have questions, are aware of suspicious activities, or believe you have experienced commodity futures trading, commodity options trading or foreign currency trading (forex) fraud, please let the CFTC know immediately.
  • Online Form: www.cftc.gov/TipOrComplaint
  • Phone: 866.366.2382 (Consumer Hotline) 202.418.5514 (TTY)

Housing Discrimination:

Identity Theft:

Mass Marketing/Telemarketing Frauds

Mortgage Fraud or Loan Scams

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

  • Office of the Inspector General Hotline
  • Phone: (800) 347-3735
  • Fax: (202) 708-4829
  • Email: hotline@hudoig.gov
  • Address: HUD OIG Hotline (GFI), 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410

PreventLoanScams.org: A project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law

  • Is a nationwide clearinghouse for loan modification scam information on complaints filed, laws and regulations, and enforcement actions
  • Website: PreventLoanScams.org
  • Phone: 1-888-995-HOPE

Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Complaint Assistant:

  • collects complaints about fraud, companies, business practices, identity theft, and episodes of violence in the media.
  • Web Site (Spanish): https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/Consumer_HomeES.htm
  • Phone (for complaints against companies, organizations, or business practices): (877) FTC-HELP
  • Phone (for complaints about identity theft): (877) ID-THEFT
  • Email Address (for complaints about spam or phishing): spam@uce.gov

Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program:

Retirement Plan Fraud and Abuse:

  • IRS Employee Plans maintains the Abusive Transaction Hotline that people can use to share information (anonymously, if preferred) about abusive tax shelters and emerging issues that may be abusive in retirement plans.
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Phone: (410) 962-9547 (not toll-free)
  • Fax: (410) 962-0132
  • Email: tegeepsheltercoord@irs.gov
  • Mail: Internal Revenue Service, EP Tax Shelter Coordinator, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 1542, Baltimore, Maryland 21201SS

Student Loan Fraud

 

Eating Disorders Hotlines:

National Eating Disorder Association 1-800-931-2237National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders: 1-847-831-3438

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

 

Gambling Hotlines:

Debtors Anonymous: 1-800-421-2383Gambling Problems: 1-877-921-4004

Gamblers Anonymous: 1-888-GA-HELPS

National Council on Problem Gambling: 1-800-522-4700

GamCare (UK): 0808 8020 133

Gamblers Help (AU): 1-800-858-858

GLBTQ Hotlines:

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline

  • Hotline: 1 (888) 843 – 4564
  • Youth Talkline: 1 (800) 246 – 7743
  • Senior Helpline: 1 (888) 234 – 7243
  • Email: help@LGBThotline.org
  • The LGBT National Help Center serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning people by providing free and confidential peer support and local resources.

The Trevor Project

  • The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
  • TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386.
  • Trevor Text To get started, text START to 678678
  • Trevor Chat 

 

 

Gay & Lesbian National Hotline: 1-866-4-U-TREVORGay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: (212) 629-3322

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

The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline: 1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)

Lesbian & Gay Switchboard (UK) 0121 622 6589

Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard – Scotland 0131 556 4049

Heart Health Hotlines:

American Heart Association 1-800-242-8721 (toll-free)

Adult Congenital Heart Association 1-215-849-1260

Congenital Heart Information Network 215-493-3068

Hemophilia Hotlines:

Hemophilia AIDS Network/National Hemophilia Foundation: 1-800-424-2634
International: 1-212-328-3700

HIV/AIDS Hotlines:

AIDSinfoHIV

  • AIDS clinical trial and treatment information is provided by AIDSinfo, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project.
  • (800) 448-0440
  • (888) 480-3739 (TTY)
  • Spanish-speaking health information specialists are available

CDC-INFO

  • Offers anonymous, confidential HIV/AIDS information in English and Spanish, as well as TTY service for the deaf.
  • (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish)
  • (888) 232-6348 (TTY)

SGR Hotline

  • We are a group of volunteers with comprehensive sex education providing accurate, non-judgmental, confidential information about sexuality, gender, and relationships.
  • You can calls us at 415-989-7374
  • You can email us at questions@sgrhotline.org

The Trevor Project

  • The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
  • TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386.
  • Trevor Text To get started, text START to 678678
  • Trevor Chat

My Good Days

Good Days is a non-profit advocacy organization that provides resources for life-saving and life-extending treatments to people in need of access to care.

Main Number (972) 608-7141

Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)

  •  An independent, national 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications.
  • Apply Here

For questions about applications or income verification:

For questions about physician- and patient-related claims:

 

 

GMHC AIDS Hotline: 1-800-AIDS-NYC (1-800-243-7692) TTY: 1-212-645-7470

General AIDS hotline for those worried that they may be infected, or people trying to access New York City AIDS resource: 1-212-807-6655

CDC Business and Labor Resource Service (HIV at Work): 1-877-242-9760 TTY: 1-800-243-7012

HIV Health InfoLine (by Project Inform) 1-888-HIV-INFO (1-888-448-4636)
Non-judgmental volunteer operators listen to callers, share their own stories and provide calm, clear and encouraging information about HIV disease and its care.

National Association of People With AIDS Hotline: 1-240-247-0880

To find HIV Testing Centers 1-800 CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636).

Women Alive: 1-800-554-4876 International: 1-323-965-1564
A national hotline staffed by HIV-positive women. Geared for HIV-positive women who would like peer support or treatment information. Spanish speaking operators are available.

National AIDS helpline (UK) 0800 567 123

Hospice and Palliative Care

Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)

  •  An independent, national 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications.
  • Apply Here
For questions about applications or income verification:
For questions about physician- and patient-related claims:

National Association for Home Care & Hospice

  • 1-202-547-7424

Hospice Foundation of America

  • 1-800-854-3402

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Human Trafficking

National Human Trafficking Hotline

  • A national anti-trafficking hotline serving victims and survivors of human trafficking and the anti-trafficking community in the United States. The toll-free hotline is available to answer calls from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year in more than 200 languages.
  • Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
  • Text: 233733

Kids Hotlines:

Phone Friend: 1-602-253-9099. Phone line for school-age home alone children.

Multiple Sclerosis Hotlines:

My Good Days

Good Days is a non-profit advocacy organization that provides resources for life-saving and life-extending treatments to people in need of access to care.

Mental Illness Hotlines:

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline

  • Assists individuals and families who have questions about mental health disorders, treatment, and support services.
  • Hotline: 1 (800) 950 – 6264
  • Email: info@nami.orgAvailable Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

SAMHSA Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator

National Institute of Mental Health Information Line: 1-800-647-2642

Mental Health America: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Murder Hotlines:

Saving Cain

  • offering support, resources, and compassion to those considering murder and mass shootings.
  • Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children

  • provides support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder.
  • E-mail: natlpomc@pomc.org
  • Phone: 888–818–POC (888–818–7662)

Online Crimes:

The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI)

  • Provides emotional support, technical advice, and information to current victims of online abuse. It has served over 5,000 victims of nonconsensual pornography (NCP), recorded sexual assault (RSA) and sextortion.
  • Call t 844-878-CCRI (2274)
  • The toll-free CCRI Crisis Helpline is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week, and interpretation is available in most languages.

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center

Parenting Hotlines:

Parental Stress Hotline – Help for Parents: 1-800-632-8188
Parent Hotline for Crisis- 1-800-840-6537

Parent Abduction Hotline: 1-800-292-9688

Parenting Support: Parents Anonymous: 1-800-352-0528.

Parent Service Info Line (parenting classes, agencies and organizations): 1-480-834-9365.

Family Lifeline – 24-hours Parents Anonymous (non-12 Step) 1-800-352-0528

First Steps (East Valley Child Crisis Center) for child abuse prevention: 1-480-969-2308.

Local DAD to DAD: 1-480-314-7610.

Expectant Fathers: 1-480-834-9424.

Grandparenting: 1-623-979-1028 and 1-602-971-7668.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: 602-274-5022.

First Step – help for new moms in hospital: 1-480-969-2308.

Families Anonymous; 12-Step, Nationwide: 1-623-979-9183

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): 1-800-223-6233.

Disabled Parents: 1-623-872-3822

Covenant House Crisis Line for youth, teen and families: 1-800-999-9999

Pediatric Health Hotlines:

HealthWell Foundation

  • The HealthWell Foundation provides financial assistance to eligible individuals to cover coinsurance, copayments, health care premiums and deductibles for certain medications and therapies. They have a pediatric assistance fund regardless of disease.
  • Apply here for assistance
  • 800-675-8416
  • Grant, Claims & Pharmacy Card-related questions:
    grants@healthwellfoundation.org

Patient, Provider & Pharmacy Portal questions:
portal@healthwellfoundation.org

Julia’s Wings Foundation

  • The Julia’s Wings Foundation (JWF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of providing assistance to families of children with the life threatening hematological diseases; aplastic anemia, MDS, and PNH.
  • Call: (860) 355-3653
  • Email info@juliaswings.org

 

Pet Loss Hotlines:

US Pet Loss Hotlines:C.A.R.E. Pet Loss Helpline – (877) 394-CARE (2273)

Washington State University Pet Loss Support – 1-(866) 266-8635

ASPCA National Pet Loss Hotline- 1-877-GRIEF-10

Iams Pet Loss Support Hotline 1-888-332-7738 M-F 9am-5pm

Canadian Pet Loss Hotlines:

Ontario Veterinary College Pet Loss Support Hotline – 519-824-4120 x53694

Greater Victoria Area: Pacific Animal Therapy Society Pet Loss Support Line 1-250-389-8047

Edmonton: 780-707-3007, Pet Therapy Society

UK Pet Loss Hotlines:

Pet Bereavement Support Service- 0800 096 6606 Daily 8.30am – 8.30pm

Animal Samaritans Pet Bereavement Service: 020 8303 1859

Australian Pet Loss Hotlines:

Pet Rest Grief Line – 03 9596 7799 from 12pm – 3pm 7 days a week

Poison Control Hotlines:

Poison Control Any Kind of Substance: 1-800-662-9886Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222

Postpartum Depression Hotlines:

PPD Moms: 1-800-773-6667

Postpartum Depression Foundation: 1-866-364-MOMS

Runaway and Exploited Children Hotlines:

National Runaway Safeline

  • Provides crisis and support services for homeless and runaway youth in the United States.
  • National Runaway Safeline (online chat)
  • Hotline: 1 (800) 786 – 2929 (800–RUNAWAY)
  • Email: info@1800runaway.org
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, email, forum, and online chat

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

 

>A-Way-Out: 1-800-292-9688

Missing Children Network: 1-800-235-3535

Thursday’s Child’s National Youth Advocacy Hotline at 1-800-USA KIDS

National Hotline for Missing and Exploited Children: 1-800-843-5678

National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-621-4000

Child Find of America Hotline:  1-800-I-AM-LOST (1-800-426.5678)

CONFIDENTIAL Runaway Hotline: 1-800-231-6946

Parent Abduction Hotline: 1-800-292-9688

Self-Injury Hotlines:

National Self-Injury Hotline: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288)

Service Animal Hotlines:

Access to public places with a service dog and other rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Department of Justice at (800) 514-0301; TTY (800) 514-0383;

Housing with a Service Animal: Department of Housing and Urban Development at (202) 708-1112; TTY (202) 708-1455;

Traveling with a Service Animal: Department of Transportation at (202) 366-4000

Bringing your Service Animal to Work: Job Accommodation Network, a free service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the Department of Labor, at (800) 526-7234

Sexual Assault Hotlines:

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) – National Sexual Assault Hotline

  • Hotline: 1 (800) 656-4673
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and online chat.

Department of Defense (DOD) Safe Helpline for Sexual Assault 

  • Is a crisis support service designed to provide sexual assault services for survivors, their loved ones, and other members of the DOD community.
  • Hotline: 1 (877) 995 – 5247
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and online chat.

National Helpline for Men Who Were Sexually Abused or Assaulted

  • provides crisis support and information about healing and reporting options.
  • You’ll go into a private chat session with a trained support specialist and communicate, live, by typing messages back and forth.
  • The service is completely anonymous, and you do not have to give your name or any personal information.

National Sexual Assault Online Hotline in Español (click here)

  • Whether you’re looking for support, information, advice, or a referral, our trained support specialists are ready to help.

National Sexual Assault Online Hotline in English 

  • Whether you’re looking for support, information, advice, or a referral, our trained support specialists are ready to help.

Safe Online Helpline (sexual assault support for the DoD community)

Chat online with a trained staff member who can provide you confidential crisis support

You can remain confidential, but be wary of DoD computers as they may track your information.

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

National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape: 1-510-524-1582
Stop It Now: 1-888-PREVENT (773-8368)

Sexual Harassment Hotlines:

Sexual Harassment Hotline: 1-800-245-4580

Assists anyone, regardless of geographic location, with locating a service provider nearby.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: 1-800-669-4000

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hotlines:

SGR Hotline

We are a group of volunteers with comprehensive sex education providing accurate, non-judgmental, confidential information about sexuality, gender, and relationships.

You can calls us at 415-989-7374

You can email us at questions@sgrhotline.org

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386.

Trevor Text To get started, text START to 678678

Trevor Chat 

 

ASHA’s STI Resource Center Hotline: 1-919-361-8488

National STD Prevention Information Network: 1-800-458-5231 (English and Spanish)
TTY/TDD: 1-800-243-7012 International: 1-301-562-1098

National Herpes Hotline: 1-919-361-8488
National STI Resource Center Hotline: 1-919-361-8488 confidential information on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and how to prevent them.

Sex Information:

SGR Hotline

  • We are a group of volunteers with comprehensive sex education providing accurate, non-judgmental, confidential information about sexuality, gender, and relationships.
  • You can calls us at 415-989-7374
  • You can email us at questions@sgrhotline.org

The Trevor Project

  • The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
  • TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386.
  • Trevor Text To get started, text START to 678678
  • Trevor Chat

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline

 

Sex Workers Hotlines:

Prostitutes Anonymous: 1-602-841-5790

Single Parent Hotlines:

Unwed Parents Anonymous (parents & grandparents) 1-480-421-2374.

Special Needs Parenting Hotlines:

National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities: 1-800-695-0285Zero to Three: 1-202-638-1144

24 Hour Parent Helpline: 1-888-435-7553

Parenting Support: 1-800-CHILDREN

Children with Disabilities: Raising Special Kids: 1-602-242-4366 and 1-800-237-3007.

Raising Special Kids – Handicapped in some way: 1-602-242-4366 and 1-800-237-3007.

Substance Abuse Hotlines:

National Drug Abuse Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)National Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Information Center: 1-800-784-6776

National Institute on Drug Abuse & Alcoholism: 1-888-644-6432

National Heroin Hotline: 1-800-9-HEROIN

National Marijuana Hotline: 1-888-MARIJUA

Cocaine National Hotline 1-800-COCAINE

Cocaine Anonymous: 1-800-347-8998

Narcotics Anonymous: 1-818-773-9999 International: 32-2-646-6012

Suicide Prevention Hotlines:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

  • Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and online chat.

Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat

  • Chat is available 24/7 across the U.S.

National Adolescent Suicide Hotline: 1-800-621-4000Boys Town Suicide and Crisis Line: 1-800-448-3000 or 1-800-448-1833 (TDD)

Vancouver Island Crisis Line (BC): 1-888-494-3888

Teen Dating Abuse Hotlines:

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline

  • Hotline: 1 (866) 331 – 9474 Text: 22522
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, text, and online chat.

 

Teen Hotlines:

The Trevor Project

  • The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
  • TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386.
  • Trevor Text To get started, text START to 678678
  • Trevor Chat 

 

National Adolescent Suicide Hotline: 1-800-621-4000

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

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

Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-HIT-HOME (448-4663)

National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-621-4000 or 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)
TDD: 1-800-621-0394 Crisis line for teenagers.

National STI Resource Center Hotline: 1-919-361-8488 confidential information on sexually transmitted diseases and how to prevent them.

Teen Lifeline: 24-hour suicide prevention; substance abuse: 1-800-248-TEEN

Boys Town Suicide and Crisis Line: 1-800-448-3000 or 1-800-448-1833 (TDD)

Covenant House Crisis Line for youth, teen and families: 1-800-999-9999

Youth America Hotline – 1-877-968-8464

Terminal/Rare/Serious Illnesses:

Transgender Hotlines:

The Trevor Project

  • The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
  • TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386.
  • Trevor Text To get started, text START to 678678
  • Trevor Chat

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline – For Youth (up to age 25)

  • The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth Talkline provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States.
  • For teens and young adults up to age 25
  • 1-800-246-7743
  • Hotline hours are Monday thru Friday from 1pm to 9pm, pacific time
  • Saturday from 9am to 2pm, pacific time

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual National Senior Hotline

  • Peovides telephone peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for our senior community. No matter where they live, LGBT seniors have a place to call when they need peer-support, information and local resources.
  • 1-888-234-7243
  • Hotline hours are Monday thru Friday from 1pm to 9pm, pacific time
  • Saturday from 9am to 2pm, pacific time

 

Children’s National Medical Center Gender and Sexuality Advocacy and Education: (202) 884-2504

FTMInternational: (877) 267-1440

Gender Education & Advocacy Gender Spectrum: (520) 567-3977

National Center for Transgender Equality: (202) 903-0112

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Transgender Network (TNET): (202) 467-8180

Sylvia Rivera Law Project: (212) 337-8550

Transgender Law Center: (415) 865-0176

TransYouth Family Allies: (888) 462-8932

World Professional Association for Transgender Health: (612) 624-9397

Veterans Hotlines:

Veteran’s Crisis Hotline

  • Dial 1-844-MyVA311 (1-844-698-2311)

Combat Call Center

  • 1-877-WAR-VETS

Veteran’s Health Administration

Healthcare Benefits For Veterans

1-877-222-8387