Emergency Crisis Hotlines & other Resources
If you’re in crisis or looking for help for a friend or family member, there are dozens of organizations available to help with a variety of immediate concerns, from crisis situations and domestic violence, to rape and substance abuse. Most of these hotlines are available 24 hours a day, and can help with whatever level of assistance needed — from general information about a topic, to finding immediate intervention. The hotlines below are listed in alphabetical order according to topic.
If you or someone you know is suicidal, it is recommended to contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free at 800-273-8255. You can also text "HELLO" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741. Additional crisis and suicide hotlines are available in the 'Crisis and Suicide' category below,
Need help for domestic violence? Call toll-free: 800-799-7233 (SAFE).
I know for me personally, if these numbers were readily available to me in my time of crisis, they would have been a lifeline. I recommend bookmarking this page and putting the numbers that you feel are the most important in your phone.
Immediate Online Assistance
Try one of these free crisis chat services:
Crisis Text Line (on your smartphone)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Substance Abuse & Relationships Online Resources
https://safesoundtreatment.com/substance-abuse-and-relationships/
Disability Support
877-971-9289
AIDS
AIDS Hotline
(800) FOR-All IDS
American Social Health Association: Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline
(800) 227-8922
CDC AIDS Information
(800) 232-4636
AIDS Info: Treatment, Prevention and Research
(800) HIV-0440
National AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-AIDS
ALCOHOL
Alcohol Hotline
(800) 331-2900
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
(800) 729-6686
Families Anonymous
(800) 736-9805
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
(800) 622-2255
CHILD ABUSE
Child Help USA National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453
Covenant House
(800) 999-9999
CRISES AND SUICIDE
Girls & Boys Town National Hotline
(800) 448-3000
National Hopeline Network
(800) SUICIDE
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK (8255)
National Youth Crisis Hotline
(800) 442-HOPE (4673)
877-565-8860
Canada: 877-330-6366
800-273-8255 press 1
866-488-7386
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
National US Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453
MEDICAL
American Association of Poison Control Centers
(800) 222-1222
America Social Health: STD Hotline
(800) 227-8922
Mesothelioma Hope
1330 Boylston Street, Suite 400
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(855) 722-2974
OTHER
Shoplifters Anonymous
(800) 848-9595
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
(800) 931-2237
Teen Help Adolescent Resources
(800) 840-5704
Pregnancy
Planned Parenthood Hotline
(800) 230-PLAN (230-7526)
RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(800) 656-HOPE
National Domestic Violence/Child Abuse/ Sexual Abuse
(800) 799-7233
Abuse Victim Hotline
(866) 662-4535
RUNNING AWAY
National Runaway Switchboard
(800) 231-6946
National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678
Child Find of America
(800) 426-5678
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Poison Control
(800) 222-1222
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 662-4357
Cocaine Anonymous
(800) 347-8998
National Help Line for Substance Abuse
(800) 262-2463