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Toll Free Resources and Hotlines 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 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 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 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] 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. 1 800 Therapist (Help in Finding a Therapist) 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 Compiled by Patty Fleener M.S.W. ![]()
Visit Mental Health Matters for information and articles. Get help to find a therapist or list your practice; and Psych Forums for message boards on a variety of MH topics. Copyright © Patty Fleener, M.S.W. All rights reserved. |
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