Crisis Resources Links Updated 02/21/12

Crisis Assistance Resources

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• Addiction
• Domestic and Child Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Elder Care
• Mental Health
• Missing Children
• Suicide Hotline Numbers
• Volunteering/Disaster Relief

At WebMD, we want to help our members when they need it the most. Here is a list of crisis resources, hotlines, and web sites that may be of help if you or someone you know may be in trouble. If you think you need immediate help and cannot speak to a family member, a medical professional, or a member of the clergy, please reach out to one of these organizations or dial 911 immediately.

Suicide Hotline Numbers

• Crisis Call Center
  Phone: (800) 273-8255
• Hopeline Network
  Phone: (800) 422-HOPE (1-800-422-4673)
• National Runaway Safeline
  Phone: (800) RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline
  Phone: (800) 273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
• Befrienders Worldwide
  Resources and numbers by states and countries
• Boys Town Hotline
  Phone: (800) 448-3000
• The Trevor Project
  Phone: (866) 488-7386
• Veterans Crisis Line
  Phone: (800) 273-8255 Press 1
• The Samaritans
  Phone (In the UK and ROI): 116 123
  

Addiction

• Alcoholics Anonymous
  Phone: (212) 870-3400
• Narcotics Anonymous
  Phone: (818) 773-9999 x771
• Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group Services
  Phone: (800) 356-9996, (888) 4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666)
• National Association for Children of Alcoholics
  Phone: (888) 554-COAS (1-888-554-2627)

Domestic and Child Abuse

• Between Friends
  Phone: (800) 603-HELP, (800) 603-4357
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  Phone: (800) 799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), (800) 787-3224 (TTY)
• Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
  Phone: (800) 656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
• Childhelp USA (Chlld Abuse Reporting Numbers by State)
  Phone: (800) 4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  Phone: (800) 394-3366
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
  Phone: (800) THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
• Child Find of America
  Phone: (800) I-AM-LOST (1-800-426-5678)
• National Center on Elder Abuse
  Phone: (855) 500-(ELDR) (1-855-500-3537)
• National Organization for Victim Assistance
  Phone: (800) TRY-NOVA (1-800-879-6682)

Eating Disorders

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
  Phone: (630) 577-1330
• Bulimia and Self-Help Hotline
  Phone: (314) 588-1683 (24 hour crisis line)
• National Eating Disorders Association
  Phone: (800) 931-2237

Elder Care

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
  Phone: (888) OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
• Eldercare Locator Information and Referral Line
  Phone: (800) 677-1116
• Hospice Education Institute
  Phone: (800) 331-1620
• Medicare Telephone Hotline
  Phone: (800) MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), TTY/TDD (877) 486-2048
• National Council on Aging
  Phone: (202) 479-1200
• National Institute on Aging Information Center
  Phone: (800) 222-2225, TTY (880)222-4225
• National Center on Elder Abuse
  Phone: (855) 500-(ELDR) (1-855-500-3537)

Mental Health Information

• SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
  Phone: 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727)
• Mental Health America
  Phone: (800) 969-6642

Missing Children

• Child Find of America
  Phone: (800) I-AM-LOST (1-800-426-5678)
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
  Phone: (800) THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
• National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
  Phone: (202) 429-6695
• Childhelp
  Phone: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

Volunteering/Disaster Relief

• American Red Cross
  Phone: (800) RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
• AmeriCares
  Phone: (800)-486-HELP (1-800-486-4357)
• National Relief Network
  Phone: (616) 225-2525
• Direct Relief International
  Phone: (805) 964-4767, (800) 676-1638
• Volunteers of America
  Phone: (800) 899-0089
• VolunteerMatch
  Phone: (415) 241-6868

NOTE: This is not a complete list of resources. WebMD has not evaluated these services, and we can't endorse them. We do not have any agreements with these services or organizations and we do not receive a fee from them for the listing.

Last Updated: January 11, 2016