Crisis Assistance Resources

IF YOU NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE DIAL 911

 

• 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

"If you are thinking about suicide... Read this first": from Metanoia.org

 

• Hope Line Network
  Phone: (800) SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
• Covenant House
  Phone: (800) 999-9999
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline
  Phone: (800) 273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
• National and International Suicide Helpline Numbers
  Resources and numbers by states and countries
• International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred)
  Phone: (800) 422-HOPE (1-800-422-4673)
• Boys Town Hotline
  Phone: (800) 448-3000
• The Samaritans
  Phone (In the UK): 08457 90 90 90
  Phone (In Ireland): 1850 60 90 90

Addiction

• Alcoholics Anonymous
  Phone: (212) 870-3400
• Narcotics Anonymous
  Phone: (818) 700-0700
• Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group Services
  Phone: (800) 356-9996, (888) 4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666)
• Nationwide Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center Hotline
  Phone: (866) 96-SOBER (1-866-967-6237)
• National Association for Children of Alcoholics
  Phone: (888) 554-COAS (1-888-554-2627)

Domestic and Child Abuse

• Abuse Victim Hotline (free legal advice and counsel)
  Phone: toll free: 877-448-8678
• 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) 422-4453
• 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: (800) 677-1116
• Elder Abuse Resource and Referral
  Phone: (800) 879-6682

Eating Disorders

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
  Phone: (847) 831-3438
• Bulimia and Self-Help Hotline
  Phone: (314) 588-1683 (24 hour crisis line)
• National Eating Disorders Association
  Phone: (858) 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: (800) 424-9046
• National Institute on Aging Information Center
  Phone: (800) 222-2225
• National Center on Elder Abuse
  Phone: (800) 677-1116

Mental Health Information

• SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
  Phone: (800) 789-2647
• 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: (800) 422-4453 (child abuse), (800) 799-7233 (domestic violence), (800) 787-3244 (TTY)
• Vanished Children's Alliance
  Phone: (800) VANISHED (1-800-826-4743)

Volunteering/Disaster Relief

• American Red Cross
  Volunteering - Phone: (800) HELP-NOW (1-800-435-7669)
  Disaster Relief - Phone: (866) GET-INFO (1-866-438-4636)
• AmeriCares
  Phone: (800)-486-HELP (1-800-435-4357)
• National Relief Network
  Phone: (866) 2 Volunteer (1-866-286-5868)
• Direct Relief International
  Phone: (805) 964-4767
• 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.