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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
"If you are thinking about suicide... Read this first": from Metanoia.org- Crisis Call Center
Phone: (800) 273-8255 - Center for Suicide Awareness
Phone: (920) 475-4748 - 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 - 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 - 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: April 21, 2020
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