Provides short-term intervention and counseling and refers callers to
local community resources. Counsels on parent-child conflicts, marital and
family issues, suicide, pregnancy, runaway youth, physical and sexual abuse,
and other issues. Operates 24 hours.
Child Find of America, Inc.
(800)426-5678
Looks for missing and
abducted children. Operates 24 hours.
(800)292-9688
Provides crisis
mediation in parental abduction. Provides prevention information. Operates
24 hours.
CHILDHELP/IOF Foresters
National Child Abuse
Hotline
(800)4-A-CHILDB
(800)2-A-CHILD (TDD)
Provides multilingual crisis intervention and professional counseling on
child abuse. Gives referrals to local social service groups offering
counseling on child abuse. Has literature on child abuse in English and
Spanish. Operates 24 hours.
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Covenant
House Nineline
(800)999-9999
Crisis line for youth, teens, and families. Locally based referrals
throughout the United States. Help for youth and parents regarding drugs,
abuse, homelessness, runaway children, and message relays. Operates 24
hours.
National Child Safety Council Childwatch
(800)222-1464B
Answers questions and distributes literature on safety, including drug
abuse, household dangers, and electricity. Provides safety information to
local police departments. Sponsor of the missing kids milk carton program.
Operates 24 hours.
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
Information
(800)394-3366
(703)385-7565 (in VA)
Serves as a national resource for the acquisition and dissemination of
child abuse and neglect materials and distributes a free publications
catalog upon request. Maintains bibliographic databases of documents,
audiovisuals, and national organizations. Services include searches of
databases and annotated bibliographies on frequently requested
topics.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Hotline for Missing Children
(800)843-5678
(703)235-3900
(in VA)
Operates a hotline for reporting missing children and sightings of
missing children. Offers assistance to law enforcement agents. A service of
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
7:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
National Resource Center on Child Abuse and
Neglect
(800)227-5242
Provides general information and statistics about child abuse. Sponsored
by the American Humane Association.
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
National Runaway Switchboard
(800)621-4000
Provides crisis intervention and travel assistance to runaways. Gives
referrals to shelters nationwide. Also relays messages to, or sets up
conference calls with, parents at the request of the child. If a runaway who
calls the hotline gives their name and any information about their
whereabouts, the organization is obligated to alert authorities with that
information. Operates 24 hours.
National Youth Crisis Hotline
(800)448-4663
Provides counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers,
shelters, and counseling services. Responds to youth dealing with pregnancy,
molestation, suicide, and child abuse. Operates 24 hours.
RAINN
(800)656-HOPE
The toll-free hotline is a free hotline for victims of sexual assault.
RAINN is being provided for victims who cannot reach a rape crisis center
through a local telephone call, as well as for those who might not know that
a local center exists. When a victim calls, a computer will read the
caller's area code and the first three digits of the phone number. Then, the
call will be routed instantaneously to the rape crisis center nearest the
caller. Whichever center answers the call handles it as if it had come in
directly, providing counseling and support. Operates 24 hours.
Runaway Hotline
(800)231-6946
Provides information and referral for shelter, counseling, medical and
legal services, and transportation back home. Operates a personal,
confidential message relay service between runaways and their families.
Operates 24 hours.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Human Growth Foundation
(800)451-6434
(703)883-1773 (in VA)
Provides parent education and mutual support, funds research, and
promotes public awareness of the physical and emotional problems of
short-statured people. Offers brochures on child growth
abnormalities.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
CHILD EDUCATION
National Association for the Education of Young
Children
(800)424-2460
(202)232-8777 (in DC)
The National Association for the Education of Young Children is neither
a helpline nor hotline. The association publishes books, posters, and
brochures for teachers and parents of young children, birth through age 8.
Sponsors conferences and public awareness activities concerning quality
programs for the education of young children.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Depression Awareness
(800)421-4211
Provides free brochures about the symptoms of depression, its
debilitating effects on society, and information about where to get
effective treatments. Operated by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Operates 24 hours.
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