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If you, a family member, a friend, or somebody else you know needs help, here are some places to call.

Addiction

Abuse of Alcohol & Drugs (24hrs, English & Spanish)
Al Anon (for families of Alcoholic People)
Al Anon Family Group Headquarters
Alanon, Alateen (relatives) (1)
Alanon, Alateen (relatives) (2)
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) [call for meeting times]
Alcoholism Services
Cocaine Anonymous
Cocaine Hotline (1)
Cocaine Hotline (2)
Drug Abuse Hotline
Drug Dependence Hotline
Dynamic Youth (Drug Rehabilitation)
Families Anonymous (friends & relatives of substance abusers & the mentally ill)
Lifenet – Emotional/Substance Abuse Problems & Emergency Info
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Narcotics Anonymous
National Drug Hotline-treatment & referrals
Substance Abuse Hotline

(800) 222-0469
(212) 254-7230
(800) 356-9996
(212) 260-0407
(212) 254-7236
(212) 870-3400
(212) 219-5380
(212) 496-4266
(800) 262-2463
(800) 662-4357
(800) 662-HELP
(800) 622-2255
(718) 376-7923
(718) 449-4778
(800) LIFENET
(212) 929-6262
(718) 805-9835
(800) 662-4357
(800) 522-5353

Adolescent Health

Adolescent Health Services Elmhurst Hospital
Immunization Shots
Immunization Shots
Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center (1)
Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center (2)
National Health Information Center
National Rehabilitation Center
St. Luke's Hospital Adolescent Center
The Allen Pavillion (clinic) [Available for teens 14-17]

William F. Ryan Community Health Center (Physicals (work & school), TB tests,
Pregnancy tests & Birth Control, Checkups, STD Screening & Treatment,
Counseling & Referral, HIV Testing & Treament, Free Condoms)

(718) 896-2500
(212) 222-2110
(212) 348-0304
(212) 423-3000
(212) 241-7214
(212) 241-7215
(800) 336-4797
(800) 346-4749
(212) 523-4000
(212) 932-4000

(212) 316-7912
or
(212) 749-1820

AIDs & STDs

AIDS Center of Queens County
AIDS Hotline (24hrs, English & Spanish)
AIDS Hotline (2)
AIDS Service Line
Gay Men's Health Crisis (Questions & Concerns about HIV/AIDS)
Hale House (HIV infected children)
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
National Aids Hotline
National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hotline
NYC Department of Health AIDS Hotline
NYC Department of Health – Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Saint Vincents Comprehensive HIV Center (Call for Appointment)
Sida Hotline (Espanol)
STD Information (1)
STD Information (2)
V.D. Hotline

(718) 896-2500
(212) 447-8200
(800) 541-2437
(212) 645-7070
(212) 807-6655
(212) 663-0700
(800) 448-0440
(800) 458-5231
(800) 342-2437
(800) 227-8922
(800) TALK-HIV
(212) 788-4445
(212) 604-1700
(800) 233-7432
(212) 566-8152
(212) 427-5120
(800) 227-8922

Child Abuse

Child Abuse Hotline (1)
Child Abuse Hotline (2)
Child Abuse Hotline (3)
Child Help USA Child Abuse Hotline
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Child Abuse Hotline
NYS Child Abuse Registry

(800) 792-8610
(800) 342-9152
(800) 635-1522
(800) 333-6293
(800) 843-5678
(800) 422-4453
(800) 342-3720

Child & Health

Center for Children & Families
Children's Aid Society
National Center for Youth with Disabilities

(718) 262-9180
(212) 876-9716
(800) 333-6293

Counseling

Children's Aid Society (many social services, Man & S.I.)
Children's Aid Society
Crisis Counseling & Referrals
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Counseling (call for meeting times)
HELP LINE: Talk Out Personal & Relationship Problems
Jewish Board. of Fam. & Children's Services
N.Y. Diocese Family & Children's Counseling (bilingual)

Peer Hotline
Project Reach Youth Line
The Door (youth counseling)
Youthline (24hrs, English & Spanish)

(212) 949-4800
(212) 876-9716
(800) 942-6906
(212) 243-8181
(212) 532-2400
(212) 582-9100
(212) 371-1000
x 2025
(718) 273-2726
(800) 70-REACH
(212) 941-9090
(800) 246-4646

Crisis

Boys' Town National Hotline
HELPLINE'S Language Bank
National Youth Crisis Hotline
The Samaritans

(800) 448-3000
(212) 532-2400
(800) 448-4663
(212) 673-3000

Death & Loss

Bereavement & Loss Center of N.Y. (professional counseling)
Compassionate Friends (for parents)
The Children's Bereavement Project

(212) 879-5655
(201) 567-0089
(212) 472-3567

Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Helpline (referrals, parent support groups)

(212) 677-3838

Eating Disorders

Anorexia & Bulimia Self-Help Group

(212) 222-2832

Education

Contact Literacy Center/National Literacy Hotline
GED Hotline

(800) 228-8813
(800) 626-9433

Elderly Care

JPAC (Offers senior volunteers a leadership training course) MEDICARE

New York State Senior Citizens Hotline
Older Women's League (OWL) Reduced Fare Metrocard Information
The Department of The Aging
The Public Advocate's Senior Action Line
The Social Security Administration

(212) 273-5262 or
(800) MED-ICAR
(800) 342-9871
(212) 496-1409
(718) 243-5262
(212) 442-1000
(212) 669-7670 or
(800) 772-1213

Food & Hunger

City Harvest Hunger Hotline (24hrs, English & Spanish for free emergency food)
Food & Hunger Hotline
God's Love We Deliver (Food for AIDS Patients)

(212) 533-6100
(212) 533-6100
(212) 294-8100

Illness

Cancer Care (ind., fam., group counseling)
Cancer Information

(212) 302-2400
(800) 227-2345

Immigration Problems

Immigrant Social Services (Manhattan)
NYC Immigration Hotline (1)
NYC Immigration Hotline (2)

(212) 571-1840
(800) 232-0212
(718) 899-4000

Legal Problems

Legal Services for Children
Legal Services for Elderly

(212) 683-7999
(212) 391-0120

Mental Health

Friends & Advocates of the Mentally Ill
Kings County Hospital Adolescent Depression & Suicidal Disorder Clinic

National Clearinghouse on Family Support & Children's Mental Health Services
Presbyterian Hospital Child & Adolescent Depression & Suicidal Disorder Clinic
Survivors of Suicide Victims Support Group (friends, relatives of suicide victim)

(212) 244-FAMI
(718) 735-3821 &-
3822 & 3823
(800) 628-1696
(212) 305-3093
(718) 596-6000

Parenting

Foundling's Parent Helpline – For Stressed & Overwhelmed Parents
Maternity Infant Care Family Planning Projects
NYC Adolescent Pregnancy & Parenting Services (adolescent males & young fathers)
PAMM: Pregnant Addicts & Addicted Mothers
Single Parent Resource Center
Women in Need (Teen Mothers)

(212) 472-8555
(212) 687-4688
(212) 566-3450
(212) 360-7792
(212) 951-7030
(718) 778-4614

Reproductive Health & Sexuality

Hetrick-Martin Institute (Servcies for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual Youth & their families)
Inwood House Teen Choice Program
IYG-peer counseling for gay, lesbian, & bisexual youth
Planned Parenthood (1)
Planned Parenthood (2)
Women's Healthline - Birth Control, Pregnancy, Sexual Health Info

(212) 674-2400
(212) 861-4400
(800) 347-8336
(212) 677-6474
(718) 858-1819
(212) 230-1111

Runaways

Child Find
Covenant House (midtown Manhattan)
Covenant House Nineline (For Homeless, Runaway, & other young people in need)
National Runaway Switchboard/Youth Suicide Hotline
Runaway Hotline (1)
Runaway Hotline (2)
Runaway Hotline (3)
Runaway Hotline (Victims Service Agency)

(212) 613-0300
(800) 999-9999
(800) 621-4000
(800) 448-4663
(800) 621-4000
(800) 231-6946
(212) 61YOUTH

Suicide

National Runaway Switchboard/Youth Suicide Hotline
Suicide Hotline
Samaritans (For those who are feeling Suicidal)

(800) 621-4000
(212) 532-2400
(212) 673-3000

Teen Pregnancy

New York State Teen Pregnancy Hotline
T.O.P.P.P. - Teen Outreach Pregnancy Prevention Program

(800) 522-5006
(212) 427-5060

Violence

Alternatives to Violence
Center for Elimination of Violence in the Family (24hrs, 7 days/wk)
CHILDHELP USA Child Abuse Hotline
Crime & Rape Victim Hotline
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Hotline (24hrs, English & Spanish)
Hetrick-Martin Institute for the Protection of Gay & Lesbian Youth
Incest & Sexual Abuse Hotline (24hrs, English & Spanish)
Long Isl & College Hospital Rape & Crisis Intervention (24hrs, English & Spanish)
NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence (24hrs, 7 days/wk)
NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence (24hrs, 7 days/wk) (Spanish)
Victim Services Agency – Child Victim Unit (Brooklyn)
Victim Services Agency (Services for families of homicide victims)
Victim Services – Teen & Adult Domestic Violence

(800) 621-4673
(718) 439-1000
(800) 422-4453
(212) 577-7777
(800) 621-4673
(800) 621-4673
(212) 633-8920
(212) 227-3000
(718) 780-1459
(800) 942-6906
(800) 942-6908
(718) 834-7432
(212) 577-7700
(800) 621-HOPE