Emergency Numbers

CRISIS HOTLINES
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hotline (800) 252-6465
Boys and Girls’ Town National Hotline (800) 448-3000
Child Find/A Way Out (800) 292-9688
Childhelp USA’s National Crisis Abuse Hotline (800) 422-4453
Children of the Night (800) 551-1300
Cocaine Helpline (800) 262-2463
Covenant House Nineline (800) 999-9999
Crisislink (800) 784-2433
Homosexuals Anonymous (800) 288-4237
IYG (peer counseling for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth) (800) 347-8336
Lifenet (mental health and substance abuse hotline) (800) 543-3638
National AIDS Hotline (800) 342-2437
National AIDS Hotline (Spanish) (800) 344-7432
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (800) 843-5678
National Life Center Hotline/Pregnancy Hotline (800) 848-5683
National Runaway Hotline (800) 621-4000
National Youth Crisis Hotline (800) 448-4663
Out Youth Often Helpline (800) 969-6884
Victims of Crime Resource Center (800) 627-6872

EDUCATIONAL/YOUTH EMPLOYMENT &
TRAINING RESOURCES
Alliance for Children and Families (800) 221-3726
Family of the Americas (800) 443- 3395
Family Partnership(800) 732-4099
GED Hotline (800) 626-9433
Higher Education/Adult Training Resource Center* (800) 544-3284
International Childbirth Education Association, Inc. (800) 624-4934
Jobs Corps (800) 733-5627
National Institute for Literacy Hotline (800)228- 8813
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center* (800) 869-6782
Parents’ Institute for Drug Education, Inc. (800) 241-7946
WAVE, Inc. (800) 274-2005

FEDERAL CLEARNINGHOUSE NETWORKS
AIDS Information Clearing House (800) 458-5231
Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information (800) 729-6686
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (800) 394- 3366
Clearinghouse On Rural Education and Small Schools (800) 624-9120
Division of Family Service Information System (800) 392-1261
Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse (800) 666-3332
Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (800) 788-2800
Federal Student Aid Information Center (800) 433-3243
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (800) 638- 8736
Women’s Bureau Clearinghouse (800) 827-5335

HEALTH & SOCIAL WELFARE
Active Parenting (800) 825-0060
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (800) 356-9996
Alliance for Children and Families (800) 220-1016
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance (800) 321-0789
American Bar Association (800) 621-6159
American Counseling Association (800) 545-2223
American Humane Association (800) 227-4645
American Society for Deaf Children (800) 942-2632
Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc. (800) 537-7072
Association of Jewish Family And Children’s Agencies (800) 634-7346
Center for the Child Care Workforce (800) 879-6784
Child Find of America, Inc. (800) 426-5678
Children’s Hospice International (800) 242-4453
Families Anonymous (800) 736-9805
Family Resource Center (800) 676-2229
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (800) 289-0909
Focus On the Family (800) 232-6459
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America (800)722-9474
Missing Children Help Center (800) 872-5437
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (800) 438-6233
National Abortion Federation (800) 722-9100
National Adoption Center (800) 862-3678
National Black Child Development Institute (800) 556-2234
National Child Safety Council (800) 222-1464
National Child Welfare Resource Center (800) 435-7543
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence (800) 622-2255
National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (800) 222-2000
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Service (800) 662-4357
National Recreation and Park Association (800) 626-6772
National Rehabilitation Information Center (800) 346-2742
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (877) 543-7313
New Horizons Youth Ministries (800) 333-4009
Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth (800)782-7335
Parents Without Partners (800) 637-7974
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) (800) 656-4673
Second Harvest (800) 532-3663
Service Corps of Retired Executives Association (SCORE) (800) 634- 0245
Stepfamily Association of America (800) 735-0329
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance (800) 221-7437
The Nurturing Network (800) 866-4666
Toughlove Internationa (800) 333-1069
Vanished Children’s Alliance (800) 826-4743

PUBLIC POLICY
Children’s Defense Fund (800) 233-1200
Family Research Council (800) 225-4008
Stand for Children (800) 663-4032

YOUTH WORKER TRAINING
American Humanics (800) 343-6466
Brandeis Center for Human Resources (800) 343-4705
National Crisis Prevention Institute (800) 558-8976
National Institute for Alternative Care Professionals (800) 996-8847
NOVA University (800) 541-6682
Search Institute (800) 888-7828
Youth Change (800) 545-5736
Youth Specialties (800) 776-8008

• Toll free number not available from the Washington, D.C., area.