Helplines

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 or Lifeline Chat

Crisis Text Line: Text HOME TO 741741

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

STAND! For Families Free of Violence crisis line: 888-215-5555

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

Darkness to Light Child Sexual Abuse National Helpline: 866-367-5444

Stop it Now! Prevent child sexual abuse helpline: 888-PREVENT

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Hotline: 800-843-5678

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656- 4673

Eldercare Locator (a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging) to report elder abuse and neglect: 800-677-1116

National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) directory of state helplines
SAMHSA’s National Helpline (substance abuse and mental health): 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357)

Partnership to End Addiction: 855-378-4373 or text CONNECT to 55753 to get one-on-one help to address your child’s substance use

National Problem Gambling Helpline Network: 800-522-4700

Smokefree.gov helpline to stop smoking: 800-784-8669

National Cancer Institute’s Smoking Quitline: 877–44U–QUIT (877–448–7848)
Contact an ADHD Specialist at CHADD: 866-200-8098
Eldercare Locator (a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging): 800-677-1116

Alzheimer’s Association helpline: 800-272-3900

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America AFA helpline: 866-232-8484

Lewy Body Dementia Association Lewy Line: 800-539-9767
Autism Society National Helpline: 800-328-8476
Crisis Support Services national helpline: 800-273-8255

Teen Line: 800-852-8336
Caregiver Action Network caregiver help desk: 855-227-3640

Alzheimer’s Association helpline: 800-272-3900

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America AFA helpline: 866-232-8484

Eldercare Locator (a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging): 800-677-1116

AARP caregiving resource line: 877-333-5885

VA's National Caregiver Support Line: 855-260-3274
National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: 800-931-2237 (talk or text)

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) eating disorders helpline: 888-375-7767
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564, 800-246-7743 (Youth Talkline), or 888-234-7243 (Senior Hotline)

Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQ youth: 866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678

TransLifeline: 877-565-8860
National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741

Crisis Support Services national helpline: 800-273-8255

SAMHSA’s National Helpline (substance abuse and mental health): 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357)

Teen Line for youth in need of support: 800-852-8336
Partnership to End Addiction: 855-378-4373 or text CONNECT to 55753 to get one-on-one help to address your child’s substance use

Crying Baby Hotline: 866-243-2229

Fussy Baby Warmline: 888-431-BABY (888-431-2229)

National Parent Helpline: 855-427-2736
S.A.F.E. Alternatives (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) self-harm helpline: 800-DONT CUT (800-366-8288)
Teen Line for youth in need of support: 800-852-8336 or text TEEN to 839863

Boys Town crisis hotline for girls and boys: 800-448-3000 or text VOICE to 20121

Thursday’s Child National Helpline for teens and young adults: 800-USA-KIDS (800-872-5437)

National Runaway Safeline for runaway and homeless youth, teens in crisis, and concerned family/friends: 800-RUNAWAY (800-786-2929)
Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 (Press 1)

Vet Center Call Center hotline for veterans and their families to talk with another combat veteran: 877-WAR-VETS (877-927-8387)

VA's National Caregiver Support Line for veterans and their caregivers/family members: 855-260-3274