Consumers Help Lines
DHHS Inspector General's Hotline 800-447-8477 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Spanish-speaking operators available. http://oig.hhs.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Information Center 888-275-4772 Spanish-speaking operators available. http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/
Insure Kids Now! Health Resources and Services Administration 877-543-7669 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time) Spanish-speaking operators available. www.insurekidsnow.gov
Medicare Issues Hotline 800-633-4227 820-1202 (TDD/TTY) 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (central time) Spanish-speaking operators available. www.medicare.gov
National Health Information Center 800-336-4797 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time) Spanish-speaking operators available. www.health.gov/nhic
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 800-400-7242 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Spanish-speaking operators available. www.pbgc.gov
Social Security Administration 800-772-1213 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Spanish-speaking operators available. www.ssa.gov
Aging Help Lines
American Health Assistance Foundation 800-437-2423 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Spanish-speaking operators available. www.ahaf.org
American Parkinson's Disease Association 800-223-2732 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Leave recorded message after hours. www.apdaparkinson.org
Eldercare Locator 800-677-1116 9:00 a.m.-8 p.m. www.eldercare.gov
Elder Info Line National Hotline 866-847-4418 Available 24 hours www.seniorcitizensbureau.com/page5.htm
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. 800-327-4545 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time); recorded messages at all other times www.parkinson.org
Employment Help Lines
Clearinghouse for Occupational Safety and Health Information, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 800-356-4674 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (eastern time) Spanish-speaking operators available. www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
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Children and Family Help Lines
CHILDHELP USA® National Child Abuse Hotline 800-4-A-CHILD 800-2-A-CHILD (TDD) www.childhelpusa.org/programs_counseling.htm Provides multilingual crisis intervention and professional counselingon child abuse and domestic violence issues. Gives referrals to localagencies offering counseling and other services related to child abuse,adult survivor issues, and domestic violence. Provides literature onchild abuse in English and Spanish.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (C.H.A.D.D.) 800-233-4050 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday Spanish-speaking operators available. www.chadd.org
Covenant House Nineline 800-999-9999 Spanish-speaking operators available. www.covenanthouse.org/programs_nl.html Crisis line for youth, teens, and families. Locally based referralsthroughout the United States. Help for youth and parents regardingdrugs, abuse, homelessness, runaway children, and message relays.
Girls and Boys Town National Hotline 800-448-3000 800-448-1833 (TDD) Spanish-speaking operators available; TDD capability. www.girlsandboystown.org
National Adoption Center 800-862-3678 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. www.adopt.org
National Child Care Information Center, ACF 800-616-2242 800-516-2242 (TDD) 800-716-2242 (Fax) 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Spanish-speaking operators available. www.nccic.org
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information 800-394-3366 http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (800) 799-SAVE (7233) Spanish-speaking operators available. http://www.ncadv.org
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 888-Rx-ABUSE 800-595-4889 (TDD) http://endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=41
National Runaway Switchboard 800-621-4000 800-621-0394 (TDD) 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., 24-hour voice mail www.nrscrisisline.org Provides crisis intervention and travel assistance information torunaways. Gives referrals to shelters nationwide. Also relays messagesto, or sets up conference calls with, parents at the request of thechild. Has access to AT&T Language Line.
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National (RAIN) Network 800-656-4673 Spanish-speaking operators available. www.rainn.org/
Well Spouse Association 800-838-0879 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 24-hour recording - leave message www.wellspouse.org/information.html
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Mental Health Services
Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Technical Assistance Center 800-795-5486
Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center 800-438-4380
Department of Transportation's Hotline for Air Travelers With Disabilities 1-800-778-4838 (voice) or 1-800-455-9880 (TDD)
National Clearinghouse on Family Support and Children's Mental Health 800-628-1696
National Library of Medicine's Health Hotlines Subject Index
National Mental Health Association 800-969-NMHA (6642)
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness 800-444-7415
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK (8255)
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 800-662-HELP (4357), 800-487-4889 (TDD), 877-767-8432 (Spanish)
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686
Su Familia (a bilingual service of the Office of Minority Health Resource Center) 866-783-2645
General Mental Health Help Lines
American Counseling Association 800-347-6647 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. www.counseling.org
ARC of the United States 800-433-5255 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. www.thearc.org
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA 800-662-4357 Spanish-speaking operators available. www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat2002/csat_frame.html
Lighthouse International Center for Education, Information, and Resource Services 800-829-0500 9:00 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time) Spanish-speaking operators available. www.lighthouse.org/educ_main.htm
National Prevention Information Network 800-458-5231 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Spanish-speaking operators available. www.cdcnpin.org
National Technical Information Service 800-444-6472 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. www.ntis.gov
Office of Minority Health Resource Center 888-444-6472 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Spanish-speaking operators available. www.omhrc.gov
S.A.F.E. Alternatives (800) DONT CUT (366-8288) Spanish-speaking operators available. http://www.selfinjury.com
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