Worried about a friend? Dealing with some issues of your own? Hotlines are designed to help you handle any type of crisis. They have people who are trained to offer support or guidance when you need it most, and everything is confidential.
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 or your local police station.
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Depression & Suicide
Dating Abuse & Domestic Violence
Child Abuse
Runaways
Eating Disorders
Cutting/Self Injury
Support for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Youth
Reproductive Health
Veterans
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The Covenant House [1] Call 1-800-999-9999/tty: 1-800-999-9915 (7 days/week, 4pm-8pm EST) Email [1] The Covenant House
Boys Town [2] Call1-800-448-3000 (24/7) Live Chat [3] with Boys Town (Monday-Thursday, 9pm-12pm EST) Email [4] Boys Town
Crisis Call Center [5] Call 1-800-273-8255 (24/7) Text ANSWER to 839863 (24/7)
Thursday's Child [6] Call 1-800-872-5437 (24/7)
Depression & Suicide
National Hopeline [7] Call 800-442-4673 (24/7)
The Trevor Project [8] Call 866-488-7386 (24/7) Live Chat [9] with the Trevor Project (Fridays 4pm- 5pm EST)
Dating Abuse & Domestic Violence
National Teen Dating Abuse 24 Hour Helpline & Loveisrespect.org [10] Call 1-866-331-9474/tty: 1-866-331-8453 (24/7) Live Chat [11] with Loveisrespect.org (7 days/week, 5pm-3am EST)
National Domestic Violence Hotline [12] Call 1-800-799-7233 (24/7) Email [13] the National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7)
RAINN: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network [14] Call 1-800-656-4673 (24/7) Live Chat [15] with RAINN (24/7)
Child Abuse
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline [16] Call 1-800-422-4453 (24/7)
National Safe Place [17] Text SAFE and your current location to the number 69866 (24/7)
Runaways, Homeless, and At-Risk Youth
National Runaway Safeline [18] Call 1-800-786-2929 (24/7) Live Chat 7 days/week, 4:30 to 11:30 pm CST. Crisis emails and bulletin board postings responded to within two hours @ www.1800RUNAWAY.org [19]. Home Free family reunification program provides free bus tickets to eligible runaway and homeless youth. http://www.1800runaway.org/