Other Emergency Contacts
For a medical or life-threatening emergency, you should call 9-1-1.
There are other numbers you can call for help. This list is being provided to you for informational purposes and is not meant to serve as an endorsement of these agencies. I cannot guarantee that the phone numbers listed below are accurate or up-to-date.
ADULT/SENIOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Los Angeles Community & Senior Services 877-477-3646
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
San Fernando Valley 818-881-6460
Antelope Valley 661-945-5563
AIDS
AIDS Hotline (800) FOR AIDS (367-2437)
National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 800-227-8922
ALCOHOL ADDICTION AND SUPPORT
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcohol and Drug Helpline 800-821-4357
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
800-622-2255
Al-Anon for Families of Alcoholics 800-344-2666
CHILD ABUSE
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Within California 800-540-4000
Outside California 213-283-1960
National Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453
CRISES AND SUICIDE
Crisis Helpline (for any kind of crisis) 800-233-4357
Youth Crisis Hotline 800-448-4663
Crisis Line for the Handicapped 800-426-4263
American Suicide Foundation 800-531-4477
National Child – At Risk Hotline 800-792-5200
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
National U.S. Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453
HEALTH
Child Health & Disability Prevention Program (CHDP) 800-993-2437
Healthy Families – Medi-Cal for Children 888-747-1222
L.A. County Health & Nutrition Hotline 877-597-4777
MEDICAL
Ask a Nurse 800-535-1111
American Association of Poison Control Centers 800-222-1222
Anorexia and Bulimia Crisis 800-227-4785
STD (sexually transmitted diseases) Hotline 800-227-8922
PREGNANCY
Planned Parenthood Hotline 800-230-PLAN (230-7526)
Teen Pregnancy Referral Hotline 800-522-5006
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Poison control 800-876-4766
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline 800-662-4357
National Helpline for Substance Abuse 800-262-2463
Drug Abuse Information & Referral Line 800-662-HELP (662-4356)
RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape & Abuse & Incest National Network 800-656-HOPE (656-4673)
L.A. Rape Battery Hotline 800-656-HOPE (656-4673)
RUNNING AWAY
Runaway Hotline 800-231-6946
National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children 800-843-5678
Child Find of America 800-426-5678
OTHER
Bereavement Hotline 800-445-4808
Family Support Network 800-TLC-0042 (852-0042)
Grief Recovery Hotline 800-445-4808
Info-Line (Information & Referral) 800-339-6993
TRAUMA
National Center for PTSD
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER CONCERNS
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIH
Born to Explore: The Other Side of ADD/ADHD
DEPRESSION
Depression Test, Symptoms of Depression, Signs of Depression
MEDICATIONS
Drug Interactions, Alternative, MotherNature
Medication, Internet Mental Health
Medications, PDR
GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS
Online Dictionary of Mental Health
PsychCentral.com
For a medical or life-threatening emergency, you should call 9-1-1.
There are other numbers you can call for help. This list is being provided to you for informational purposes and is not meant to serve as an endorsement of these agencies. I cannot guarantee that the phone numbers listed below are accurate or up-to-date.
ADULT/SENIOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Los Angeles Community & Senior Services 877-477-3646
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
San Fernando Valley 818-881-6460
Antelope Valley 661-945-5563
AIDS
AIDS Hotline (800) FOR AIDS (367-2437)
National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 800-227-8922
ALCOHOL ADDICTION AND SUPPORT
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcohol and Drug Helpline 800-821-4357
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
800-622-2255
Al-Anon for Families of Alcoholics 800-344-2666
CHILD ABUSE
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Within California 800-540-4000
Outside California 213-283-1960
National Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453
CRISES AND SUICIDE
Crisis Helpline (for any kind of crisis) 800-233-4357
Youth Crisis Hotline 800-448-4663
Crisis Line for the Handicapped 800-426-4263
American Suicide Foundation 800-531-4477
National Child – At Risk Hotline 800-792-5200
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
National U.S. Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453
HEALTH
Child Health & Disability Prevention Program (CHDP) 800-993-2437
Healthy Families – Medi-Cal for Children 888-747-1222
L.A. County Health & Nutrition Hotline 877-597-4777
MEDICAL
Ask a Nurse 800-535-1111
American Association of Poison Control Centers 800-222-1222
Anorexia and Bulimia Crisis 800-227-4785
STD (sexually transmitted diseases) Hotline 800-227-8922
PREGNANCY
Planned Parenthood Hotline 800-230-PLAN (230-7526)
Teen Pregnancy Referral Hotline 800-522-5006
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Poison control 800-876-4766
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline 800-662-4357
National Helpline for Substance Abuse 800-262-2463
Drug Abuse Information & Referral Line 800-662-HELP (662-4356)
RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape & Abuse & Incest National Network 800-656-HOPE (656-4673)
L.A. Rape Battery Hotline 800-656-HOPE (656-4673)
RUNNING AWAY
Runaway Hotline 800-231-6946
National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children 800-843-5678
Child Find of America 800-426-5678
OTHER
Bereavement Hotline 800-445-4808
Family Support Network 800-TLC-0042 (852-0042)
Grief Recovery Hotline 800-445-4808
Info-Line (Information & Referral) 800-339-6993
TRAUMA
National Center for PTSD
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER CONCERNS
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIH
Born to Explore: The Other Side of ADD/ADHD
DEPRESSION
Depression Test, Symptoms of Depression, Signs of Depression
MEDICATIONS
Drug Interactions, Alternative, MotherNature
Medication, Internet Mental Health
Medications, PDR
GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS
Online Dictionary of Mental Health
PsychCentral.com