National Resources
This resource list contains US Federal Government Agencies and National Non-profit organizations in a variety of areas.
The Hotline phone numbers listed below can be dialed toll-free from anywhere within the United States.
These organizations provide information and referrals, and in some cases, crisis counseling.
Consumers Help Lines
DHHS Inspector General’s Hotline
800-447-8477
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Spanish-speaking operators available.
oig.hhs.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Information Center
888-275-4772
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.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
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
Children and Family Help Lines
CHILDHELP USA®
National Child Abuse Hotline
800-4-A-CHILD
800-2-A-CHILD (TDD)
www.childhelpusa.org
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
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.acf.hhs.org
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
800-394-3366
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/mental-health-developmental-disabilities-and-substance-abuse/hope4nc/hope4nc-helpline
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(800) 799-SAVE (7233)
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.ncadv.org
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
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/
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
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.oshrc.gov/
S.A.F.E. Alternatives
(800) DONT CUT (366-8288)
Spanish-speaking operators available.
http://www.selfinjury.com
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