National

Hotline and Website Resources

• Abusive Relationships

  Break the Cycle:
  text: “loveis” to 22522
  http://www.breakthecycle.org
  24/7

  Center for Safe Youth:
  (888) 677-SAFE
  http://www.safeyouth.com
  24/7

  Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline:
  800-422-4453 
  https://www.childhelp.org/hotline/
  24 hours

  girlshealth.gov:
  https://www.girlshealth.gov/relationships

  LoveisRespect National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline:
  1-866-331-9474
  http://www.loveisrespect.org
  24/7

  National Domestic Violence Hotline:
  800-799-SAFE or 900-799-7233
  http://www.thehotline.org/
  24hrs

  Respect Effect:
  http://www.thatsnotcool.com

  That’s Not Cool:
  http://www.thatsnotcool.com

• Alcohol

  Alcohol Myth Buster:
  https://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Documents/Alcohol%20myth%20buster.htm

  Healthy Families- A Guide for Teens and Alcohol:
  https://www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca/home/articles/guide-teenagers-and-alcohol

  Hints for Sensible, Moderate, and Responsible Alcohol Consumption and Party Hosting:
  http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/hints/holiday.html

  National Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Information Center (NASAIC):
  800-784-6776
  http://www.addictioncareoptions.com/
  24hrs

  Reach Out: Tips for Drinking Responsibly:
  https://au.reachout.com/articles/tips-for-drinking-responsibly

  Substance Asube and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s National Helpline AKA Treatment referral Routin Service:
  800-662-HELP or 800-662-4357
  https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
  24hrs

  TeensHealth:
  http://teenshealth.org/en/teens/drug-alcohol/

  The Cool Spot:
  https://www.thecoolspot.gov/

  Women’s and Children’s Health Netwrok- Kids’ Health: “Alcohol – it can affect your life – for kids”:
  http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=289&id=1507

• Drugs

  Above the Influence:
  Text ABOVE to 741-741 for 24/7, anonymous, free crisis counseling via the Crisis Text Line. Rather talk than text? Call 1-800-448-3000 to connect with the Boys Town National Hotline
  https://abovetheinfluence.com/

  Drug Policy Alliance:
  212.613.8020
  http://www.drugpolicy.org/drug-facts

  National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD):
  1-800-NCA-CALL or 1-800-622-2255
  https://www.ncadd.org/

  National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens:
  https://teens.drugabuse.gov/

  On the Wagon: The Real Facts About Drugs:
  https://www.onthewagon.org/the-real-facts-about-drugs/#_Toc433237260

  Recovery Local:
  866-518-1442
  http://recoverylocal.org/

  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
  1-800-662-HELP or 1-800-662-4357
  https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
  24/7

  The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids:
  1 (855) DRUG-FREE or 1-855-378-4373
  https://drugfree.org/

• Eating Disorders

  Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD):
  630-577-1330
  http://www.anad.org/education-and-awareness/about-eating-disorders/
  Helpline: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

  Center for Young Women’s Health:
  http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/

  National Eating Disorder Association:
  800-931-2237 or text “NEDA” to 741741 or use the click-to-chat service on their website
  https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
  M-Th 9AM-9PM ET, F 9AM-5PM ET

• General

  Boys Town National Hotline:
  800-448-3000
  https://www.boystown.org/hotline/Pages/default.aspx
  24 hours

  Center for Young Women’s Health:
  http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/

  Covenant House Nineline:
  800-999-9999
  http://www.covenanthouse.org/
  7 days a week, 1PM-5PM

  Go Ask Alice!:
  http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/

  TeenHealth, Your Mind:
  http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/your-mind/

  TeensHealth:
  http://teenshealth.org/en/teens/

  We Are Talking:
  http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/

  Young Men’s Health:
  http://youngmenshealthsite.org/

• Legal

  Ask the Judge:
  http://askthejudge.info/

  Mass Legal Help:
  https://www.masslegalhelp.org/

• LGBTQ+

  Amplify Your Voice:
  http://amplifyyourvoice.org/

  CenterLink:
  https://www.lgbtcenters.org/LgbtCenters

  Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network:
  https://www.glsen.org/

  GLBT National Hotline:
  888-843-4564

  Mon-Fri 1pm-9pm Sat 9am-2pm PT

  GLBT National Youth Talkline:
  800-246-7743

  Mon-Fri 1pm-9pm Sat 9am-2pm PT

  The Trevor Project:
  866-488-7386

  24 hours

• Mental Health

  Erika’s Lighthouse:
  847-386-6481
  https://www.erikaslighthouse.org/

  Mind Your Mind:
  https://mindyourmind.ca/

  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
  https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
  24 hours

  Samaritans- Teen Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

  24 hours

  Teen Mental Health:
  http://teenmentalhealth.org/

• Nutrition & Physical Activity

  Choose My Plate:
  https://www.choosemyplate.gov/

• Sexual Assault

  Boston Area Crisis Center:
  800-481-8371
  https://barcc.org/
  24 hours

  Dove Teen Violence Dating Program:

  24 hours

  National Sexual Assault Hotline:

  24 hours

  The Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network:
  800-656-4973
  https://www.rainn.org/
  24 hours

• Sexual Health

  Bedsider Birth Control Method Explorer:
  https://www.bedsider.org/methods

  Center for Disease Control and Prevention Information Line:

  24 hours

  GYT, MTVs Its Your Sex Life:
  http://www.itsyoursexlife.com/stds-testing-gyt

  Planned Parenthood Chat:
  Texting PPNOW to PPINFO (774636)
  https://www.plannedparenthood.org/online-tools/chat
  Mon – Thurs: 9 AM-11:30 PM (ET) / 6 AM-8:30PM (PT)Fri: 9 AM-10 PM (ET) / 6 AM-7 PM (PT)Sat: 9 AM- 5 PM (ET) / 6 AM-2 PM (PT)Sun: 12 PM-11:30 PM (ET) / 9 AM-8:30 PM (PT)

  Planned Parenthood Federation of American Teenwire:
  800-230-7526
  https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens

  Scarleteen:
  202-866-2279 (text)
  http://www.scarleteen.com/
  24 hours

  Sex Etc, A website by teens for teens:
  https://sexetc.org/

  Sexual Health Helpline:

  Mon-Thurs 9am-8pm Fri- 9am-5pm

  Stay Teen:
  http://stayteen.org/

  The American Social Health Association:
  http://www.ashasexualhealth.org/who-we-are/

  The Emergency Contraception Website:
  http://ec.princeton.edu/

• Tobacco

  How Can I Quit Smoking?:
  http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/quit-smoking.html#

  National Cancer Institute Smoking Helpline:

  Mon-Fri 8am-9am

  Smoke Free:
  https://smokefree.gov/