| SUPPORT
DIRECTOY
TOLL FREE NUMBERS
The following Toll-Free numbers might be a helpful,
cost-free source for individuals and groups. Many of these agencies
provide information & referral, literature and other services
regarding specific topics. Reprinted with permission by the American
Self-Help Clearinghouse.
If you would like more information or would
like your number added
please call 916-366-4600.
| Action, Parent & Teen Support |
800- 282-5660 |
ADOPTION/FOSTER CARE
| National Adoption Center |
800- 862-3678 |
AGING/SENIOR CITIZENS
| Eldercare Locator (Information
on insurance, Medicaid, etc |
800-677-1116 |
AIDS
| National AIDS
Hotline |
800-342-AIDS |
| Spanish |
800-344-7432 |
| TDD |
800-AID-7889 |
| Aids Hotline |
800-FOR-AIDS |
ALCOHOL/DRUGS 800
| ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTER |
800 -252-6465 |
| AL-ANON-families of Alcoholics |
800-344-2666 |
| Alcohol |
800- 252-6465 |
| Alcohol & Drug Helpline
(24 hrs.) |
800- 821-4357 |
| National Council on Alcohol & Drugs (24
hrs.) |
800- 475-HOPE |
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
| Alzheimer's Disease Education
& Referral |
800-438-4380 |
ATTORNEYS
| Attorney Referral Network |
800-624-8846 |
BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED
| American Foundation for the Blind |
800-232-5463 |
| Blind Children's Center |
800-222-3567 |
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT
| National Bone Marrow Transplant
Link |
800-654-1247 |
CALIFORNIA YOUTH CRISIS LINE - 800-843-5200
CANCER
| American Cancer Society |
800-ACS-2345 |
| Cancer Information Service English & Spanish |
800-422-6237 |
CHILD
ABUSE
| CHILD ABUSE |
800- 422-4453 |
| Child Help USA Hotline 24 hrs |
800-4-ACHILD |
CRANIOFACIAL
| Children's Craniofacial Association
24 hrs |
800-535-3643 |
CREDIT
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service |
800-388-CCCS |
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
800-FIGHT-CF |
DEAF/HEARING IMPAIRED
| ASHA Hearing & Speech Helpline |
800-638-TALK |
| Voice/TDD |
800- 638-8255 |
| Dial A Hearing Screening Test |
800- 222-EARS |
| International Hearing Society |
800- 521-5247 |
Depression Awareness, Recognition and treatment helpline 800-421-4211
DISABILITIES
| National Information Clearinghouse
Voice/TDD |
800-922-9234 |
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
| National Resource Center on Domestic
Violence |
800-537-2238 |
DOWN
SYNDROME
| Down Syndrome
Hotline |
800-221-4602 |
DYSLEXIA
| Dyslexia
Association (Int'l) |
800-abcd-123 |
| Orton Dyslexia Society |
800-ABCD-123 |
EPILEPSY
| Information
& Referral Dept.Epilepsy Foundation of America |
800- 332-1000 |
EYE CARE
| National Eye Care Program |
800-222-EYES |
FAMILIES
| Families Anonymous |
800-736-9805 |
| FAMILY
SUPPORT NETWORK |
800-TLC-0042 |
GAY/LESBIAN TEENS
| National Gay & Lesbian Hotline |
800-347-TEEN |
GRIEF RECOVERY HELPLINE - 800-445-4808
HEART
| Heart American Association |
800-242-8721 |
HEADACHES
| National Headache Foundation |
800-843-2256 |
HEALTH INSURANCE
| Health Rights Hotline (local) |
(916) 551-2100 |
HIV/AIDS
| Treatment Information Service |
800-448-0440 |
INSURANCE
| National Insurance Consumer Helpline |
800-942-4242 |
KAWASAKI'S DISEASE
Kawasaki's Disease Foundation
(not toll-free, call and they will call
back) |
(978) 887-9357 |
KIDNEY
| American Kidney Fund |
800-638-8299 |
LITERACY
| National Literacy Hotline 24 hrs |
800-228-8813 |
LUNG
| American Lung Association |
800-586-4872 |
| Asthma & Allergy Referral Line 24
hrs |
800-822-2762 |
LYME DISEASE
| National Lyme Disease Foundation |
800-886-LYME |
MEDICARE HOTLINE - 800-MEDICARE
MENTAL RETARDATION
| (AAMR) American Association on
Mental Retardation |
800-424-3688 |
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation |
800-441-7055 |
NUTRITION LINE
| Dietetic Association |
800-366-1655 |
ORGAN DONATION
| Living Bank 24 hrs. |
800-528-2971 |
PAGET's DISEASE
| Paget's Foundation |
800-237-2438 |
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
| National Parkinson's Foundation |
800-327-4545 |
PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROME
PREGNANCY
| Planned Parenthood |
800-829-7732 |
| Pregnancy Hotline |
800-848-5683 |
PROSTATE
| Prostate Information |
800-543-9632 |
Rape & Abuse & Incest 800-656-HOPE
REYE'S SYNDROME
| National Reye's
Syndrome |
800-233-7393 |
RUNAWAYS
| National Runaway
Switchboard 24 hrs |
800-621-4000 |
| Youth Crisis Hotline 24 hrs |
800-HIT-HOME |
| Hartgrove Hospital
Program |
800-DON'T-CUT |
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
| National STD
Hotline |
800-227-8922 |
SOCIAL SECURITY - 800-772-1213
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
| SIDS Alliance
24 hrs |
800-638-7437 |
TEEN AIDS LINE - 800-234-TEEN
TEENS TAP
| Teens Teaching
AIDS Prevention |
800-440-TEEN
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Toll Free Nationwide USA SuicIde Hotline 800-784-2433
(SUICIDE)
YOUTH CRISIS HOTLINE 800-448-4663 |
