Hotlines and Resources

When you’re in trouble and need help now, call 911 or contact one of these compassionate organizations. They can also help answer any non-emergency questions you may have.

- Al-Anon and AlaTeen: Meeting information: (888) 4AL-ANON (888-425-2666).
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): (800) 662-HELP (800-662-4357), 24 hours a day.
- Anti-Defamation League.
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
- Disabilities/Handicapped Crisis Line, California and Nevada: (800) 426-HAND (800-426-4263).
- Muslim Advocates.
- National Coalition for Anti-Violence Programs: (212) 714-1141.
- Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ChildHelp USA Hotline: (800) 422-4453, 24 hours a day.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-SAFE (800-799-7233), 24 hours a day, English and Spanish.
- Cocaine Anonymous: (800) 347-8998.
- Marijuana Anonymous: (800) 766-6779.
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): (800) 662-HELP (800-662-4357), 24 hours a day.
- ANAD: National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: (630) 577-1330.
- National Eating Disorders Association: (800) 931-2237.
- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Teen and Young Adult Clinic: (650) 497-8000.
- KARA Grief Support: (650) 321-5272.
- GLBT National Youth Talk Line: (800) 246-PRIDE (800-246-7743); email help@LGBThotline.org.
- National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: (212) 714-1141, 24 hours a day.
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
- Planned Parenthood Info for Teens: (800) 230-PLAN (800-230-7526).
- Trevor Helpline: (866) 488-7386, for youth under 25
- American Pregnancy Helpline: (888)672-2296.
- MotherToBaby California: (866) 626-6847.
- Planned Parenthood: (800) 230-PLAN (800-230-7526).
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): (800) 656-HOPE (800-656-4673), 24 hours a day.
- California Coalition for Youth: 800-843-5200, 24 hours a day, multilingual.
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: (800) THE-LOST (800-843-5678), 24 hours a day.
- National Runaway Safeline: (800) RUNAWAY (800-786-2929), 24 hours a day.
- S.A.F.E. Alternatives Crisis Text Line: Text “TWLOHA” to 741-741. For information, call (800) DONT-CUT (800-366-8288).
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): (800) CDC-INFO (800-232-4636).
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation: (800) 367-2437.
- California Smokers’ Helpline: (800) NO-BUTTS (800-987-2908).
- Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741 or text “BAY” to 741741, 24 hours a day.
  Dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room or urgent care clinic.
- Lifeline Crisis Chat, 24 hours a day.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (800-273-8255), 24 hours a day.
- OnYourMind Teen Chat.
- Uplift Mobile Crisis Team: (877) 41-CRISIS (408-379-9085), for Santa Clara County residents under age 18 only.