Maryland Mental Health Online
National Telephone Hotlines
Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group Headquarters
1-800-344-2666
The Alcohol Hotline
1-800-ALCOHOL
Child Help USA
1-800-422-4453
Child abuse hotline for victims, offenders, and parents.
A Cocaine Helpline
1-800-COCAINE
24-hour information and referral service. Recovering cocaine-addict counselors answer the phones, offer guidance and referrals to treatment centers and family learning centers.
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Hotline
1-800-ATF-GUNS
Call this number to anonymously report suspicious gang, gun, and drug activity.
Marijuana Anonymous
1-800-766-6779
National AIDS Clearinghouse
1-800-458-5231
National AIDS Hotline
1-800-342-AIDS
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678
National Council on Alcoholism Information Line
1-800-NCA-CALL
The National Council on Alcoholism, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization that combats alcoholism, other drug addictions, and related problems. The Council also provides referral services to families and individuals seeking help with alcoholism and other drug problems.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233)
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
1-800-269-4237
National Mental Health Association Help Line
1-800-969-6642
National Runaway Hotline
1-800-231-6946
Operates 24 hours. Provides information, referral, and transportation back home for runaways.
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4003
National Sexually-Transmitted Diseases Hotline
1-800-227-8922
National Suicide Hotline
1-800-SUICIDE
National Womens' Health Information Center
1-800-994-WOMAN (1-800-994-9662)
Trained English- and Spanish-speaking Information and Referral Specialists will find and order free health information or provide organizational referrals to assist with any health questions. Monday through Friday, 9AM to 6PM EST (excluding federal holidays).
NIDA Hotline
1-800-622-HELP
NIDA Hotline is a confidential information and referral line that directs callers to cocaine abuse treatment centers in the local community. Free materials on drug abuse are also distributed in response to inquiries.
Parents Anonymous Help Line
1-800-345-5044
Poison Control
1-800-662-9886
PRIDE Drug Information Hotline
1-800-241-7946
A national resource and information center, Parent's Resource Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE) provides telephone consultation and referrals to emergency health centers, and maintains a series of drug information tapes that callers can listen to, free of charge, by calling after 5:00 p.m.
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
1-800-656-HOPE
Free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.
Steroids Hotline
1-800-STEROIDS
Suicide and Rape 24-Hour Emergency Services
1-800-333-4444
United Way Crisis Help Line
1-800-233-4357