Getting Help
Hi, this is Rich and Yvonne. We are the co-founders of Challenge Day. We are so glad you are reaching out for support. We want you to know that we care. Our work is in schools and communities and unfortunately we do not have the capability to do one-on-one counseling or personal support, so our organization has researched these numbers to provide you with a way to get help.
If you call these numbers and you don't get the help you need, please don't give up. There are people in your school, families and communities that care about you and want to be there for you. Getting help is the first step in creating the life of your dreams, so you can be the change too!
* If your problem is life threatening, a medical emergency or you are a victim of abuse, please call 911.
National Toll Free Hotlines
Available 24/7. If you or someone you know needs help right away, you can call toll free to talk to a trained youth peer to peer counselor. Network of Hotlines. Anyone who calls will be routed to the nearest hotline to them, and will be able to talk to someone.
Available 24/7. Provides counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers, shelters, and counseling services. Responds to youth dealing with pregnancy, molestation, suicide, and child abuse.
Available 3 PM - 12 Midnight Central. This is not a crisis line, but if you are a teen and want to talk to a peer about anything (from homework to relationships to eating disorders) they are available to listen and help problem solve. Phones answered by teens 16 and up.
Available 24/7. If you - or someone you know - are having thoughts about suicide, call. Calls are connected to a certified crisis center nearest the caller's location.
Available 24/7 to anyone in suicidal crisis. You will be routed to the closest possible crisis center in your area. With over 120 crisis centers across the country, our mission is to provide immediate assistance to anyone seeking mental health services. Call for yourself, or someone you care about. Your call is free and confidential.
Available 24/7. Professional counseling on child abuse. Counseling to children and teens who are being abused, to adult survivors, and for other problems. Explains to parents how to deal with certain child behavior. If they are not able to help you then they will help you find the right place to call. Provides multilingual crisis intervention. Referrals to local social service groups.
24-hour-a-day hotline for domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse. Provides crisis intervention and referrals to local services and shelters for victims of partner or spousal abuse. English and Spanish speaking advocates are available. Staffed by trained volunteers who are ready to connect people with emergency help in their own communities, including emergency services and shelters.
Available Monday through Friday, 9 AM-6 PM Eastern Time (not 24 hrs). Confidential. Help for any questions or concern about child sexual abuse. Help for victims, friends and family members, anyone noticing problems around them. Also help people who might have problems with abusing children and for parents of children with sexual behavior problems.
Available 4 PM - 6 PM Eastern, Monday through Friday. More days and times will open within the next few weeks and months.
Available 5 PM - 9 PM Pacific/ 8 PM - Midnight Eastern. Specifically for people ages 25 and younger.
Available Mon-Fri 1 PM - 9 PM Pacific. Sat 9 AM - 2 PM Pacific. Provides telephone and email peer-counseling, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States. All of our services are free and confidential. For all ages.
Available 24/7. We have an experienced front-line team member ready to help you now. It's anonymous, confidential and free. Call if you are a teenager who is thinking of running from home, if you have a friend who has run and is looking for help, or if you are a runaway ready to go home through our Home Free program.
Available 24/7. Hotline for people with problems with loved ones, or suicide. Also they have shelter references for people who don't have a place to go. This is a Catholic organization, but doesn't push their religion, or refuse anyone of a different religion.
Available 24/7. Get fast, free, confidential advice. This is the number for every poison center in the United States. Call this number to talk to a poison expert. Call right away if you have a poison emergency. Also call if you have a question about a poison or about poison prevention.
Information Phone Numbers
Available Mon - Fri 8 AM - 6 PM. If your life is affected by someone's drinking, to help them, you have to help yourself first. Not a Hotline. Number is for meeting places for people who know someone who drinks. Not for people who have drinking problems themselves.
Call this number to find a health center or to make an appointment.
Available 24/7. Information and referrals to local hotlines, testing centers, and counseling.
Available Mon - Fri, 8 AM - 11 PM Eastern. Information and referrals to free and low-cost public clinics. Operators can answer general questions on prevention, symptoms, transmission and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Available 24/7. Information, support, treatment options and referrals to local rehab centers for any drug or alcohol problem.
Help Tips
* If you can't find what you want here, call 411 or look at the front pages of your phone book, under CRISIS INTERVENTION or HOTLINES.
* In some states, you can find critical health and human services available in your community by calling 211. Check here: http://www.211.org/status.html to see if it's available in your state.
* TeenHelp.org
From their website: "TeenHelp.org is an anonymous support and advice site where anyone can come for help with a problem or question. We help users of all ages and from all walks of life, all around the world. Our staff members are volunteers, regular people just like you, and they're here to help and listen. Whether you're seeking advice or you like to help others, TeenHelp.org is a friendly and safe environment for everyone to work together."