24 Hour Crisis Hotlines
All of these hotlines are free, confidential, and available to anyone at any time. Some hotlines will ask for your first name and your zip code, but that's only for statistical purposes. You do not have to tell them your real name.
Please don't be afraid to use these resources--they are there to help all of us when we need them.
Poison Control--1-800-222-1222
Child Abuse-- 1-800-4-A-CHILD (or 1-800-422-4453)
Domestic Abuse-- 1-800-799-SAFE (or 1-800-799-7233)
Suicide prevention-- 1-800-273-TALK (or 1-800-273-8255)
Runaway and Homeless Youth-- 1-800-RUNAWAY (or 1-800-786-2929)
Rape Crisis hotline in Chicago-- 1-888-293-2080
Sexual Assault hotline (national)--1-800-656-HOPE (or 1-800-656-4673)
