24 Hour Crisis Hotlines and Sexual Assault Response Teams
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TAALK's mission is to break the silence that surrounds child sexual abuse and shift public consciousness from passive acceptance, to the belief that "There is No Excuse for Sexual Abuse."
The following list is provided in our efforts to raise awareness of the existing epidemic of child sexual abuse, educate the public to take action to protect children, provide support services to victims and their families, and provide prevention program consulting.
Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453
1-800-4-A-CHILD
15757 N. 78th Street
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
(480) 922-8212
Fax: (480) 922-7061
The Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico. It assists more than 134,000 callers annually (calendar year 2001).
The hotline’s professional counselors offer crisis intervention, information, literature and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service and support resources. State-of-the-art technology provides interpreters in approximately 140 languages. The Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®, provides confidential, toll-free assistance to:
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Children who are being abused and want help
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Frustrated parents who are about to lose control and are seeking help
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Adults and children requesting the local telephone number to report
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Adult survivors of child abuse who are feeling unsafe or suicidal
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Adults requesting parenting tips, definitions of child abuse, or names of recommended books regarding parenting, child development or adult survivor issues
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Professionals in the fields of mental health, social work, education, medicine, fire service, etc., who could benefit from consultation and/or referrals
Covenant House Nineline
1-800-999-9999
460 West 41 Street
New York, NY 10036
(212)613-0300
Email: chny@covenanthouse.org
Kids and parents can reach out any time of the day or night for free, confidential, and immediate crisis intervention by dialing 1-800-999-9999.
Help, support, and caring are provided immediately to every Nineline caller. A conference call can be made on behalf of a caller to any of the more than 26,000 local service agencies in our nationwide database. For the kid who has become a victim of the streets, a contact with a local shelter can mean a meal, a bed, and an opportunity to rebuild a life in a safe haven. For the child lost in the pain and confusion of growing up, a listening ear can help by providing support and guidance. For the abused child a call to the Nineline can begin the process that will provide safety for that child.
http://www.covenanthouse.org/programs.html
Hopeline - 1-800-SUICIDE
201 North 23rd Street, Suite 100
Purcellville, VA 20132
(540) 338-5756
Fax: (540) 338-5746
Email: Info@hopeline.com
1-800-SUICIDE
1-800-784-2433
The Hopeline Network 1-800-SUICIDE is not a "new" hotline. It simply brings the tremendous knowledge, skill and resources of existing Crisis Centers under the safety net of a single, easy-to-remember, toll-free telephone number. People in crisis generally don't have the energy or ability to take on a long search for help. The Hopeline Network makes appropriate, critical services available to all.
National Runaway Switchboard
3080 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
1-800-RUNAWAY
1-800-621-4000
Fax: 773-929-5150
Email: info@nrscrisisline.org
Provides the following services
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24-hour crisis intervention for adolescents and their families
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Runaway prevention counseling
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HOME FREE program with Greyhound lines, Inc. for qualified runaways ages 12-18
RAINN - Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
1-800-656-HOPE
1-800-656-4673
635-B Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 544-1034 or
1-800-656-4673 ext. 3
Fax: (202) 544-3556
Email: info@rainn.org
Anti-sexual assault organization that operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE, comprised of more than 1,000 local affiliates
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Team (SANE-SART)
Website maintained to provide information and technical assistance to individuals and institutions interested in developing new SANE-SART programs or improving existing ones. It lists all the SANE/SART programs state by state.
If you need to be examined for sexual assault, look for SANE/SART programs in your area. They are specifically trained to handle sexual assault examinations. With a SART team, the different disciplines work together to ensure that a victim is treated, examined and evidence is collected in a professional, caring and expeditious manner.
