In case you need immediate help

If ever you are feeling hopeless, suicidal, or simply in need of speaking with someone, there are numerous free and anonymous hotlines with trained operators available.

Suicide Prevention / Depression Support

• US: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – call 988 (available 24/7) – 988lifeline.org
• UK: Samaritans (Nat’l and local): 08457 90 90 90 or jo@samaritans.org – samaritans.org
• CAN: Suicide Prevention Canada – suicideprevention.ca
• AUS: Lifeline Australia Helpline 13 11 14 – lifeline.org.au

Substance Abuse / Alcoholism

• US: National Drug Information Treatment and Referral Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) – SAMHSA’s National Helpline
• US: Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention: 1-800-234-0246
• US: National Cocaine Hotline: 1-800-COCAINE (262-2463)
• US: Al-Anon/Alateen Hotline (for friends and family) 1-800-344-2666 – al-anon.org
• UK: Drinkline: Nat’l. Alcoholism Helpline: 0800 917 8282
• AUS: Drug & Alcohol Helpline 1800 198 024 – Australian Government Health
• CAN: Drug & Alcohol Helpline 1-800-565-8603 – Canada.ca Substance Use Help

Rape, Abuse & Domestic Violence

• US: Childhelp (Child Abuse): 1-800-4ACHILD (1-800-422-4453) – childhelp.org
• US: Nat’l. Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) – thehotline.org
• US: RAINN Nat’l. Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) – rainn.org
• US: Nat’l. Center on Elder Abuse: 1-800-677-1116 – ncea.acl.gov
• US: National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-621-4000 – 1800runaway.org
• UK: Women’s Aid Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 – womensaid.org.uk

Gay / Lesbian Issues

• US: GLBT National Help Center 1-888-843-4564 – glbthotline.org
• UK: Galop – LGBT Abuse Helpline 0800 999 5428 – galop.org.uk
• CAN: PFLAG Canada Helpline 1-888-530-6777 – pflagcanada.ca
• AUS: QLIFE Australia Helpline 1800 184 527 – qlife.org.au

Pregnancy / Sexual Health

• US: Planned Parenthood: 1-800-230-PLAN (7526) – plannedparenthood.org
• US: Nat’l. STD Hotline: 1-800-227-8922
• US: National AIDS Hotline: 1-800-342-AIDS (2437)
• US: The Teen AIDS Hotline: 1-800-440-TEEN (8336)

Medical Emergencies

• US: Nat’l. Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222 – poison.org

In the event another tribe member is in need, please forward the above hotline information. Please note, WebTribes does not collect personal information about tribe members and lacks the resources, information and tools to investigate or call local authorities. The above hotline information is the best resource available for someone in need.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES / ORGANIZATIONS

• ULifeline – A directory of resources available for college students— take a self-assessment test; or find your college psych services center. – ulifeline.org
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) – Alcoholics Anonymous is an informal meeting society for recovering alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. – aa.org
• Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – Narcotics Anonymous similar to AA, is an international, community-based association of recovering addicts. – na.org
• Self-Mutilators Anonymous – A community-based association for individuals struggling with self-mutilation. – selfmutilatorsanonymous.org

INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES

• National Institute of Mental Health – Extensive resource for information on a variety of mental health topics. – nimh.nih.gov
• National Institute of Health – Extensive resource for information on all health related topics. – nih.gov
• MedlinePlus – Extensive resource for information of different drugs and treatment options. – medlineplus.gov