With some callers, and in some situations, it may be prudent to give them a "Hotline" number. Remember . . . it is always better to have given the number than to wonder later if you should have done so. Also, if you feel unable to handle some situations, these Hotlines are staffed with trained personnel. Hopefully, you will not need to use these numbers often.

ABUSE REGISTRY - CHILDREN --- 1-800-4A-CHILD / 1-800-422-4453


ABUSE REGISTRY - ELDERLY --- 1-800-96-ABUSE / 1-800-962-2873


ABUSE REGISTRY - DISABLED --- 1-800-453-5145


AIDS HIV HOTLINE --- 1-800-FIA-AIDS / 1-800-342-2437


AIDS HIV HOTLINE - SPANISH --- 1-800-344-7432


AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP (ALCOHOL) --- 1-800-356-9996


ALCOHOL AND DRUG HELPLINE --- 1-800-821-HELP / 1-800-821-4357


ALCOHOL AND DRUG HOTLINE --- 1-800-ALCOHOL / 1-800-252-6465


ALCOHOLISM HOTLINE --- 1-800-622-2255


ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONS --- 1-800-272-3900


AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY --- 1-800-227-2345


AMERICAN RED CROSS --- 1-800-448-3543


ANIMAL POISON EXPOSURE --- 1-800-648-2423


BATTERED WOMEN-WOMEN'S TASK FORCE --- 1-800-646-8275


BIRTH DEFECTS (March of Dimes) --- 1-800-523-6633


BOYS TOWN NATIONAL HOTLINE --- 1-800-448-3000


CANCER INFORMATION --- 1-800-422-6237 / 1-800-448-3000


CANCER- AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY --- 1-800-227-2345


CDC (Center for Disease Control - ATLANTA) --- 1-404-639-3311 / 1-800-422-6237


CHEMICAL INCIDENT (EPA Reporting Agency) --- 1-404-639-3311


CHEMTREX EMERGENCY LINE (Chemical Spills) --- 1-800-424-9300


CHEMTREX NON-EMERGENCY SAFTY INFO --- 1-800-262-8200


CHILD COUNSELING - HOTLINE --- 1-800-448-3000


CHRONIC FATIGUE ASSOCIATION --- 1-816-931-4777


COCAINE HOTLINE --- 1-800-COCAINE / 1-800-262-2463


CONSUMER COMPLAINTS HOTLINE --- 1-800-435-7352


CREDIT INFORMATION --- 1-800-392-1122


CRIME VICTIMS NATIONAL CENTER --- 1-817-877-3355


CRISIS CENTER --- 1-800-999-9999


DEPRESSION ANONYMOUS --- 1-212-689-2600


DIVORCE ANONYMOUS --- 1-310-998-6538


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE --- 1-800-799-SAFE / 1-800-799-7233


DRUG ABUSE HOTLINE --- 1-800-888-9383


DRUG HELP LINE --- 1-800-378-4435


DRUG TAMPERING HELPLINE (FDA) --- 1-202-857-8400


EATING DISORDERS --- 1-800-444-9999


ELDER HELPLINE --- 1-800-262-2243


FDA - 24HR ADRs (MEDWATCH) REPORTING --- 1-800-332-1088


FDA - FOOD, MEDICATION COMPLAINTS, RECALLS --- 1-301-443-1240


GULF WAR VETERANS --- 1-800-827-1000


HEART DISEASE- MENDED HEARTS --- 1-214-706-1442


HEADACHE FOUNDATION --- 1-800-843-2256


INCEST - RESOURCES --- 1-617-492-1818


INTERNATIONAL LOCATORS --- 1-941-574-1799


LOCATE ANYONE .95 1-800-U-SEARCH / 1-800-873-2724


LOSS OF A CHILD --- 1-708-990-0010


LOSS OF A SPOUSE --- 1-412-471-7779


LYME DISEASE HOTLINE --- 1-800-886-LYME / 1-800-886-5963


MISSING CHILDREN --- 1-800-USA-KIDS / 1-800-872-5437


NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM --- 1-800-622-2255


NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRUG ABUSE --- 1-800-662-HELP / 1-800-662-4357


NATIONAL OFFICE OF POST ABORTION TRAUMA --- 1-800-593-2273


NATIONAL RAPE CRISIS HOTLINE-24 HRS. --- 1-800-656-HOPE / 1-800-656-4673


NATIONAL RUNAWAY HOTLINE --- 1-800-621-4000


ORGAN PROCUREMENT-DONORS --- 1-800-535-GIVE / 1-800-535-4483


PLANNED PARENTHOOD --- 1-800-338-1485


RAPE CRISIS HOTLINE (24 HRS.) --- 1-800-658-4673


SINGLE PARENTS --- 1-212-947-0221


STD'S HOTLINE (CDC INFORMATION) --- 1-800-227-8922


SUICIDE HOTLINE --- 1-800-444-9999


SUICIDE HELPLINE- TEENAGERS --- 1-800-448-3000


SAN FRANCISCO SUICIDE HELPLINE --- 1-415-781-0500


SUICIDE CRISIS CENTER --- 1-800-999-9999


VANISHED CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE --- 1-800-826-4743


VIETNAM VETERANS --- 1-800-827-1000