P
PARALYSIS
AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
See also STROKE
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
(800) 225-0292
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Rehabilitation Information Center
(800) 346-2742
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
(800) 962-9629
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Paralyzed Veterans of America
(800) 424-8200
(800) 795-4327 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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PARKINSON'S DISEASE
American Parkinsons Disease Association
(800) 223-2732
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
(800) 327-4545
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Parkinsons Disease Foundation
(800) 457-6676
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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PESTICIDES
See CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES
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POISON
CONTROL
Poison Help Hotline
(800) 222-1222
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PRACTITIONER
REPORTING
U.S. Pharmacopeia Center for the Advancement of
Patient Safety
(800) 233-7767 (Medication Errors)
Staff available 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday.
Medication error telephone number records information 24
hours a day.
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PREGNANCY/MISCARRIAGE
Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth
(800) 422-4784
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
DES Action USA
(800) DES-9288 (337-9288)
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
International Childbirth Education Association
(800) 624-4934 (Book Center orders)
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Lamaze International
(800) 368-4404
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Liberty Godparent Home
(800) 542-4453
National Abortion Federation
(800) 772-9100
8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 9:00 a.m.–5:00
p.m., Saturday–Sunday (Eastern time)
National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline
(800) 504-7081
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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PROFESSIONALS
Alliance for Aging Research
(800) 639-2421
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
(800) 213-7193
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
(800) 899-2226
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
American Council for the Blind
(800) 424-8666
2:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Counseling Association
(800) 347-6647
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Nurses Association
(800) 274-4ANA (274-4262)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Occupational Therapy Association
(800) SAY-AOTA (729-2682)
(800) 377-8555 (TDD)
(800) 701-7735 (Fax-back)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Arthritis National Research Foundation
(800) 588-2873
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
(800) 477-8892
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
(800) 755-2676
7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)
CDC National Prevention Information Network
(800) 458-5231 (English/Spanish)
(800) 243-7012 (TTY)
(888) 282-7681 (Fax)
9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
College of American Pathologists
(800) 323-4040
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic Americans with Disabilities Act Center
(800) 949-4232 (Voice/TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
(800) 377-3978
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(800) 621-FEMA (3362) (Disaster Assistance)
(800) 480-2520 (Publications)
Federal Information Center, GSA
(800) 688-9889
(800) 326-2996 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Glaucoma Research Foundation
(800) 826-6693
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Immune Deficiency Foundation
(800) 296-4433
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
International Childbirth Education Association
(800) 624-4934 (Book Center orders)
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
International Chiropractors Association
(800) 423-4690
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(800) 955-4572
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Medical Institute for Sexual Health
(800) 892-9484 (publication orders only)
8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Child Care Information Center, ACF
(800) 616-2242
(800) 516-2242 (TTY)
(800) 716-2242 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training
Materials
(866) 821-5355
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health Information Inquiry Service
(800) 356-4674
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
(800) 537-2238
(800) 553-2508 (TTY)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Technical Information Service
(800) 553-6847
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Prevent Child Abuse America
(800) 244-5373
Research to Prevent Blindness
(800) 621-0026
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
School Nutrition Association
(800) 877-8822
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Vision Connection
Lighthouse International
(800) 829-0500
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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RADIATION
National Association of Radiation Survivors
(800) 798-5102
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
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RARE DISEASES/DISORDERS*
*A rare disorder is defined
as a disorder that affects less than 1 percent of the population
at any given time.
ALS Association (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
(800) 782-4747
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time)
American Behcets Disease Association
(800) 723-4238
9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., 7 days a week (Pacific time)
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association/Cleft
Palate Foundation
(800) 242-5338 (Parent Hotline Only)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
American Leprosy Missions (Hansens Disease)
(800) 543-3131
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:00
a.m.–12:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
American SIDS Institute
(800) 232-7437
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
Batten Disease Support and Research Association
(800) 448-4570
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
(800) 606-2682
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday
Children's Tumor Foundation
(800) 323-7938
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Cooleys Anemia Foundation
(800) 522-7222
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
(800) 223-8355
(800) 753-2357 (U.S.)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
(800) 344-4823
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Epilepsy Foundation
(800) 332-4050 (National Epilepsy Library)
(800) 332-1000 (Publications)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Epilepsy Information Service
(800) 642-0500 (voice mail after hours)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Fibromyalgia Network
(800) 853-2929
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday (Mountain time)
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
(800) 221-7437
Genetic Alliance
(800) 336-4363
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
(888) 205-2311
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays
(Eastern time)
Histiocytosis Association of America
(800) 548-2758
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Huntingtons Disease Society of America, Inc.
(800) 345-4372
9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
International Rett Syndrome Association
(800) 818-7388
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation,
Ltd.
(888) ALS-1107
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Lupus Foundation of America
(888) 385-8787
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
(888) 663-4637
(800) 925-1855 (Spanish)
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
(800) 532-7667 (National Headquarters)
8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:30
a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
(888) 673-6287
8:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Muscular Dystrophy Association
(800) 572-1717
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
(800) 541-5454
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Down Syndrome Congress
(800) 232-6372
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Down Syndrome Society Hotline
(800) 221-4602
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Fragile X Foundation
(800) 688-8765
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
National Hansens Disease Programs
(800) 642-2477
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Hemophilia Foundation
(800) 42-HANDI (424-2634)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Summer: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday,
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(877) 226-4267
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Lymphedema Network
(800) 541-3259
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
National Marfan Foundation
(800) 8-MARFAN (862-7326)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(800) 344-4867
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
(800) 473-2310
(800) 648-2310 (Fax)
National Organization for Rare Disorders
(800) 999-6673
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Reyes Syndrome Foundation
(800) 233-7393
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Spasmodic Torticollis Association
(800) 487-8385
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
(800) 942-6825 (Hotline)
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.
(800) 981-2663
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Paget Foundation for Pagets Disease of Bone
and Related Disorders
(800) 237-2438
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
(800) 926-4797
9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
(877) 463-6757
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time)
Scleroderma Foundation
(800) 722-4673
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
(800) 421-8453
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Sjögrens Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
(800) 475-6473
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Spina Bifida Association
(800) 621-3141
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Spondylitis Association of America
(800) 777-8189
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Sturge-Weber Foundation
(800) 627-5482
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related
Disorders
(800) 716-SOFT (716-7638)
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
(888) 486-8738
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
(800) 225-6872
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Turner Syndrome Society of the United States
(800) 365-9944
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
United Cerebral Palsy Association
(800) 872-5827
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
United Leukodystrophy Foundation
(800) 728-5483
8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., 7 days a week (Central time)
Vasculitis Foundation
(800) 277-9474
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time)
Wilsons Disease Association
(888) 264-1450 (voice mail)
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday—Friday (Eastern time)
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REHABILITATION
See also DISABLING
CONDITIONS and PARALYSIS AND SPINAL
CORD INJURY
ABLEDATA
(800) 227-0216
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Amputee Coalition of America
National Limb Loss Information Center
(888) AMP-KNOW (267-5669)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering
(800) 736-2216
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Rehabilitation Information Center
(800) 346-2742
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
(800) 888-2876
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
See RARE DISORDERS
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S
SAFETY
See also CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health Information Inquiry Service
(800) 356-4674
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Program for Playground Safety
(800) 554-PLAY (554-7529)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Safety Council
(800) 621-7619
(800) 767-7236 (National Radon Hotline)
8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Safe Sitter
(800) 255-4089
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline
(800) 638-2772
(800) 638-8270 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Vehicle Safety Hotline
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(888) 327-4236
(800) 424-9153 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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SEXUAL EDUCATION
Medical Institute for Sexual Health
(800) 892-9484 (publication orders only)
8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
(800) 230-7526 (Recording)
(800) 669-0156 (Order line)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
See also AIDS/HIV
American Social Health Association
(800) 227-8922
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
CDC INFO
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish)
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
CDC National Prevention Information Network
(800) 458-5231 (English/Spanish)
(800) 243-7012 (TTY)
(888) 282-7681 (Fax)
9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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SKIN DISEASE
Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types,
Inc.
(800) 545-3286
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(877) 226-4267
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Psoriasis Foundation
(800) 723-9166
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
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SPINAL CORD
INJURY
See PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
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SMOKING
Smoking Quitline of the
National Cancer Institute
(877) 44U-QUIT (448-7848)
(800) 332-8615 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Smoking, Tobacco and Health Information Line
Office on Smoking and Health, CDC
(800) 232-4636 (Recording)
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STROKE
See also PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
American Heart Association Stroke Connection
(800) 478-7653
6:00 a.m.–midnight (Eastern time), Monday–Friday;
8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m., Saturday (Eastern time)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke
(800) 352-9424
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Stroke Association
(800) STROKES (787-6537)
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
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STUTTERING
National Center for Stuttering
(800) 221-2483
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Stuttering Association
(800) We Stutter (937-8888)
Stuttering Foundation of America
(800) 992-9392
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
See also ALCOHOL
ABUSE and DRUG ABUSE
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
(800) 269-4237 (Recording)
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug Information
(800) 729-6686
(800) 662-4357 (Treatment Referral)
(877) 767-8432 (Spanish)
(800) 487-4889 (TDD)
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SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
See RARE DISORDERS
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SURGERY/FACIAL
PLASTIC SURGERY
American Academy of Facial
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
(800) 332-3223
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc.
(800) 441-2737 (Consumer Hotline)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc.
(888) 475-2784 (Referral Service)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINES
National Hopeline Network
(800) SUICIDE (784-2433)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK (273-8255)
(800) 799-4TTY (779-4889) (TTY)
(888) 628-9454 (Spanish)
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service that routes calls from anywhere in the country to the nearest available certified crisis center where trained crisis counselors talk to callers and can link them to local services.
The Trevor Helpline
(866) 4-U-TREVOR (488-7386)
The Trevor Helpline is a national toll-free suicide hotline
aimed at gay and questioning youth. It's open 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, 365 days a year. Teens with nowhere to turn
can call and talk confidentially to trained counselors
and find local resources.
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T
TRAUMA
American Trauma Society
(800) 556-7890
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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U
UROLOGICAL DISORDERS
American Association of Kidney Patients
(800) 749-2257
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Kidney Fund
(800) 638-8299
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 9:00
a.m.–3:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
American Urological Association Foundation, Inc.
(866) RING-AUA (746-4282)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Health Care Services
National Kidney Foundation
(800) 622-9010
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Association for Continence
(800) 252-3337
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
Clearinghouse
(800) 891-5390
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
PKD Foundation
(800) 753-2873
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Simon Foundation for Continence
(800) 237-4666
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time)
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V
VENEREAL DISEASES
See SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
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VETERANS
National Veterans Services Fund, Inc.
(800) 521-0198
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Paralyzed Veterans of America
(800) 424-8200
(800) 795-4327 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Service Center
(877) 222-8387
6:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Veterans Special Issue Helpline
Department of Veterans Affairs
(800) 749-8387 (Agent Orange/Persian Gulf War)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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VISION
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SERVICES
American Council of the Blind
(800) 424-8666
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Blind Childrens Center
(800) 222-3566
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Braille Institute of America
(800) BRAILLE (272-4553)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Foundation Fighting Blindness
(800) 683-5555
(800) 683-5551 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Glaucoma Research Foundation
(800) 826-6693
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
(800) 548-4337
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Guide Dogs for the Blind
(800) 295-4050
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Louisiana Center for the Blind
(800) 234-4166
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Association for Parents of Children with
Visual Impairments
(800) 562-6265
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
(800) 438-9376
(800) 854-7013 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800) 255-0411 (Voice/TTY)
8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Prevent Blindness America
(800) 331-2020
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Seniors EyeCare Program
(800) 222-3937
Vision Connections Help Near You Information and
Resource Service
Lighthouse International
(800) 829-0500
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Vision Council of America
(800) 424-8422
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VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-SAFE (799-7233)
(800) 787-3224 (TDD)
National Organization for Victim Assistance
(800) TRY-NOVA (879-6682)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
(800) 656-4673
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W
WOMEN
Endometriosis Association
(800) 992-3636 (Recording)
National Osteoporosis Foundation
(800) 223-9994
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
National Women's Health Information Center
(800) 994-9662
(888) 220-5446 (TDD)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
PMS Access
(800) 222-4767 (Recording)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Womens Health America
(800) 558-7046 (Recording)
8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Womens Sports Foundation
(800) 227-3988
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., 9:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday
(Eastern time)
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