National Hotlines and Helpful Links

Office for Victims of Crime, Directory of Crime Victim Services
[links to programs and services available to crime victims]

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-TALK (8255)  [24/7 hotline]
1-888-628-9454 (Spanish)
1-800-799-4889 (TTY)

Disaster Distress Helpline [24/7 hotline]
1-800-985-5990 

Identity Theft Resource Center
1-888-400-5530

Internet Crime Complaint Center

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
1-800-438-6233

National Alliance on Mental Illness
1-800-950-6264

National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards
[links to every state's compensation program]

National Center on Elder Abuse
1-800-677-1116

National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs,
National Advocacy for Local LGBT Communities
1-212-714-1141
[links to local programs]

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-786-2929

National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673 [24/7 hotline]
[hosts an online hotline]

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474 or 1-866-331-8453 (TTY)

Overseas Citizens Services
1-888-407-4747
1-202-501-4444 (from overseas)

Parents of Murdered Children
1-888-818-7662

Sacred Circle: National Resource Center to End Violence against Native Women
1-877-733-7623

Stalking Resource Center

The Trevor Project – Crisis & Suicide Prevention Lifeline for LGBTQ Youth
1-866-488-7386

Women's Law
[information on orders of protection]