AGING Back to Top     Eldercare Locator 1-800-677-1116 Citizens for Better Care (nursing home advocacy) 1-800-833-9548 National Network of Aging Services 1-800-677-1116 Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213 National Institute on Aging 1-800-222-2225 Florida Long Term Care Ombudsman (nursing home rights) 1-800-831-0404 Elder Abuse Reporting Line Florida 1-800-962-2873       TDD 1-800-955-8770 Children of Aging Parents 1-800-227-7294 National Family Caregivers Association 1-800-896-3650 Florida Elder Helpline 1-800-955-8870       TDD 1-800-955-8771     AIDS/HIV (see also sexually transmitted diseases under Medical Category) Back to Top     AIDS Hotline 1-800-367-2437 AIDS 24-Hour National Hotline 1-800-342-2437     Spanish 1-800-344-7432      TDD (Hearing Impared) 1-800-342-2437 American Foundation for AIDS Research 1-800-392-6327 Teen AIDS Hotline* 1-800-440-8336 National AIDS/HIV/HCV nightline number 1-800-273-2437 National AIDS Clearinghouse 1-800-458-5231 Immune Deficiency Foundation 1-800-296-4433 Project Inform (treatment information on HIV/AIDS) 1-800-822-7422     ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES Back to Top     American Council on Alcoholism 1-800-527-5344 National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence Hotline 1-800-622-2255 Alcohol/Drug Abuse Hotline 1-800-821-4357 Alcohol Hotline 1-800-331-2900 Alcohol & Drug Addiction Trauma Hotline 1-800-544-1177 Be Sober Hotline 1-800-237-6237 Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline 1-800-729-6686 Al-Anon, Alateen Family Group Hotline* 1-888-425-2666 Families Anonymous (families dealing with drugs & alcohol) 1-800-736-9805 Children of Alcoholics Foundation* 1-800-359-2623 National Drug Abuse Hotline 1-800-662-4357 National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information 1-800-729-6686 Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 1-800-662-4357 Cocaine Anonymous 1-800-347-8998 Cocaine Helpline 1-800-262-2463 MADD Victim Hotline 1-800-438-6233 Just Say No Clubs 1-800-258-2766 American Council for Drug Education 1-800-488-3784 National Inhalant Prevention Coalition 1-800-269-4237     ABUSE RESOURCES Child Abuse & Missing Children | Domestic Violence | Victim Assistance Back to Top     ---Child Abuse & Missing Children--- Back to Subject National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-422-4453 National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 Youth Crisis Hotline* 1-800-448-4663 Missing Children Information 1-800-342-0821 National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence 1-800-222-2000 National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect 1-800-394-3366 National Child Watch 1-800-222-1464 American Humane Association Children’s Division 1-800-227-4645 National Runaway Hotline 1-800-231-6946 National Runaway for the Hearing Impaired 1-800-621-0394 Child Find of America 1-800-426-5678 Child Help USA 1-800-422-4453 National Youth Crisis Hotline* 1-800-442-4673 National Child At Risk Hotline* 1-800-784-2433 Prevent Child Abuse America 1-800-556-2722 Operation Lookout, National Center for Missing Youth 1-800-782-7335 Hotline for parents considering abducting their children 1-800-292-9688 Covenant House Hotline (problem teens & runaways) 1-800-999-9999 Girls & Boys Town 1-800-448-3000       TDD 1-800-448-1833     ---Domestic Violence--- Back to Subject National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233       TDD 1-800-787-3224 National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 1-800-537-2238 Florida Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-500-1119 Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery &   National Coalition Against Domestic Violence         (provides free reconstructive surgery to any domestic violence victims) 1-800-842-4546 VOICES in Action, Inc. (victims of incest resource) 1-800-786-4238 Family Violence Prevention Fund/Health Resource Center 1-888-792-2873 American Trauma Society* 1-800-556-7890     ---Victim Assistance--- Back to Subject National Organization for Victim Assistance 1-800-879-6682 Crime Victims/Witness Hotline 1-800-242-0804 National Center for Victims of Crime 1-800-394-2255 Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center 1-800-627-6872 VINE (Victim Information Network) 1-800-816-0491     CHILDREN/TEENAGERS Back to Top     All Children’s Hospital Parent Helpline 1-800-727-3688 Shriner’s Hospital for Children 1-800-237-5055 Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services 1-800-654-4440 Florida Adoption Information Center 1-800-962-3678 Children of Alcoholics Foundation* 1-800-359-2623 March of Dimes 1-800-333-3463 Teen Help Adolescent Resources 1-800-840-5704 Association for Children with Retarded Mental Development* 1-800-969-2276 American Academy of Pediatrics 1-800-433-9016 National Information Clearinghouse for Infants with   Disabilities & Life Threatening Conditions* 1-800-922-9234 National Information Center for Children & Youth with   Disabilities* 1-800-695-0285 SIDS Alliance 1-800-221-7437 American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 1-800-232-7437 Cleft Palate Foundation 1-800-242-5338 National Information Clearinghouse on Children   who are Deaf-Blind* 1-800-438-9376 National Child Safety Council Childwatch 1-800-222-1464 American Society for Deaf Children 1-800-942-2732 Blind Children’s Center* 1-800-222-3566 Danny Foundation (baby crib safety) 1-800-833-2669 Family Voice (children with special needs)* 1-888-835-5669 Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, &   Families (publications on topics) 1-800-899-4301 Focus Adolescent Services (Helps families with troubled teens) 1-877-362-8727 Youth Crisis Hotline* 1-800-448-4663 National Youth Crisis Hotline* 1-800-442-4673 Al-Anon, Alateen Family Group Hotline* 1-800-425-2666 Teen AIDS Hotline* 1-800-440-8336 National Child At Risk Hotline* 1-800-792-5200 Children’s Hospice International* 1-800-242-4453 American Juvenile Arthritis Organization* 1-800-283-7800 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation* 1-800-223-1138 Association for Children’s Mental Health* 1-800-782-0882 Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder* 1-800-233-4050     COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Hearing | Speech Back to Top     ---Hearing--- Back to Subject Dial-a-Hearing Screening Test 1-800-222-3277 Hearing Helpline 1-800-327-9355 Hear Now (services for those who do not have financial resources to buy hearing aids) 1-800-648-4327 Lead Line (info on deafness) 1-800-352-8888 Hearing Aid Helpline 1-800-521-5247 National Association of the Deaf 1-800-237-6213 Better Hearing Institute 1-800-327-9355 American Speech Language Hearing Association* 1-800-638-8255 Association of Late Deafened Adults 1-877-348-7537 National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders Clearinghouse 1-800-241-1044 National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind* 1-800-438-9376     ---Speech--- Back to Subject National Stuttering Association 1-800-937-8888 Stuttering Foundation of America 1-800-992-9392 American Speech Language & Hearing Association* 1-800-638-8255         CRISIS & SUICIDE     Back to Top     Crisis Helpline (for any kind of crisis) 1-800-233-4357 Youth Crisis Hotline* 1-800-448-4663 Crisis Line for the Handicapped* 1-800-426-4263 American Suicide Foundation 1-800-531-4477 National Child At Risk Hotline* 1-800-792-5200 National Hopeline Network 1-800-784-2433 Suicide & Rape 24 Hour Emergency Services 1-800-333-4444 United Way Crisis Helpline 1-800-233-4357 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention* 1-888-333-2377         DISABILITIES (see also Children/Teenagers for more resources) Back to Top     American Association on Mental Retardation 1-800-242-3688 American Paralysis Association 1-800-225-0292 National Rehabilitation Information Center 1-800-346-2742 National Spinal Cord Injury Association 1-800-962-9629 Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care, & Cure 1-800-342-0330 American Syringomyelia Alliance (spinal cord) 1-800-272-7282 Job Accommodation Network (for persons with disabilities) 1-800-526-7234 National Limb Loss Information Center 1-800-621-0379 Amputee Coalition of America 1-800-267-5669 National Easter Seal Society 1-800-221-6827 HEALTH Resource Center (information on post-secondary education for handicapped & disabled) 1-800-544-3284 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation 1-800-225-0292 United Cerebral Palsy Association 1-800-872-5827 ARC of the United States (mental retardation) 1-800-433-5255 Disabilities Information Access Line 1-800-922-3425 Disabled & Alone Life Services for the Handicapped 1-800-995-0066 Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy 1-800-866-1762 ABLEDATA (product information for disabled/handicapped persons) 1-800-227-0216 Autism Society of America 1-800-328-8476 National Center for Learning Disabilities 1-888-575-7373 Crisis Line for the Handicapped* 1-800-426-4263 Association for Children with Mental Development* 1-800-969-2276 National Information Clearinghouse for Infants with Disabilities & Life Threatening Conditions* 1-800-922-9234 National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities* 1-800-695-0285 Family Voice (children with special needs)* 1-888-835-5669     END-OF-LIFE CARE RESOURCES: Back to Top     National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization 1-800-658-8898 Grief Recovery Helpline 1-800-445-4808 Bereavement Hotline 1-800-445-4808 Compassionate Friends (grief resolution after death of a child) 1-877-969-0010 Children’s Hospice International* 1-800-242-4453 Hospice Educational Institute 1-800-331-1620 Partnership for Caring (end of life care) 1-800-989-9455         MEDICAL   Allergy & Asthma | Alzheimer's | Arthritis | ALS | Blood Disorders | Brain Tumors & Injury | Cancer | Cystic Fibrosis | Diabetes | Digestive Disorders | Down's Syndrome | Eating Disorders | Epilepsy | Huntington's Disease | Heart Health | Headaches | Lung Health | Lupus | Liver Health | Men's Health | Multiple Sclerosis | Osteoporosis | Parkinson's | Reyes Syndrome | Skin & Tissue Disorders | Spina Bifida | Scoliosis | Stroke | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Urologic Disorders | Other Resources Back to Top     Allergy & Asthma Back to Subject Allergy Information Referral Line 1-800-822-2762 Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America Information Clearinghouse 1-800-727-8462 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 1-800-822-2762     Alzheimer’s Back to Subject Alzheimer’s Association 1-800-272-3900 Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center 1-800-438-4380     Arthritis Back to Subject Arthritis Foundation 1-800-283-7800 American Juvenile Arthritis Organization* 1-800-283-7800 Arthritis National Research Foundation 1-800-588-2873     ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Back to Subject Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALS) 1-800-782-4747     Blood Disorders: Back to Subject Sickle Cell Disease Association of America 1-800-421-8453 Cooley’s Anemia Foundation 1-800-522-7222 American Hemochromatosis Society 1-800-655-4766 National Hemophilia Foundation 1-800-424-2634 Pulmonary Hypertension Association 1-800-748-7274     Brain Tumors & Injury: Back to Subject Brain Injury Family Hotline 1-800-444-6443 American Brain Tumor Association 1-800-886-2282 National Head & Brain Injury Family Helpline 1-800-444-6443 Brain Tumor Society 1-800-770-8287 National Brain Tumor Foundation 1-800-934-2873 Brain Injury Association, Inc. 1-800-444-6443     Cancer: Back to Subject American Cancer Society 1-800-365-2858 American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Program 1-800-227-2345 National Cancer Institute 1-800-422-6237 Cancer Information Service 1-800-422-6237 Y-Me Breast Cancer Support Program 1-800-221-2141 National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations 1-888-806-2226 American Institute for Cancer Research Nutrition Hotline 1-800-843-8114 Candlelighter’s Childhood Cancer Foundation 1-800-366-2223 National Bone Marrow Transplant Link 1-800-546-5268 National Marrow Donor Program 1-800-627-7692 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 1-800-955-4572 Cancer Hope Network 1-877-467-3638 Kidney Cancer Association 1-800-850-9132 Support for People with Oral & Head & Neck Cancer 1-800-377-0928 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 1-800-462-9273 SHARE: Self Help for Women with Breast Cancer or Ovarian Cancer 1-800-891-2392 Us Too! International Inc. (prostate cancer education & support) 1-800-808-7866     Cystic Fibrosis: Back to Subject Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1-800-344-4823     Diabetes: Back to Subject American Diabetic Association 1-800-232-3472 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation* 1-800-223-1138 National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse 1-800-860-8747     Digestive Disorders: Back to Subject Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America 1-800-932-2423 National Foundation for Ileitis & Colitis 1-800-343-3637 National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse 1-800-891-5389 International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders 1-888-964-2001         Down’s Syndrome: Back to Subject National Down’s Syndrome Society 1-800-221-4602     Eating Disorders: Back to Subject Anorexia & Bulimia Crisis 1-800-227-4785 Look Good/Feel Better  1-800-395-5665 National Eating Disorders Association 1-800-931-2237     Epilepsy: Back to Subject Epilepsy Foundation of America 1-800-332-1000 Epilepsy Information Service 1-800-642-0500 National Epilepsy Library 1-800-332-4050     Huntington’s Disease: Back to Subject Huntington’s Disease Society of America 1-800-345-4372     Heart Health: Back to Subject American Heart Association 1-800-929-0628 Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Foundation 1-800-786-7723 Heart Information Service 1-800-292-2221     Headaches: Back to Subject National Headache Council 1-800-843-2256 American Council for Headache Education 1-800-255-2243     Lung Health: Back to Subject American Lung Association 1-800-940-1556 Lung Line Information 1-800-222-5864     Lupus: Back to Subject Lupus Foundation 1-800-558-0121     Liver Health: Back to Subject American Liver Foundation 1-800-223-0179 Hepatitis Foundation International 1-800-891-0707     Men’s Health (see also Cancer under Medical Category) Back to Subject Prostate Information 1-800-543-9632 Impotence Information Center 1-800-543-9632     Multiple Sclerosis: Back to Subject Multiple Sclerosis Society 1-800-330-3538     Osteoporosis: Back to Subject Osteoporosis & Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center 1-800-624-2663 National Osteoporosis Foundation 1-800-223-9994     Parkinson’s: Back to Subject National Parkinson Foundation 1-800-327-4545 Parkinson’s Disease Foundation 1-800-457-6676 American Parkinson’s Disease Association 1-800-223-2732     Reyes Syndrome: Back to Subject National Reyes Syndrome Foundation 1-800-233-7393     Skin & Tissue Disorders: Back to Subject Scleroderma Foundation 1-800-722-4673 Amyloidosis Network International 1-800-272-7282     Spina Bifida: Back to Subject Spina Bifida Association 1-800-621-3141 National Lymphedema Network 1-800-541-3259     Scoliosis: Back to Subject National Scoliosis Foundation 1-800-673-6922     Stroke: Back to Subject National Stroke Association 1-800-787-6537 American Heart Association Stroke Connection 1-800-553-6321     Sexually Transmitted Diseases (see also AIDS/HIV section): Back to Subject National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 1-800-227-8922       Spanish 1-800-344-7432 Herpes Resource Center 1-877-411-4377     Urologic Disorders: Back to Subject Simon Foundation for Continence 1-800-237-4666 American Foundation for Urologic Disease 1-800-242-2382 National Kidney Foundation 1-800-927-9659 American Association of Kidney Patients 1-800-749-2257 National Association for Continence 1-800-252-3337 Incontinence Information Center (information provided 7:30 am-5 pm.) 1-800-843-4315 National Kidney & Urological Disease Information 1-800-891-5390     Other Health Resources: Back to Subject Fibromyalgia Network 1-800-853-2929 Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association 1-800-442-3437 Burn Survivors Throughout the World 1-800-503-8058 Meningitis Foundation of America 1-800-668-1129 National Organization for Rare Disorders 1-800-999-6673 National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Information Center 1-800-575-9355 National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Skin   Diseases Clearinghouse 1-877-226-4267 Ask a Nurse 1-800-535-1111     MENTAL HEALTH Back to Top     National Foundation for Depressive Illness 1-800-248-4334 Depression Awareness (free literature) 1-800-421-4211 Association for Children’s Mental Health* 1-800-782-0882 Panic Disorder Information Line 1-800-647-2642 National Clearinghouse on Family Support & Children’s Mental Health 1-800-628-1696 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention* 1-800-333-2377 Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder* 1-800-233-4050 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 1-800-950-6264 Depression & Bi-Polar Support 1-800-826-3632 Devereux Foundation 1-800-345-1292 National Association for the Dually Diagnosed 1-800-331-5362 Anxiety Disorders Information (National Institute of Mental Health) 1-888-826-9438 National Mental Health Consumer Self Help Clearinghouse 1-800-553-4539 National Mental Health Information Center 1-800-789-2647     PREGNANCY & WOMEN’S HEALTH (see also Cancer under Medical Category) Back to Top     Planned Parenthood Hotline 1-800-230-7526 Teen Pregnancy Hotline 1-800-522-5006 Endometriosis Association 1-800-992-3636 National Women’s Health Information Center 1-800-994-9662 Depression After Delivery Help Resource 1-800-944-4773 La Leche League International 1-800-525-3243 Lamaze International 1-800-368-4404 PMS Access 1-800-222-4767 Pregnancy Risk Network 1-800-724-2454 SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support 1-800-821-6819 National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 1-800-666-6327 Women’s Health America Group 1-800-558-7046 Prenatal Care Hotline (available 8:30 am-5:00 pm) 1-800-311-2229       Spanish 1-800-504-7081     RAPE & SEXUAL ASSAULT Back to Top     Rape & Abuse & Incest National Network 1-800-656-4673 Rape & Suicide 24 Hour Emergency Services 1-800-333-4444     VISION Back to Top     American Council of the Blind 1-800-424-8666 American Foundation for the Blind 1-800-232-5463 Vision Council of America 1-800-424-8422 Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind 1-800-548-4337 Leader Dogs for the Blind 1-888-777-5332 National Society to Prevent Blindness 1-800-221-3004 National Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired 1-800-221-3004 Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (provides reading materials on tape & computer disk) 1-866-732-3585 Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic 1-800-222-3937 Braille Institute 1-800-272-4553 Foundation Fighting Blindness 1-800-683-5555 Glaucoma Research Foundation 1-800-826-6693 Macular Degeneration Foundation 1-888-633-3937 Senior’s Eye Care Program (medical/surgical care- no out of pocket expenses) 1-800-222-3937 National Eye Health Education Program/Center for Sight 1-800-869-2020 Blind Children’s Center* 1-800-222-1464 National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind* 1-800-438-9376     OTHER Back to Top     National Poison Control Hotline 1-800-288-9999 Medicaid Program Office 1-800-226-6735 LifeLink of Southwest Florida (organ donations) 1-800-643-6667 Lifenet (organ & tissue donations) 1-800-847-7831 Living Bank (organ donations) 1-800-528-2971 National Foundation for Transplants 1-800-489-3863 United Network for Organ Donation 1-800-243-6667 International Dyslexia Association 1-800-222-3123 American Trauma Society* 1-800-556-7890 National Health Information Center 1-800-336-4797 National Vaccine Information Center 1-800-909-7468 National Patient Travel Helpline 1-800-296-1217 American Dental Association 1-800-621-8099 US Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline 1-800-688-2772 Office of Smoking & Health 1-800-232-1311 American Health Assistance Foundation (age related & degenerative diseases resource) 1-800-437-2433 American Dietetic Association (nutrition information) 1-800-366-1655 CDC National Immunization Information Hotline 1-800-232-2522       Spanish 1-800-232-0233       TDD 1-800-243-7889 *Organization is listed in more than one category.

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