The following list of resources can be used to access information on a variety of issues. The addresses and telephone numbers listed are for the national headquarters; look in your local yellow pages under “Community Services” for resources closer to your area.
In addition to the following groups, other self-help organizations may be available in your area to assist your healing and recovery for a particular life crisis not listed here. Consult your telephone directory, call a counseling center or help line near you, or contact:
AIDS
CBC National AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-2437
Children with AIDS (CWA)
Project of America
(800) 866-AIDS (24-hour hotline)
The Names Project—AIDS Quilt
(800) 872-6263
Project Inform
19655 Market St., Ste. 220
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 558-8669
PWA Coalition
50 W. 17th St.
New York, NY 10011
Spanish HIV/STD/AIDS Hotline
(800) 344-7432
TTY (Hearing Impaired) AIDS Hotline
(CDC National HIV/AIDS)
(800) 243-7889
ALCOHOL ABUSE
Al-Anon Family Headquarters
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
(800) 4AL-ANON
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
General Service Office
475 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-3400
Children of Alcoholics Foundation
164 W. 74th St.
New York, NY 10023
(800) 359-COAF
Meridian Council, Inc.
Administrative Offices
4 Elmcrest Terrace
Norwalk, CT 06850
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
(254) 690-6233
National Association of Children of Alcoholics (NACOA)
11426 Rockville Pike, Ste. 100
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 468-0985
(888) 554-2627
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
P.O. Box 234
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 468-2600
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
12 West 21st St.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 206-6770
(800) 475-HOPE
Women for Sobriety
(800) 333-1606
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Alzheimer’s Association
919 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1100
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 621-0379
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907
(800) 438-4380
Eldercare Locator
927 15th St. NW, 6th Fl.
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 677-1116
CANCER
National Cancer Institute
(800) 4-CANCER
CHILDREN'S ISSUES
Child Molestation
Child Help USA/Child Abuse Hotline
232 East Gish Rd.
San Jose, CA 95112
(800) 422-4453
Prevent Child Abuse America
200 South Michigan Ave., Ste. 17
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 663-3520
Crisis Intervention
Boy's Town National Hotline
(800) 448-3000
Children of the Night
P.O. Box 4343
Hollywood, CA 90078
(800) 551-1300
Covenant House Hotline
(800) 999-9999
Kid Save Line
(800) 543-7283
Youth Nineline
(referrals for parents/teens about drugs,
homelessness, runaways)
(800) 999-9999
Missing Children
Missing Children…HELP Center
410 Ware Blvd., Ste. 710
Tampa, FL 33619
(800) USA-KIDS
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
699 Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 843-5678
Children with Serious Illnesses (fulfilling wishes):
Brass Ring Society
National Headquarters
213 N. Washington St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-4700
(800) 666-WISH
Make-a-Wish Foundation
(800) 332-9474
CO-DEPENDENCY
Co-Dependents Anonymous
(602) 277-7991
DEATH/GRIEVING/SUICIDE
Grief Recovery Institute
P.O. Box 461659
Los Angeles, CA 90046-1659
(323) 650-1234
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Rd., Ste. 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 243-5900
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Alliance
1314 Bedford Ave., Ste. 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
Parents of Murdered Children
(recovering from violent death
of friend or family member)
100 E 8th St., Ste. B41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-5683
Survivors of Suicide
Call your local Mental Health Association
for the branch nearest you.
AARP Grief and Loss Programs
(202) 434-2260
(800) 424-3410 ext. 2260
DEBTS
Credit Referral
(information on local credit
counseling services)
(800) 3C8-CCCS
Debtors Anonymous General Service Board
P.O. Box 888
Needham, MA 02492-0009
(781)453-2743
DIABETES
American Diabetes Association
(800) 232-3472
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 34103
Washington, DC 20043-4103
(202) 745-1211
National Domestic Violence Hotline
P.O. Box 161810
Austin, TX 78716
(800) 799-SAFE
DRUG ABUSE
Cocaine Anonymous
National Referral Line
(800) 347-8998
National Helpline of Phoenix House
(cocaine abuse hotline)
(800) 262-2463
(800) COCAINE
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
6001 Executive Blvd., Rm. 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
Parklawn Building
(301) 443-6245 (for information)
(800) 662-4357 (for help)
World Service Office, Inc. (CA)
3740 Overland Ave., Ste. C
Los Angeles, CA 90034-6337
(310) 559-5833
(800) 347-8998 (to leave message)
EATING DISORDERS
Overeaters Anonymous
National Office
P.O. Box 44020
Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020
(505) 891-2664
GAMBLING
Gamblers Anonymous
New York Intergroup
P.O. Box 7
New York, NY 10116-0007
(212) 903-4400
HEALTH ISSUES
Alzheimer's Association
919 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1100
Chicago, IL 60611-1676
(800) 621-0379
American Chronic Pain Association
P.O. Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916) 632-0922
American Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine
P.O. Box 330267
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 392-7002
American Holistic Health Association
P.O. Box 17400
Anaheim, CA 92817
(714) 779-6152
e-mail: ahha.org
Office of Deepak Chopra
The Chopra Center at
La Costa Resort and Spa
2013 Costa Del Mar
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(760) 494-1600
The Fetzer Institute
9292 West KL Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
(616) 375-2000
Hippocrates Health Institute
1443 Palmdale Court
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Hospicelink
190 Westbrook Rd.
Essex, CN 06426
(800) 331-1620
Institute for Noetic Sciences
P.O. Box 909
Sausalito, CA 94966
(415) 331-5650
The Mind-Body Medical Institute
110 Francis St., Ste. 1A
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 632-9525
National Health Information Center
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
(800) 336-4797
Optimum Health Care Institute
6970 Central Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945
(619) 464-3346
Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Dean Ornish, M.D.
900 Bridgeway, Ste. 2
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 332-2525
HOUSING RESOURCES
Acorn
(nonprofit network of low-and moderate-income housing)
739 8th St., S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-9292
IMPOTENCE
Impotence Institute of America
P.O. Box 410
Bowie, MD 20718-0410
(800) 669-1603
MENTAL HEALTH
American Psychiatric
Association of America
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
The Help Center of the American Psychological Association
The International Society for Mental Health Online
Knowledge Exchange Network
National Center for PTSD
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
National Institute of Mental Health
PET BEREAVEMENT
Bide-A-Wee Foundation
410 E. 38th St.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 532-6395
Holistic Animal Consulting Centre
29 Lyman Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 720-5548
RAPE/SEXUAL ISSUES
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
(800) 656-4673
Safe Place
P.O. Box 19454
Austin, TX 78760
(512) 440-7273
National Council on Sexual Addictions and Compulsivity
1090 S. Northchase Parkway, Ste. 200
South Marietta, GA 30067
(770) 989-9754
Sexually Transmitted Disease Referral
(800) 227-8922
SMOKING
Nicotine Anonymous
P.O. Box 126338
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(415) 750-0328
STRESS REDUCTION
The Biofeedback & Psychophysiology Clinic The Menninger Clinic
P.O. Box 829
Topeka, KS 66601-0829
(913) 350-5000
New York Open Center (In-depth workshops to invigorate the spirit)
83 Spring St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 219-2527
Omega Institute (a healing, spiritual retreat community)
150 Lake Dr.
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-3212
(845) 266-4444 (info)
(800) 944-1001 (to enroll)
The Stress Reduction Clinic Center for Mindfulness University of Massachusetts Medical Center
55 Lake Ave. North
Worcester, MA 01655
(508) 856-1616 • (508) 856-2656
TEEN HELP
ADOL: Adolescent Directory Online
Includes information on eating disorders,
depression, and teen pregnancy.
www.education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Al-Anon/Alateen
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
(888) 425-2666
(888) 4AL-ANON
Focus Adolescent Services:
Eating Disorders
www.focusas.com/EatingDisorders.html
Future Point
A nonprofit organization that offers message boards and chat rooms to empower
teens in the academic world and beyond.
Kids in Trouble Help Page
Child abuse, depression, suicide,
and runaway resources,
with links and hotline numbers,
www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/2910
Planned Parenthood
810 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 541-7800
Provides lessons on online safety and privacy; also has resources for homework and
fun on the web.
This site is written by and about teens.
Includes celebrity stories, real-teen tales,
an anonymous help-line, and crisis
counseling.
Includes all kinds of information geared at
teens, from sports to entertainment to help
with drugs and eating disorders.
Hotlines for Teenagers
Boys Town National Hotline
(800) 448-3000
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline/Voices for Children
(800) 422-4453
(800) 4ACHILD
Just for Kids Hotline
(888) 594-5437
(888) 594-KIDS
National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 792-5200
National Runaway Hotline
(800) 621-4000
National Youth Crisis Hotline
(800) 442-4673
(800) 442-HOPE
Suicide Prevention Hotline
(800) 827-7571