Suicide & Mental Health Help Lines:

American Counseling Association
800-347-6647
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
www.counseling.org

ARC of the United States
800-433-5255
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
www.thearc.org

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA
800-662-4357
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat2002/csat_frame.html

Lighthouse International Center for Education, Information, and Resource Services
800-829-0500
9:00 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.lighthouse.org/educ_main.htm

National Prevention Information Network
800-458-5231
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.cdcnpin.org

National Technical Information Service
800-444-6472
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
www.ntis.gov

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
888-444-6472
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.omhrc.gov

S.A.F.E. Alternatives
(800) DONT CUT (366-8288)
Spanish-speaking operators available.
http://www.selfinjury.com

National Mental Health Association
800-969-NMHA (6642)

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
800-444-7415

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-TALK (8255)

SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
800-662-HELP (4357), 800-487-4889 (TDD), 877-767-8432 (Spanish)

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
800-729-6686

HIV/AIDS Help Hotlines:

AIDS Info
800-874-2572
9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov

CDC National STD/AIDS Hotline
800-227-8922 English (STD)
800-342-2437 English (AIDS)
800-344-7432 (Spanish)
800-243-7889 (TDD)
English: 24 hours/7 days a week; Spanish: 8 a.m.-2 a.m., 7 days a week (eastern time); TTY: 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)
www.ashastd.org/nah/index.html

Medical Institute for Sexual Health
800-892-9484 (publication orders only)
8:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (central time)
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.medinstitute.org

Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline
800-822-7422
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Pacific time)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Saturday (Pacific time)
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.projinf.org

General Health related Help:

National Health Information Center
800-336-4797
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)
Spanish-speaking operators available.
www.health.gov/nhic

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Information Center
888-275-4772
Spanish-speaking operators available.
http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/