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Toll-Free Numbers for Health InformationA ADOPTIONAdoptUSKids(888) 200-4005Bethany Christian Services(800) 238-4269 (Crisis Hotline)Child Welfare Information Gateway(800) 394-3366National Adoption Center(800) TO-ADOPT (862-3678)AGINGAmerican Health Assistance Foundation(800) 437-24239:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Caring Connections(A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)(800) 658-8898 (Helpline) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Eldercare Locator(800) 677-11169:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Institute on Aging Information Center(800) 222-2225(800) 222-4225 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) AIDS/HIVAIDSinfo(800) 448-0440(888) 480-3739 (TTY) 12:00 p.m.–5:00 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) Project Inform HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline(800) 822-742210:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) ALCOHOL ABUSESee also Drug Abuse AdCARE Hospital Helpline(800) 252-6465Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters(888) 4AL-ANON (425-2666)8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Alcohol and Drug Helpline(800) 821-435724 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year Calix Society(800) 398-05249:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255)National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Dissemination Center(877) NIDA-NIH (643-2644)Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(877) 767-4727ALLERGY/ASTHMASee LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY America Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology(800) 822-2762Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network(800) 929-40409:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (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) ALZHEIMER'S DISEASESee also AGING Alzheimers Association Helpline(800) 272-3900(866) 403-3073 (TDD) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Alzheimers Disease Education and Referral Center(800) 438-43808:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) ARTHRITISArthritis Foundation(800) 283-7800Arthritis National Research Foundation(800) 588-28738:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse(877) 226-42678:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) AUDIOVISUALSSee LIBRARY SERVICES AUTISMSee CHILD DEVELOPMENT/PARENTING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASESAmerican Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.(800) 598-4668National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse(877) 226-42678:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) B BEHÇET'S DISEASEBLINDNESSSee VISION BONE DISEASENational Osteoporosis Foundation(800) 231-42228:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center(800) 624-26638:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) BONE MARROWSee also CANCER Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, Inc.(800) 747-28208:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Bone Marrow Transplant Link(800) LINK-BMT (546-5268)8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Marrow Donor Program®(800) MARROW-2 (627-7692)8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) BRAIN TUMORSAmerican Brain Tumor Association(800) 886-22828:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Children's Brain Tumor Foundation(866) 228-HOPE (228-4673)9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Brain Tumor Society(800) 770-8287(800) 934-2873 (Patient Services) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) C CANCERAmerican Cancer Society(800) 227-2345 (Voice/TDD/TTY)American Childhood Cancer Organization(855) 858-22269:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Institute for Cancer Research(800) 843-81148:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time) Breast Cancer Network of Strength(800) 221-2141 (English)(800) 986-9505 (Spanish) CancerCare, Inc.(800) 813-4673Cancer Hope Network(800) 552-43668:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Kidney Cancer Association(800) 850-91329:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Bone Marrow Transplant Link(800) LINK-BMT (546-5268)8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service(800) 4-CANCER (422-6237)(800) 332-8615 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Marrow Donor Program®(800) MARROW-2 (627-7692)8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer(800) 377-0928Susan G. Komen for the Cure(877) 465-66369:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network(800) 808-78669:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Zero – The Project to End Prostate Cancer(888) 245-9455CEREBRAL PALSYSee RARE DISORDERS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDESSee also HOUSING National Pesticide Information Center(800) 858-7378 (TDD capability)6:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 7 days a week (Pacific time) CHILD ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTHChild Find of America, Inc.(800) I-AM-LOST (426-5678)(800) A-WAY-OUT (292-9688) (Parental abduction) 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Childhelp®National Child Abuse Hotline(800) 4-A-CHILD (422-4453) Child Welfare Information Gateway(800) 394-33668:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Covenant House Nineline(800) 999-9999Girls & Boys Town National Hotline(800) 448-3000(800) 448-1833 (TDD) Spanish-speaking operators are available. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children®(800) THE-LOST (843-5678)(800) 826-7653 (TTY) National Institute of Mental Health Resource Information Center(866) 615-6464(866) 415-8051 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Runaway Switchboard(800) RUNAWAY (786-2929)(800) 621-0394 (TDD) Has access to AT&T Language Line CHILD CARENational Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center(800) 616-2242(800) 716-2242 (Fax) (800) 516-2242 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) CHILD DEVELOPMENT/PARENTINGBack to Sleep SIDS Information CampaignEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development(800) 505-CRIB (505-2742) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information Resource Center(800) 370-2943(888) 320-6942 (TTY) (866) 760-5947 (Fax) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Human Growth Foundation(800) 451-64349:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) MAGIC Foundation for Childrens Growth(800) 362-44239:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Association for the Education of Young Children(800) 424-24609:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Lekotek Center(800) 366-75299:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(800) 66-NOFAS (666-6327)9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Starlight Children's Foundation(800) 274-78278:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families(800) 899-43019:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROMESee RARE DISORDERS CHRONIC PAINAmerican Chronic Pain Association(800) 533-3231American Pain Foundation(888) 615-7246CLINICAL TRIALSCenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service(866) 219-3440National Institutes of Health Clinical Center(800) 411-1222 (Patient Recruitment)CRISIS INTERVENTIONAll operate 24 hours/7 days a week. A-WAY-OUT(800) 292-9688Provides unique crisis mediation program for parents contemplating abduction of their children, or who have already abducted their children and want to use Child Find Volunteer Family Mediators to resolve their custody dispute. Childhelp ®National Child Abuse Hotline(800) 4-A-CHILD (422-4453) Provides multilingual crisis intervention on child abuse and domestic violence issues. Gives referrals to local agencies offering counseling and other services related to child abuse, adult survivor issues, and domestic violence. Provides literature on child abuse in English and Spanish. Calls are anonymous, toll-free, and counselors are paid, degreed professionals. Covenant House Nineline(800) 999-9999Crisis line for youth, teens, and families. Locally based referrals throughout the United States. Help for youth and parents regarding drugs, abuse, homelessness, runaway children, and message relays. Girls & Boys Town National Hotline(800) 448-3000(800) 448-1833 (TDD) Provides short-term intervention and counseling and refers callers to local community resources. Counsels on parent-child conflicts, family issues, suicide, pregnancy, runaway youth, physical and sexual abuse, and other issues that impact children and families. Spanish-speaking operators are available. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®(800) THE-LOST (843-5678)(800) 826-7653 (TTY) The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. National Runaway Switchboard(800) RUNAWAY (786-2929)(800) 621-0394 (TDD) Provides crisis intervention and travel assistance information to runaways. Gives referrals to shelters nationwide. Also relays messages to, or sets up conference calls with, parents at the request of the child. Has access to AT&T Language Line. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline(800) 273-TALK (273-8255)(800) 799-4TTY (799-4889) (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. Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network(800) 656-4673Connects caller to the nearest counseling center that provides counseling for rape, abuse, and incest victims. CYSTIC FIBROSISSee RARE DISORDERS D DENTAL/ORAL HEALTHAcademy of General Dentistry(888) 243-3368(877) 292-9327 (Referral Line) American Association of Orthodontists(800) 424-2841American Dental Association(800) 947-4746 (Catalog Sales and Service)8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) CDC Division of Oral HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(800) 232-4636 (888) 232-6348 (TTY) National Oral Health Information ClearinghouseNational Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research(866) 232-4528 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) DIABETES/DIGESTIVE DISEASESAmerican Association of Diabetes Educators(800) 338-36338:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) American Diabetes Association(800) 342-2383(800) ADA-ORDER (232-6733) (Fax, Order Fulfillment) 8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.(800) 932-24239:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International(800) 533-CURE (533-2873)9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse(800) 860-8747(866) 569-1162 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse(800) 891-5389(866) 569-1162 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) DISABLING CONDITIONS/DISABILITIES ACCESSAmericans with Disabilities Act Information Line(800) 514-0301(800) 514-0383 (TTY) 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Wednesday and Friday; 12:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., Thursday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Spanish-speaking operators are available. Amputee Coalition of AmericaNational Limb Loss Information Center(888) AMP-KNOW (267-5669) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Children's Craniofacial Association(800) 535-36439:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Cleft Palate Foundation(800) 242-5338DBTAC: 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) Easter Seals(800) 221-68278:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) FACES: The National Craniofacial Association(800) 332-23739:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy(800) 886-17627:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Job Accommodation Network(800) ADA-WORK (232-9675)(800) 526-7234 (877) 781-9403 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Services available in English, Spanish, and French. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(800) 232-4636 (800) 232-6348 (TTY) National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities(800) 695-0285 (Voice/TTY)9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Rehabilitation Information Center(800) 346-27429:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Scoliosis Association(800) 800-06691:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) DOWN SYNDROMESee RARE DISORDERS DRINKING WATER SAFETYSafe Drinking Water Hotline(800) 426-4791 (English/Spanish)8:30 a.m.–5:45 p.m., Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Friday. DRUG ABUSESee also ALCOHOL ABUSE and SUBSTANCE ABUSE Drug-Free Workplace Helpline(800) 967-57529:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Drug Help(800) 378-44359:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Drug Policy Information ClearinghouseWhite House Office of National Drug Control Policy(800) 666-3332 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time). Housing and Urban Development Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse(800) 955-22328:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Pride Surveys(800) 279-63618:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) PRIDE Youth Programs(800) 668-92778:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(877) 767-4727DWARFISMHuman Growth Foundation(800) 451-64349:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) DYSLEXIAE EATING DISORDERSNational Eating Disorders Association(800) 931-2237 (Helpline)ENDOMETRIOSISSee WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAsbestos Ombudsman Hotline(800) 368-58888:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Environmental Justice Information LIneU.S. Environmental Protection Agency(800) 962-6215 (English/Spanish) 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) EPILEPSYSee RARE DISORDERS ESSENTIAL TREMORInternational Essential Tremor Foundation(888) 387-36678:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) |
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