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Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
P
PAIN
American Chronic Pain Association
(800) 533-3231
American Pain Foundation
(888) 615-7246
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PARALYSIS
AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
See also STROKE
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
(800) 225-0292
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Rehabilitation Information Center
(800) 346-2742
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
(800) 962-9629
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Paralyzed Veterans of America
(800) 424-8200
(800) 795-4327 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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PARKINSON'S DISEASE
American Parkinson’s Disease Association
(800) 223-2732
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
(800) 327-4545
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
(800) 457-6676
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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PESTICIDES
See CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES
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POISON
CONTROL
Poison Help Hotline
(800) 222-1222
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PRACTITIONER
REPORTING
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
(800) 324-5723
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PREGNANCY/MISCARRIAGE
Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth
(800) 422-4784
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
DES Action USA
(800) DES-9288 (337-9288)
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
International Childbirth Education Association
(800) 624-4934 (Book Center orders)
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Lamaze International
(800) 368-4404
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Liberty Godparent Home
(800) 542-4453
National Abortion Federation
(800) 772-9100
8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 9:00 a.m.–5:00
p.m., Saturday–Sunday (Eastern time)
National Prenatal Helpline
(800) 311-2229
(800) 504-7081 (Spanish)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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PROFESSIONALS
AboutFace
(800) 665-3223
Academy of General Dentistry
(888) 243-3368
(877) 292-9327 (Referral Line)
Academy of Laser Dentistry
(877) 527-3776
Alliance for Aging Research
(800) 639-2421
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
(800) 543-9220
American Academy of Family Physicians
(800) 274-2237
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
(888) 552-2667
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
(800) 213-7193
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
(800) 899-2226
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
American Association of Endodontists
(800) 872-3636
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
(800) 822-6637
American Association of Women Dentists
(800) 920-2293
American Chronic Pain Association
(800) 533-3231
American Council for the Blind
(800) 424-8666
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Counseling Association
(800) 347-6647
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Dental Assistants Association
(877) 874-3785
American Nurses Association
(800) 274-4ANA (274-4262)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Orthodontic Society
(800) 448-1600
AmeriFace
(888) 486-1209
Arthritis National Research Foundation
(800) 588-2873
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
(800) 477-8892
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
(800) 755-2676
7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)
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)
College of American Pathologists
(800) 323-4040
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
DBTAC: 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)
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
(800) 377-3978
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(800) 621-FEMA (621-3362)
(800) 462-7585 (TDD)
(800) 827-8112 (Fax)
Glaucoma Research Foundation
(800) 826-6693
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Immune Deficiency Foundation
(800) 296-4433
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Indian Health Service Division of Oral Health
(800) 447-3368 (Dental Vacancies)
International Childbirth Education Association
(800) 624-4934 (Book Center orders)
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
International Chiropractors Association
(800) 423-4690
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(800) 955-4572
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Lighthouse International
(800) 829-0500
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
Medical Institute for Sexual Health
(800) 892-9484 (publication orders only)
8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center, ACF
(800) 616-2242
(800) 516-2242 (TTY)
(800) 716-2242 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training
Materials
(866) 821-5355
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health Information Inquiry Service
(800) 232-4636
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (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)
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
(800) 537-2238
(800) 553-2508 (TTY)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Technical Information Service
(800) 553-6847
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Prevent Child Abuse America
(800) 244-5373
Research to Prevent Blindness
(800) 621-0026
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
School Nutrition Association
(800) 877-8822
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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RARE DISEASES/DISORDERS*
*A rare disorder is defined
as a disorder that affects less than 1 percent of the population
at any given time.
ALS Association (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
(800) 782-4747
7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time)
American Behcet’s Disease Association
(800) 723-4238
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association/Cleft
Palate Foundation
(800) 242-5338 (Parent Hotline Only)
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
American Leprosy Missions (Hansen’s Disease)
(800) 543-3135
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:00
a.m.–12:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
American SIDS Institute
(800) 232-7437
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
Batten Disease Support and Research Association
(800) 448-4570
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
(800) 606-2682
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday
Children's Tumor Foundation
(800) 323-7938
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
(800) 522-7222
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
(800) 223-8355
(800) 753-2357 (U.S.)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
(800) 344-4823
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Epilepsy Foundation of America
(800) 332-1000
(866) 748-8008 (Spanish)
(800) 332-4050 (National Epilepsy Library)
(866) 330-2718 (Publications)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Epilepsy Information Service
(800) 642-0500 (voice mail after hours)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Fibromyalgia Network
(800) 853-2929
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday (Mountain time)
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
(800) 221-7437
Genetic Alliance
(800) 336-4363
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
(888) 205-2311
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays
(Eastern time)
Histiocytosis Association of America
(800) 548-2758
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Inc.
(800) 345-4372
9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
International Rett Syndrome Association
(800) 818-7388
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation,
Ltd.
(888) ALS-1107 (257-1107)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Lupus Foundation of America
(800) 558-0121
(800) 558-0231 (Spanish)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
March of Dimes
(888) 663-4637
(800) 925-1855 (Spanish)
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
(800) 532-7667 (National Headquarters)
8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:30
a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
(888) 673-6287
8:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Muscular Dystrophy Association
(800) 572-1717
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
(800) 541-5454
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Down Syndrome Congress
(800) 232-6372
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Down Syndrome Society Hotline
(800) 221-4602
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Fibromyalgia Partnership
(866) 725-4404
National Fragile X Foundation
(800) 688-8765
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
National Hansen’s Disease Programs
(800) 642-2477
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Hemophilia Foundation
(800) 42-HANDI (424-2634)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Summer: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday,
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(877) 226-4267
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(800) 352-9424
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) LUNG LINE (222-5864)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Lymphedema Network
(800) 541-3259
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
National Marfan Foundation
(800) 8-MARFAN (862-7326)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(800) 344-4867
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
(800) 473-2310
(800) 648-2310 (Fax)
National Organization for Rare Disorders
(800) 999-6673
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation
(800) 233-7393
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Spasmodic Torticollis Association
(800) 487-8385
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death & Pregnancy Loss Resource Center
(866) 866-7437
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
(800) 942-6825 (Hotline)
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.
(800) 981-2663
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Paget's Foundation
(800) 237-2438
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
(800) 926-4797
9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
(877) 463-6757
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time)
Scleroderma Foundation
(800) 722-4673 (Helpline)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
(800) 421-8453
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
(800) 475-6473
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Spina Bifida Association
(800) 621-3141
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Spondylitis Association of America
(800) 777-8189
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Sturge-Weber Foundation
(800) 627-5482
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
(800) 372-0928
Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related
Disorders
(800) 716-SOFT (716-7638)
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
(888) 486-8738
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Trigeminal Neuralgia Association
(800) 923-3608
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
(800) 225-6872
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Turner Syndrome Society of the United States
(800) 365-9944
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
United Cerebral Palsy Association
(800) 872-5827
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
United Leukodystrophy Foundation
(800) 728-5483
8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., 7 days a week (Central time)
Vasculitis Foundation
(800) 277-9474
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time)
Wilson’s Disease Association
(866) 961-0533
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday—Friday (Eastern time)
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REDUCED-COST HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Hill-Burton Medical Care Program
(800) 638-0742
(800) 492-0359 (Maryland)
Health Resources and Services Administration Information Center
(888) 275-4772
(877) 489-4772 (TTY)
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REHABILITATION
See also DISABLING
CONDITIONS/DISABILITIES ACCESS and PARALYSIS AND SPINAL
CORD INJURY
AbleData
(800) 227-0216
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Amputee Coalition of America
National Limb Loss Information Center
(888) AMP-KNOW (267-5669)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering
(800) 736-2216
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Rehabilitation Information Center
(800) 346-2742
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
(800) 888-2876
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
See RARE DISORDERS
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S
SAFETY
See also CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health Information Inquiry Service
(800) 356-4674
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Program for Playground Safety
(800) 554-PLAY (554-7529)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Safety Council
(800) 621-7615
(800) 767-7236 (National Radon Hotline)
8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Safe Sitter
(800) 255-4089
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline
(800) 638-2772
(800) 638-8270 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Vehicle Safety Hotline
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(888) 327-4236
(800) 424-9153 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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SEXUAL EDUCATION
Medical Institute for Sexual Health
(800) 892-9484 (publication orders only)
8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
(800) 230-7526 (Recording)
(800) 669-0156 (Order line)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
See also AIDS/HIV
American Social Health Association
(800) 227-8922
9:00 a.m.–6:00 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)
(888) 282-7681 (Fax)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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SKIN DISEASE
Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types,
Inc.
(800) 545-3286
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(877) 226-4267
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Psoriasis Foundation
(800) 723-9166
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
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SMOKING/SMOKELESS TOBACCO
National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse
(866) 232-4528
Smoking Quitline of the
National Cancer Institute
(877) 44U-QUIT (448-7848)
(800) 332-8615 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Smoking, Tobacco and Health Information Line
Office on Smoking and Health, CDC
(800) 232-4636 (Recording)
(800) 784-8669 (QUIT NOW)
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
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SPINAL CORD
INJURY
See PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
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STROKE
See also PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
American Heart Association Stroke Connection
(888) 478-7653
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke
(800) 352-9424
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Stroke Association
(800) STROKES (787-6537)
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
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STUTTERING
National Center for Stuttering
(800) 221-2483
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Stuttering Association
(800) We Stutter (937-8888)
Stuttering Foundation of America
(800) 992-9392
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
See also ALCOHOL
ABUSE and DRUG ABUSE
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
(800) 269-4237 (Recording)
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(877) 767-4727
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SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
See RARE DISORDERS
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SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINES
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK (273-8255)
(800) 799-4TTY (779-4889) (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.
The Trevor Helpline
(866) 4-U-TREVOR (488-7386)
The Trevor Helpline is a national toll-free suicide prevention hotline aimed at gay and questioning youth. It’s open 24 hours a day, 7days a week, 365 days a year. Teens with nowhere to turn can call and talk confidentially to trained counselors and find local resources.
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SURGERY/FACIAL
PLASTIC SURGERY
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc.
(888) 475-2784 (Referral Service)
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TRAUMA
American Trauma Society
(800) 556-7890
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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U
UROLOGICAL DISORDERS
American Association of Kidney Patients
(800) 749-2257
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Kidney Fund
(800) 638-8299
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 9:00
a.m.–2:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
American Urological Association
(866) RING-AUA (746-4282)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Health Care Services
National Kidney Foundation
(800) 622-9010
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Association for Continence
(800) 252-3337
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
Clearinghouse
(800) 891-5390
(866) 569-1162 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
PKD Foundation
(800) 753-2873
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Simon Foundation for Continence
(800) 237-4666
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time)
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V
VENEREAL DISEASES
See SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
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VETERANS
National Veterans Services Fund, Inc.
(800) 521-0198
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Paralyzed Veterans of America
(800) 424-8200
(800) 795-4327 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(800) 827-1000
Veterans Special Issue Helpline
Department of Veterans Affairs
(800) 749-8387 (Agent Orange/Persian Gulf War)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-SAFE (799-7233)
(800) 787-3224 (TTY)
National Organization for Victim Assistance
(800) TRY-NOVA (879-6682)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
(800) 656-4673
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VISION
See also LIBRARY
SERVICES
American Council of the Blind
(800) 424-8666
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Braille Institute of America
(800) BRAILLE (272-4553)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
EyeCare America
(800) 222-3937
Foundation Fighting Blindness
(800) 683-5555
(800) 683-5551 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Glaucoma Research Foundation
(800) 826-6693
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
(800) 548-4337
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Guide Dogs for the Blind
(800) 295-4050
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
Lighthouse International
(800) 829-0500
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
Louisiana Center for the Blind
(800) 234-4166
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Association for Parents of Children with
Visual Impairments
(800) 562-6265
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
(800) 438-9376
(800) 854-7013 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800) 255-0411 (Voice/TTY)
8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Prevent Blindness America
(800) 331-2020
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Vision Council of America
(800) 424-8422
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W
WOMEN
Endometriosis Association
(800) 992-3636 (Recording)
National Osteoporosis Foundation
(800) 231-4222
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
Womenshealth.gov
(800) 994-9662
(888) 220-5446 (TDD)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays
(Eastern time)
Women’s Sports Foundation
(800) 227-3988
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., 9:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday
(Eastern time)
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information—
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