Quick List of Self-Help and Hotline Phone Numbers
Police-Fire-Medical Emergencies…911
Crisis and Suicide Prevention Hotline (24-hr)…………….215-686-4420
General Hotlines
American Anorexia Bulimia Association of Philadelphia...215-221-1864
Childline (reporting suspected incidents, Pennsylvania)…..800-932-0313
CHOICE (Reproductive Health Care Options)……………215-985-3300
Poisoning Control Center……………………215-386-2100 / 800-222-1222
CDC National HIV/AIDS Hotline..………………………800-342-2437
National Domestic Violence Hotline (24-hr)……………800-799-7233
Philadelphia AIDS Hotline…………………………………215-985-2437
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hotline……………………800-227-8922
Women in Transition Hotline (counseling & advocacy for
women endangered by domestic violence)………………215-751-1111
Women Organized Against Rape Hotline (24-hr) (sexual assault
counseling and advocacy)………………………………215-985-3333
Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline……………………866-723-3014
Self-Help Groups
Al-Anon/Alateen………………………………………215-222-5244
Alcoholics Anonymous…………………………….……215-923-7900
Child Abuse Prevention Effort …………………………215-831-8877
Cocaine Anonymous…………………215-333-7798 / 866-777-0983
Gamblers Anonymous……………………………………215-468-1991
Incest Survivors Anonymous……………………………215-848-3830
Narcotics Anonymous……………………………………215-440-8400
Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous…………………………215-731-9760
General Resources
First Call for Help (information & referral service)………215-568-3750
Lawyer Referral & Information Service…………………215-238-6333
Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (civil rights
issues & intergroup conflict)……………………………215-686-4670
Thomas Jefferson Univ. Substance Abuse Treatment Prog…215-790-9942
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (legal/business advice)………215-545-3385
Volunteer Centers of the United Way (Philadelphia)…………215-665-2474