Quick List of Self-Help and Hotline Phone Numbers
Police-Fire-Medical Emergencies…911
Crisis and Suicide Prevention 24-hr Hotline………215-686-4420
General Hotlines
American Anorexia Bulimia Association of Philadelphia...215-221-1864
Childline (reporting suspected child abuse, PA)…............800-932-0313
CHOICE Reproductive Hotline ( Health Care Options)……215-985-3300
Poisoning Control Center………………….........................800-222-1222
CDC National HIV/AIDS Hotline..………………………........800-232-4636
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 (domestic violence)………… 215-751-1111
Women Organized Against Rape 24-hr Hotline...........……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 ………………………….......215-624-1101
Cocaine Anonymous…………..215-333-7798 or toll-free 866-777-0983
Gamblers Anonymous…………………………………….....888-442-7085
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
Philadelphia Bar Assn Lawyer Referral & Info Service .....215-238-6333
Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (civil rights
issues & intergroup conflict)…………………………….......215-686-4670
Thomas Jefferson U. 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