Help Hotlines
Many investigators are unsure of available resources or of a proper response when a subject discloses an intent to harm themselves or others. The following list is to aid you during your research and in completing your IRBWISE application.

CHILD ABUSE

National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-Child

Chicago Department of Human Services
1615 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
312-746-8545
or 311

US Department of Health and Human Services
National Clearinghouse on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
1-800-628-1696

Evanston Shelter for Battered Women and Their Children/Evanston, Illinois
847-864-8780

Between Friend (Friends of Battered Women and Their Children)
1-800-603-HELP

Juvenile Bureau- Evanston Police Department, Evanston, Illinois
847-866-5050

Warm Line/Parenting Resource Network/Illinois
847-675-3555

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (799-7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TDD)

National Organization for Victim Assistance
1-800-TRY-NOVA (879-6682)

Chicago Domestic Violence Help Line
Phone: 1-877-863-6338
TTY: 1-877-863-6339

Chicago Domestic Violence Assistance Programs
Garfield Human Services Center
10 S. Kedzie
312-746-5400
King Human Services Center
4314 S. Cottage Grove
312-747-2300
Trina Davila Human Services Center
4345 W. Armitage Ave.
312-744-2014

DRUG ABUSE

US Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
1-800-662-HELP (4357), 1-800-487-4889 (TDD), 877-767-8432 (Spanish)

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
1-800-729-6686

Drug-Free Workplace Helpline
1-800-967-5752

Cocaine National Hotline
1-800-COCAINE

Alcoholics Anonymous
1-888-4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666)

Al-Anon and Alateen - Oak Park, Illinois
847-848-2707

National Intervention Referral - Drug and Alcohol Interventions
1-800-399-3612

Alcoholics' Anonymous en Espanol/Des Plaines, Illinois
847-298-6251

Alcoholics Anonymous Greater Chicagoland
1-800-371-1475

Alcoholics Anonymous
405 W. Wacker Dr.
Room 422
Chicago, Illinois 60606
24-hour hotlines: (312) 346-1475 and (800) 234-0420

NarcAnon Hotline - Reverend Janet Tate
Second Baptist Church
1717 Benson Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
312-906-9301

Alateen
1-888-4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666)

Marijuana Anonymous
1-800-766-6779 -- info and local referrals

HOMELESS HELP

Chicago Health & Human Services – Homeless Outreach
311
North Area Center
312-744-2580
South Chicago Center
312-747-0331

US Department of Health and Human Services
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
1-800-444-7415

PREGNACY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline
1-800-227-8922

National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline
1-800-848-5683

CDC National STD/AIDS Hotline
1-800-227-8922 English (STD)
1-800-342-2437 English (AIDS)
1-800-344-7432 (Spanish)
1-800-243-7889 (TDD)

Chicago Division of STD/HIV/AIDS Surveillance
312-747-9812

Planned Parenthood - Chicago, Illinois
312-592-6700
National: 1-800-230-PLAN

Courage Program/Pregnancy – Oak Lawn, Illinois
708-636-8001

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

American Counseling Association
800-347-6647

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD)
P.O. Box 7, Highland Park, Illinois
847-831-3438

Mental Health Association of Illinois Valley
1-888-799-7373 or 309-673-7373

National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
730 North Franklin Street
Chicago, IL 60610
1-800-82-NDMDA

RUNAWAY RESOURCES

National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4000
1-800-621-0394 (TDD)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., 24-hour voice mail

SUICIDE PREVENTION

Suicide Prevention Hotline
National Crisis Help Line
1-800-SUICIDE

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Suicide Prevention
773-769-6200 -- Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago

Suicide Hotline
1-800-999-9999

In-Touch Hotline
Chicago Counseling Center
University of Illinois
312-996-5535

Dupage County Access & Crisis Center
630-627-1700

OTHER HELP LINES

National Youth Crisis Hotline
1-800-448-4663

Elder Abuse Hotline
1-800-252-8966

Elder Info Line
National Hotline
866-847-4418

Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-843-4564

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline
1-888-340-4528

National Council on Problem Gambling
1-800-522-4700

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National (RAIN) Network
1-800-656-4673