this is actually a response to dungbeetles thread calling out for info on suicide prevention, etc. here are some phone numbers i found online;

edited to add; please view dungbeetle's original thread here;

: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=18674&site=3

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AIDS
AIDS Hotline (800) FOR-AIDS
CDC AIDS Info (800) 342-2437
The Teen AIDS Hotline(F-S, 6-12 EST) (800) 440-TEEN
TEENS TAP(Teens Teaching AIDS Prevention) (800) 234-TEEN
National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 1-800-227-8922
ALCOHOL

Alcohol Hotline (800) 331-2900
Al-Anon for Families of Alcoholics (800) 344-2666
Alcohol and Drug Helpline (800) 821-4357
Depression/Alcohol and Drug Addiction Trauma Hotline (800) 544-1177
Families Anonymous (800) 736-9805
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline (800) 622-2255
Be Sober Hotline (800) 237-6237
Spencer Recovery Center (800) 252-6465
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline 1-800-729-6686

PREGNANCY
Crisis Pregnancy Center (800) 560-0717
Crisis Pregnancy Counseling (800) 441-2670
America's Crisis Pregnancy Helpline (800) 67-BABY-6
NAPARE Alcohol, Drug and Pregnancy (800) 368-BABY
Teen Pregnancy Hotline 800-522-5006
CHILD ABUSE

Child Abuse Hotline (800) 540-4000
Child Abuse Hotline (800) 792-5200
National Child Abuse Hotline (800) 422-4453
National Child Abuse Hotline (800) 4-A-CHILD
National Helpline (800) 262-2463
Childhelp USA (800) 422-4453
Covenant House (800) 999-9999
CRISES AND SUICIDE

Crisis Helpline (for any kind of crisis) (800) 233-4357
Youth Crisis Hotline (800) 448-4663
Sanctuary Crisis Line (800) 548-5222
Crisis Line for the Handicapped (800) 426-4263
American Suicide Foundation (800) 531-4477
National Child - At Risk Hotline (800) 792-5200
SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Poison Control (800) 876-4766
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline (800) 662-4357
Cocaine Anonymous (800) 347-8998
National Help Line for substance abuse (800) 262-2463
Drug Abuse Informaiton & Referral Line (800) 662-HELP

RUNNING AWAY
Runaway Hotline (800) 231-6946
National Runaway Switchboard (800) 621-4000
National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children (800) 843-5678
National Runaway for the Hearing Impaired (800) 621-0394
Child Find of America (800) 426-5678

RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape & Abuse & Incest National Network (800) 656-HOPE
LA Rape Battery Hotline (800) 656-HOPE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233
National US Child Abuse Hotline (800) 422-4453

MEDICAL

Ask a Nurse (800) 535-1111
Anorexia and Bulimia Crisis (800) 227-4785
STD Hotline (800) 227-8922

OTHER
Grief Recovery Helpline (800) 445-4808
Shoplifters Anonymous (800) 848-9595
Family Support Network (families and children with special needs) (800) TLC-0042
United Way: Community & Social Services Information (800) 204-2803

I haven't tested these numbers, they are listed at this website:

: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hotline.htm

there are also listing of additional websites at the bottom of this page. i will add to this thread more pages/addresses as i find them.

tuck these away, folks you never know when you might need them. these are u.s. numbers i will work on international ones soon as i can.

essie

What a great reminder thread!

This is a great print-out sheet.............in or out of the org.  Just because we leave the WT, doesn't mean our lives will necessarily be peaceful.

We're just not slaves to the WT.

Have a Good Sunday.

waiting