(***Updated for February 2023)
Helplines
- National Child Abuse Hotline:
1-800-422-4453 (4 A CHILD) Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For help or questions about child abuse or child neglect, call the hotline, then push 1 to talk to a counselor. - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-TALK (8255) If you, or someone you know, is having thoughts of suicide, call to be connected to an available local certified crisis center. Available 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. - FBI – Report Threats and Federal Crimes:
Call 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) - National Hotline to Report a Missing Child
(Natl. Center for Missing & Exploited Children):
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST®)
Report any information regarding a missing child to NCMEC®s Call Center. Operators are available 24-hours a day to receive sightings. - National Runaway Safeline:
1-800-786-2929 (1-800-RUNAWAY) or Text 66008
Call if you are a teenager who is thinking of running from home, if you have a friend who has run and is looking for help, or if you are a runaway ready to go home. - National Human Trafficking Resource Center:
1-888-373-7888, 24 hours a day/7 days a week
Text “HELP” or “INFO” to 233733 (BeFree), Hours of Operation: 3:00pm – 11:00pm EST
Links
For Sexual Abuse Survivors:
- RAINN: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network – The nation’s largest anti-sexual assault organization. Carries out youth-friendly programs to help victims and ensure rapists are brought to justice.
- FBI Report Threats and Federal Crimes: Fill out the Online Tips and Public Leads form at tips.fbi.gov
For Parents:
- National Sex Offender Public Registry – Provided as a public service by the United States Department of Justice.
- Child Welfare League of America – Association of public and private nonprofit agencies that assist more than 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a range of services.
- USDOJ: Office of Justice Programs – Partnerships for safer communities.
- American Academy of Pediatrics – Dedicated to the health of all children.
- NetLingo.com – Houses thousands of definitions that easily explain the Internet and the online world of business, technology, and communication.
- Project Safe Childhood – is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.
Missing Children:
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – (NCMEC) Helps find missing children and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
- CodeAmber.org – The Web’s Amber Alert System
