Toll-Free Telephone Numbers

Childhelp USA/Forrester National Child Abuse Hotline - 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Childhelp USA operates the National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-Child) providing 24-hour professional crisis counseling and refferal services in all 50 states. Childhelp also provides counseling for adult and teen survivors of abuse at its Los Angeles Center, residential treatment for abused children at its Villages in California and Virginia, abuse intestigation services at its Children's Advocacy Centers in Tennessee and New York, and abuse prevention programs at the Fall Church, Virginia Office.

Family Violence Prevention Fund/Health Resource Center - 1-800-313-1310
The Family Violence and Prevention Fund (FUND) is a national, non-profit organization that focuses on domestic violence education, prevention, and public policy reform. The overriding mission of the FUND is to stem the epidemic of domestic violence in our homes. Throughout its history, the FUND has developed pioneering prevention strategies in the justice, public education, and public health fields. The FUND's publications and model programs have been distributed to every state and several foreign countries. The FUND's "There's No Excuse for Domestic Violence" campaign is the first national public education effort on this subject.

Juvenile Statistics Clearinghouse - 1-800-732-3277

Answers statistical questions and distributes the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics reports to persons seeking crime and criminal justice data. The clearinghouse also offers statistical information packages, referrals, and other related products and services.

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse - 1-800-638-8736

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice which provides national leadership, coordination and resources to prevent and treat juvenile delinquency. The Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse produces and disseminates OJJDP publications and prepares customized responses to information requests.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving - 1-800-438-MADD (6233)
Mothers Against Drtmk Driving (MADD) was established in 1980, primarily by two mothers, one whose daughter was killed and another whose daughter became the country's youngest pazaplegic as a result of drunk driving. Both crashes were caused by multiple offenders. MADD's mission is to stop dnmk driving and support victims of this violent crime. MADD has more than 500 active state organizations, chapters, and community action teams tt~roughout the nation. All chapters have at least one trained victim advocate who offers one-on-one support, literature, and court accompaniment. Many chapters also offer Victim Impact Panels, a healing experience for victims, and victim support groups.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - 1-800-843-5678
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) serves as a national clearinghouse and resource center on issues relating to child victimization, specifically the abduction and sexual exploitation of American youth. Opened in June, 1984, the National Center works in cooperation with the Office of Juveuile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) at the U.S. Department of justice in an effort to reduce crimes against children and better address the needs of victim families and the professionals serving them.

The National Center operams a 24-hour, roll-free hotline for parents to call to report a missing child; the public to relay information which could lead to a child's recovery; or for citizens m request free information on child protection. Since the National Cemer's establishment, the hotline has received approximately 900,000 calls, and over 11 million publications have been distributed. In addition to networking with other nonprofit organizations, NCMEC staff works closely with law enfomemem, child protective services, victim advocacy organizations, medical professionals, legislators, attorneys and judges in an effort to begin to close the gap in services for parents and siblings of missing and exploited children.

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

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect - 1-800-394-3366

Is a national resource for professionals and concerned citizens seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. CANet the Child Abuse and Neglect Network is an electronic service operated by NCCAN offering information on new child abuse and neglect resources and recent events, searchable database records, downloadable publication files, a conference calendar, and opportunities for professionals to exchange information with colleagues working in the field.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service - 1-800-851-3420
Is a collection of clearinghouse supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Bureau of justice Statistics, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Office for Victims of Crime. NCJRS also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. It also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

National Coalition Against Sexual Assault - 1-717-232-7460
The National Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCASA) is a membership organization committed to the prevention of sexual violence through intervention, education, advocacy and public policy. NCASA promotes and advocates a national course of action based on the sexual assault victin/survivor's perspective within a feminist framework. NCASA works toward the empowermerit of all victims/survivors: children and adults, women and men. Major NCASA initiatives Include hosting an annual National Conference and Women of Color Institute as well as producing resources for National Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.

National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233
The National Domestic Violence Hotline answers about 10,000 calls each month from those experiencing domestic violence, as well as their family and friends. We provide callers with crisis intervention, information about domestic violence and referrals to local programs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in many languages.

National Fraud Information Hotline - 1-800-876-7060

National Organization for Victim Assistance - 1-800-TRY-NOVA (1-800-879-6682)
Founded in 1975, the National Organivation for Victim Assistance (NOVA) is the oldest of the many broad-based victim rights groups now found worldwide, A nonprofit, membership organization, NOVA is guided by four purposes: to be of service m its members; to be an advocate for victim rights and services in Federal, state, and local legislatures and executive agencies; to be a training and educational resource to victim assistance and allied professionals (including police, prosecutors, clergy members, and health and mental health professionals); and to be of direct service to victims who call the NOVA offices or who have suffered in a large-scale disaster to which a NOVA "Crisis Response Team" (composed of txained volunteers) has been invited to help in the emotional recovery. NOVA publishes a Newsletter and holds two annual events: the National Forum on Victims' Rights held during NCVRW in Washington, DC, and the North American Victim Assistance Conference held in August.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence - 1-800-537-2238
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRC) provides comprehensive information, resources, policy development and technical assistance designed to enhance community response to and prevention of domestic violence. The NRC works closely with three Special Issue Resource Centers to COOrdinate information and resource development and technical assistance. The NRC and the following Special Issue Resource Centers work together as the Domestic Violence Resource Network:
National Victim Center - 1-800-FYI-CALL (1-800-394-3255)
The National Victim Center is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 in honor of Sunny yon Buiow. The Center is dedicated to reducing the consequences of crime on victixns and society by promoting victims' rights and victim assistance, and enhancing the dignity and value of human life by eliminating America's acceptance of violence. The many programs of the National Victim Center include: training and technical assistance to strengthen the abilities of victim advocates and criminal justice officials to assist and support crime victims; a legislative database containing over 27,000 statutes relevant to violence, victimization and criminal justice issues which support the public policy program efforts to establish, expand and protect victims' fights through legislation and policy development; a library with the nation's most comprehensive collection addressing crime and victimzation issues; Infolink (I-800-FYI-CALL), a comprehensive source of crime victimization information and referrals to local victim assistance programs; and the Cartington Victims' Litigation Project offering a centralized source of civil cases brought by victims of crime, as well as attorney referrals operating in this field.

Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center - 1-800-627-6872

Provides victim related information such as; domestic violence; child abuse; elderly victims; hate/bias related violence ; victim rights, and victim compensation. Materials available through the OVCRC include: training curricula for law enforcement, victim assistance personnel, and allied professionals; fact sheets outlining special programs and initiatives managed by the united States Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime; and videotapes on such diverse topics as crime victim compensation, crisis response, and child sexual abuse.

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network - 1-800-656-4673

Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Child Protection and Custody - 1-800-527-3223

Is operated by the Family Violence Project of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. The resource center offers technical assistance to judges, court workers, advocates, lawyers, child protective workers, law enforcement personnel and other professionals. Assistance includes: customized information packets; general phone information; program materials; access to publications, videos, and audio tapes; National experts database; legal case law and state statute research; Resource and training materials, and, Synergy newsletter distributed three times each year The Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAIN) 1-800/656-4673; is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that operates America's only national toll-free hotline for survivors of sexual abuse. The Hotline provides callers access to counseling 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.

Archive iconThe information on this page is archived and provided for reference purposes only.