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Topic: Crisis hotline


In the News (Mon 6 Sep 10)

  
  Crisis Intervention of Houston
In 1970, Crisis Hotline was born with one phone line and a one-page list of referral agencies, a small group of volunteers were determined to provide 24-hour telephone crisis counseling and information.
Crisis Intervention of Houston continues to meet our mission to serve people in crisis by providing 24-hour telephone and web-based counseling, suicide prevention and intervention education, links to community resources, and community education.
The goal of CIH is to serve persons in crisis and overcome the barriers to help due to fear, isolation, abuse, physical disability, health, language, age, income, location, problem type or timing of the crisis.
www.crisishotline.org   (134 words)

  
 We Care America - Community Crisis Hotline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Community Crisis Hotline began in 1991, as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Chaplain program, after frustrations were expressed by deputies about their inability to offer real solutions to people they encountered struggling with suicide, domestic violence, substance abuse, family conflict and other life problems.
Hotline cards are distributed to over 400 community organizations and passed out by police officers, social workers and other front-line civil servants.
Community Crisis Hotline's two programs are a 24-hour crisis hotline and a Crisis Response Team dispatched to sheriff deputies to provide immediate support to crisis victims.
www.wecareamerica.org /cchmoh.asp   (486 words)

  
 Crisis Hotline - American Camp Association
The ACA Camp Crisis Hotline is a 24 hour a day service to all ACA camps.
The Hotline serves as a resource for camps in crisis and provides callers the opportunity to talk through their crisis with a trained third-party.
While the hotline is not a medical nor legal "expert" call line – it can help you think through your issues and discuss options.
www.acacamps.org /member/hotline.php   (64 words)

  
 Reforms to the crisis hotline
A crisis hotline needs to be as nonpolitical as possible so that it may be perceived as a source of support for as many students as it can.
Training to be a crisis counselor as well as the services provided by the hotline should be well advertised so that students and staff feel that the hotline is a supportive and welcoming resource.
Hotline counselors must not have a duty to report what callers tell them so that callers know that the calls are confidential and that there will be no results of the call that they have not initiated.
www.oberlin.edu /stupub/ocreview/2004/4/23/commentary/article2.html   (588 words)

  
 Hotline for unplanned pregnancies, expectant parents mothers fathers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On October1, 2001, Adoption: Legalized Lies introduced 1-866-4 1 TRUTH, a hotline designed to provide information and support to expectant families who may be considering adoption.
Calls to the hotline will be answered by true parents and adopted adults, who can give families the information that they would not hear from an adoption agency or socialworker.
In hopes of protecting other families from the adoption industry, the hotline will provide not only information on the effects of adoption but will also give parents ways to keep their children.
www.exiledmothers.com /speaking_out/hotline.html   (557 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This hotline is for those seeking assistance in locating, or wishing to report information regarding, missing or exploited children.
This hotline offers information and referral services, counseling, and assistance to victims of domestic violence, their children, other family members, and the public.
This hotline offers crisis counseling and referral services to victims of crime and their families.
www.ncfy.com /hotline.htm   (457 words)

  
 Crisis Hotline for Victims of Hurricane Katrina - The ALS Association
By dialing 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), callers will be connected to a network of local crisis centers across the country that are committed to crisis counseling.
Callers to the hotline will receive counseling from trained staff at the closest certified crisis center in the network.
People who are in emotional distress or suicidal can call at any time from anywhere in the nation to talk to a trained worker who will listen to and assist callers in getting the mental health help they need.
www.alsa.org /news/article.cfm?id=768   (223 words)

  
 2005.09.07: Crisis Hotline Available for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
By dialing 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), callers will be connected to a network of local crisis centers across the country that are committed to crisis counseling.
Callers to the hotline will receive counseling from trained staff at the closest certified crisis center in the network.
People who are in emotional distress or suicidal can call at any time from anywhere in the nation to talk to a trained worker who will listen to and assist callers in getting the mental health help they need.
www.hhs.gov /news/press/2005pres/20050907.html   (268 words)

  
 Maryland Crisis Hotline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Services for crisis can range from addressing the needs of the homeless, family conflicts, emotional difficulties, and suicide attempts to large scale disaster response.
Community Crisis Services strives to provide the best service it can for all types of crisis from counseling the caller to referring the caller to a service that can provide a greater range of services to suit the individuals needs.
Whatever your crisis is, if you need someone to talk with, we're here when you need us.
www.communitycrisis.org /maryland_crisis_hotline.htm   (529 words)

  
 Crisis
Crisis intervention is a process by which a counselor identifies, assesses, and intervenes with the individual in crisis so as to restore balance and reduce the effects of the crisis in his/her life.
NIDA Hotline is a confidential information and referral line that directs callers to cocaine abuse treatment centers in the local community.
The Homeless Hotline is a 24 hour-a-day, 365 day-a-year information, referral, and crisis intervention service to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
www.orgsites.com /ny/americanhomelesssociety/_pgg5.php3   (994 words)

  
 Untitled-5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Community Crisis Response Team is a group of mental health and health professionals who have been trained to address the needs of people who have experienced a traumatic event.
The Crisis Team provides group sessions that are designed to reduce the probability that those exposed to the traumatic event will suffer long term psychological consequences.
The Crisis Team is available to help if an incident occurs in New Hanover County.
www.coastalhorizons.org /cis.htm   (248 words)

  
 Suicide prevention: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
With over 120 crisis centers across the country, our mission is to provide immediate assistance to anyone seeking mental health services.
From immediate suicidal crisis to information about mental health, crisis centers in our network are equiped to take a wide range of calls.
This blog was created to encourage discussion among crisis centers within the Lifeline network and other members of the suicide prevention community.
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org   (410 words)

  
 Crisis Hotline
The American Association of Police Officers’ “OFFICER-DOWN CRISIS HOTLINE” is an important new resource for law enforcement officers and their agencies in the critical days following a line-of-duty death.
The HOTLINE also provides law enforcement leaders prompt access to one of the nation’s foremost authorities on police funeral and memorial services -- John Cooley.
Not every department can afford to fly John to their hometown — that is why our Hotline’s free phone consultation service will stay with you through any and all aspects of the planning.
www.policeusa.com /html/crisis_hotline.html   (496 words)

  
 Mental Health Today Crisis Hotline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
If you are presently in a crisis and/or feeling suicidal, you will find a list of telephone numbers and /or email addresses below of caring volunteers.
Though these volunteers have received some training, they are not mental health professionals and are not a substitute for professional assistance.
You too can find this stability in your life, but right now, let's get you out of crisis and out of risk for self harm.
www.mental-health-today.com /suicide/hotline.htm   (1177 words)

  
 home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The In-Touch Hotline is a free crisis intervention, counseling, and referral service offered to UIC students and members of the greater Chicagoland area.
The Hotline is staffed by volunteers trained through the UIC Paraprofessional Program.
Calls placed to the Hotline remain confidential and are treated in an objective, non-judgmental fashion.
www.uic.edu /depts/counselctr/counseling/intouch.htm   (115 words)

  
 Help Hotline Crisis Center, Inc - Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention
The Help Hotline Crisis Center, Inc. is a non-profit, private corporation serving a geographic area that includes Mahoning County, Columbiana County, and portions of Trumbull County, with special contracts providing services to Trumbull and Ashtabula Counties.
Personal accounts from a male perspective confirm that, without treatment, symptoms can last a long time and alter lives.
Please join us in raising awareness of suicide and remembering those loved ones who have lost their lives by purchasing a Healing Light candle from coffeeandcandles.com, 50% of the sales will go directly to the operation of the Help Hotline Crisis Center.
www.helphotline.org   (196 words)

  
 Teen & Parent Crisis Hotline - Suicide, Depression, School & Abuse Help
The Girls and Boys Town National Hotline is a 24-hour crisis, resource and referral line.
In 2006, nearly 450,000 children and families were helped through the Girls and Boys Town National Hotline, and over the past decade, more than 7 million callers have found help at the end of the line.
Information about the Girls and Boys Town national hotline is printed on more than 20 million pizza boxes each year, thanks to Godfather’s Pizza.
www.girlsandboystown.org /hotline/index.asp   (237 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Niger food crisis timeline
The food crisis was predicted after poor harvests last year, so why was the situation allowed to become so serious?
The government still plays down the scale of the crisis, saying it should not be "politicised".
But its food crisis is not mentioned at the G8 summit in Gleneagles.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/4699643.stm   (576 words)

  
 CRISIS NUMBERS- Resource Guide (NAMI Maine)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Crisis team will come to home to evaluate person.
A short-term residential crisis intervention treatment program for individuals 18 years of age and older who are experiencing a severe emotional crisis.
Crisis, mental health and substance abuse hotline, phone support and intervention, face-to-face assessment and intervention, mobile crisis response for adults and children, 24 hours day/7 days a week for all residents of York County.
me.nami.org /crisisnumbers.html   (331 words)

  
 Counseling Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Short term, intensive crisis stabilization within a hospital setting for persons who need time away from their normal living environment.
A program providing crisis intervention and stabilization on a 24 hour, 7-days/week basis.
For a period of up to 14 days, the person lives at the facility and receives a broad range of counseling interventions.
www.sixcounty.org /cs.html   (255 words)

  
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The Department of Health and Human Services announced the availability  of a toll-free hotline for people in crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
By dialing (800) 273-TALK (800-273-8255), callers will be connected to a network of local crisis centers across the country that are committed to crisis counseling.
We have all been touched by this tragedy, and profound sadness, grief, and anger are normal reactions that many people may experience," HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said.  "We want people to know that we have a nationwide team of crisis counseling experts available to help people through their grief and loss."
www.texmed.org /Template.aspx?id=4325   (167 words)

  
 Suicide Prevention and Hotline for Mental Health Today
Visit Mental Health Matters for information and articles on a variety of mental health topics; Get Mental Help to find a therapist or list your practice; and Psych Forums for message boards on a variety of mental health topics.
If you are not actively suicidal but need support, I encourage you to call your local suicide/crisis hotline or your Dr. or therapist.
It may be better to call a local hotline as they may be familiar with your local resources.
www.mental-health-today.com /suicide   (180 words)

  
 emergency resources
If you are in crisis, 1st call 911 while you're looking in the front of your local yellow pages the local suicide prevention hotline or crisis center or try your local Gay and Lesbian Center, which usually offers referrals for counseling, domestic violence and suicide prevention..
All calls to the hotline are connected to nurses, pharmacists, and doctors at the closest poison center.
You can refer troubled familise to the Hotline which is staffed by caring pofessionals.
www.menstuff.org /resources/resourcefiles/emergency.html   (1429 words)

  
 Crisis/Hotline Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Provides short-term crisis intervention and counseling and referrals to local community resources.
24-hour-a-day hotline, Provides crisis intervention and referrals to local services and shelters for victims of partner or spousal abuse.
Information, crisis intervention, and referrals to local rehab centers for all types of drug dependency.
www.girlshrink.com /hotline_links.html   (445 words)

  
 Kids in Trouble Help Page - Hotline Phone numbers
Provides multilingual crisis intervention and proffesional counseling on child abuse.
DIAL 163 - Conducts rescue operations based on crisis calls on the 163 hotline number.
The Hotline operates 24 hours a day with trained counselors and social workers working on a daily 3-shift basis.
www.geocities.com /EnchantedForest/2910/hotlines.html   (599 words)

  
 National 1-800 Crisis Hotlines
Provides multilingual crisis intervention and professional counseling on child abuse.
Provides crisis intervention and referrals to local services and shelters for victims of partner or spousal abuse.
Operates a hotline for reporting missing children and sightings of missing children.
www.allaboutcounseling.com /crisis_hotlines.htm   (744 words)

  
 CrisisLink Hotline
CrisisLink's 24-hour suicide, crisis, and information/referral Hotline provides callers with the tools they need to help themselves.
Staffed by trained volunteers and crisis line workers, this free service gives individuals problem-solving skills and information regarding community resources so that they may better cope with emotional trauma, personal and family crisis.
We are one of only 79 agencies nationwide whose crisis counseling and suicide prevention services are certified by the American Association of Suicidology.
www.crisislink.org /services/hotline.html   (166 words)

  
 Noah Project - The Crisis Hotline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Crisis Hotline is primarily a lifeline for victims seeking help, but it is also a resource for people who are concerned about loved ones that may be suffering abuse, or people who just want information about family violence.
If a caller’s needs cannot be met by Noah Project, the hotline worker will refer the caller to an appropriate source of help.
The crisis hotline number is 676-7107 or 1-800-444-3551, and it is answered 24-hours a day, 365 days a year by Noah Project staff members and volunteers.
www.noahproject.org /hotline.html   (96 words)

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