Family troubles - resources

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For help in an immediate crisis, call or text 988.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Line offers free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The following organizations are good resources for information on child abuse, incest, domestic violence, and family troubles:

Administration for Children & Families -- www.acf.hhs.gov
Childhelp -- www.childhelp.org
Child Welfare Information Gateway -- www.childwelfare.gov
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network -- www.nctsn.org/about-us/contact-us/get-help-now
National Domestic Violence Hotline -- www.thehotline.org
National Runaway Safeline -- www.1800runaway.org
Prevent Child Abuse America -- preventchildabuse.org
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) -- rainn.org

Review Date: 1/1/2025

Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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