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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
The Trevor Lifeline (Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth)
866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)
Veterans' Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), press 1
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
24-hour online hotline
Treatment Referral Hotline (Substance Abuse)
1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)
CDC-INFO (Formerly known as the CDC National STD and AIDS Hotline)
1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
Local Authorities
911
How to call the police
Dating abuse:
loveisrespect
The Safe Space
Digital abuse / cyberbullying:
A THIN LINE (MTV's digital abuse campaign)
Wired Safety
Eating disorders:
National Eating Disorders Association
Hotline: 1-800-931-2237 (8:30am-4:30pm Pacific time)
Girls' and women's health:
National Women's Health Information Center
Hotline: 1-800-994-9662 (Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm)
Girlshealth.gov
Mental health and suicide prevention:
Half of Us (mtvU's mental health campaign)
The Trevor Project provides suicide prevention for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for Veterans
Phone number blocking:
A THIN LINE (MTV's digital abuse campaign)
Relationships and sexual health:
CDC's National HIV and STD Testing Resources
It's Your Sex Life (MTV's sexual health campaign)
Planned Parenthood
Sexual assault:
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
Social networking sites:
Facebook Safety Center
MySpace Support
Twitter Harassment and Violent Threats Policy
Substance abuse:
MTV's substance abuse resource page
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration's Facility Locator
Veterans:
BRAVE (MTV's veterans resource page)
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America