Additional Resources
-
Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) Youth Division, 202-576-6768
-
MPD non emergency, 202-727-1010
-
Child Protective Services (“CPS”) 800-422-4453
Boys Town National Hotline
800-448-3000
Counselors answer questions 24/7 for boys and
girls and provide short-term crisis intervention
and make referrals to crisis prevention centers
in the US for children of all ages and their
caregivers. They will respond to text as well.
Child Help U.S.A. National Child
Abuse Hotline 800-4-A-CHILD
Stay on the line to talk with a professional crisis
counselor who is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week.
Covenant House
Hotline 202-610-9600
A direct 24-hour crisis hotline for runaway
or homeless children which provides
counseling and assistance.
​
National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-SAFE (7233)
Merged with Teen Intimate Partner Violence
Hotline. A referral service for battered
women’s shelters, support groups, counseling
agencies, and legal consultants.
National Runaway
Safeline 800-786-2929
Confidential hotline for runaways and families
— provides crisis intervention, gives area
shelter listing for runaways,also serves as a
resource for other agencies which can help in
reuniting runaways with their families.
Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services and Administration
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Provides names and telephone numbers of
treatment facilities for those dependent on
drugs. Available 24 hours a day.
Take It Down/National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) 1-800-THE-LOST (800-843-5678, Ext 4)
The Take It Down 24/7 hotline numberprovides instructions on removing unauthorized sexually explicit images or
videos from social media within 48 hours.