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The ANAD Helpline purpose is to provide answers to questions, referrals, and overall support for those in eating disorder recovery and their friends and families.

Provides support, crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referral, and advocacy to families and individuals experiencing intimate partner violence. Assists individuals and families in accessing First Step's advocacy, counseling, and emergency shelter services.

Provide those in need with immediate tools and support to empower survivors to move toward safety, self-sufficiency and lives free from abuse. 24-Hour Helpline (757) 258-5051 Toll-free Helpline (833) 537-0970

This department works for students, parents, and graduates who wish to reduce their monthly student loan payments by consolidating. Counselors are experts in all options available, to catch up missed payments, cure defaults, defer payments and reduce payments. A handy mobile app is available for this and more helplines: http://careconnectusa.org/trusted-helplines/

Online chat service for veterans in emotional distress available at: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Veterans. Veterans are encouraged to chat online anonymously with a counselor. Friends and family members of a veteran in crisis are also welcomed to use Veterans Chat. Offered in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Responds to requests for information from persons with epilepsy and other seizure disorders, their family members and the general public. Provides referrals to local sources of aid. Send email requests through the web site.

The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is the first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 to all residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.

Confidential crisis intervention, information and referral, medical advocacy, and general advocacy is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This vital resource is for anyone needing support or information regarding sexual assault, sexual abuse and stalking.

Offers crisis intervention, support, information, advocacy and referrals to anyone who is a victim of sexual abuse or assault.

Offer referral to our community partners in Health and Medical Services, Human Services, Animal and Environmental Services, and Youth and Education Services. Also offers The TALK Helpline (434) 924-8255 is available 24 hours (September 9-May 10) annually. This is a student-run, student-operated program, staffed entirely of volunteers, affiliated with Madison House. Strives to provide callers with an emphatic ear for any sort of issue they wish to discuss. While HELP LINE volunteers complete a training program, we are not professionals, and so we focus on finding long-term services in the community for our callers, such as counseling services, medical services, drug treatment programs, and the like.

Provides nationwide services for families, law enforcement and other professionals in the prevention of cases of abducted, endangered and sexually exploited children. Serves as a clearing house for missing and exploited children. Also offers a National Emergency Child Locator Center: In the event of a natural disaster, the National Emergency Child Locator Center will: * Establish a toll-free hotline to receive reports of displaced children; * Create a website to provide information about displaced children; * Deploy staff to the location of a declared disaster area to gather information about displaced children; * Provide information to the public about additional resources; * Partner with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; and * Refer reports of displaced adults to the Attorney General's designated authority and the National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System.

Offers caregiver preparation to help families understand the disease process and caregiver challenges; counseling and support for families and caregivers experiencing emotional or stressful challenges; and information and referral services to assist with locating and utilizing professional and community resources. Call for more information or assistance.

Dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment. Receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Programs and services also include residential treatment services (villages); children's advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every April.

Provides a nationwide toll-free hotline for help with gay and lesbian issues. Offers free and confidential peer-counseling, information and referrals. Discusses coming-out issues, relationship concerns, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer-sex information and other issues with callers of all ages. Additional numbers available: LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline: 1-888-688-5428 (1-888-OUT-LGBT) LGBT National Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743 (1-800-246-PRIDE) LGBT National Senior Hotline: 1-888-234-7243 LGBT Switchboard of New York: 212-989-0999

Operates a 24-hour hotline. Provides counseling and emotional support for survivors of sexual assault and incest. Also offers advocacy through criminal justice and medical procedures, and legal/ medical referrals. Provides advocates to accompany survivors to a hospital for the SANE exam (forensic exam) on an on-call basis. Can provide advocates to accompany survivors to the police department or the courts with 48 hours notice to the business office. Offers educational presentations and professional training on issues related to sexual violence.

The Victim Assistance Helpline helps crime victims understand their rights and options, connect with resources, access referrals and identify next steps.

Family Advocacy promote healthy military family development through the prevention, identification, and treatment of intimate partner violence and child abuse and neglect. As well as assisting commands in support of the involved service members and families. FAP stresses early intervention and education to protect victims and increase family competencies. Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline (Out of State): (804) 786-8536 Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline (Virginia): (800) 552-7096 National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233

A free, confidential hotline is available 24 hours a day, with trained crisis intervention staff and volunteers answering all calls. Translators are available via language lines for non-English speaking callers. In addition, TTY is available for individuals in crisis who are deaf/hard of hearing.

Ashiyanaa provide support services and referrals to all South Asians. Services include: 1) Toll-free, Confidential Helpline 2) Emergency Help (immediate needs) 3) Safety Guidance 4) Case Management (emotional support, referrals: legal, medical, social) 5) Develop and implement a plan to achieve social and economic self-sufficiency (career counseling, economic planning, and community interest/support groups) 6) Education, Community Outreach, and Partnerships

Provides a hotline that offers a place for teens to talk with peers in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Can call, email, and text through the web site from anywhere in the United States.

The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance.

Provides a hotline to report sick or dying farm birds. An outbreak of a bird disease such as Exotic Newcastle Disease or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza could not only harm your birds, it could kill other nearby birds and quickly spread through your flock. In order to prevent such an outbreak, USDA, in cooperation with States, has begun a campaign to promote avian health by encouraging bird owners to report sick or suspicious birds to your veterinarian, and/or extension agent and to practice good biosecurity. In the Northwest Region of Virginia, call the Harrisonburg Lab at (540)209-9120. Look for Signs. Watch for signs of disease or unexpected deaths among your birds. Report Sick Birds. Dont wait! Early detection can make a difference. If your birds are sick or dying, call USDA's Veterinary Services toll free at (866)536-7593, or your State Veterinarian or local extension agent to find out why. Practice Backyard Biosecurity. Keep your birds free from disease. Restrict traffic on your property, and disinfect shoes, clothes and hands to prevent the possible spread of disease.

If you or someone you know is a victim of elder fraud, we encourage you to call the Hotline at 833-FRAUD-11 (833-372-8311). Professional case managers will assist you with reporting the crime and connect you with other resources as needed. The hotline is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time.

Offers in-depth information on AT devices, services and funding to consumers, family members, professionals, employers, case managers and other service providers. The information specialist collaborates with service professionals, vendors and manufacturers to develop a statewide network assistive technology vendors and to obtain information on new and emerging technologies. May provide limited transportation to clients when no other options are available. If there are any questions relative to transportation, please call.

Provides a crisis intervention hotline, a free and confidential telephone service with comprehensive information on, and referral to, local human service agencies/services to callers. Northern Shenandoah Valley 24 Hour Crisis Hotlines are listed below: Winchester City, Frederick & Clarke Counties: (540)667-0145 Page County: (540)743-3733 Shenandoah County: (540)459-4742 Warren County: (540)635-4357