Crises Hotlines

This guide lists crisis intervention agencies that may be able to provide valuable assistance to you in changing or altering many crisis situations. Domestic violence, rape, suicide, kidnapping, child and/or spouse abuse are some examples or crises. Specifically, domestic violence refers to an act of assault or aggression by one or more family members toward another person within you immediate or extended family. These toll-free phone numbers are all national in scope for the U.S.

Rape hotline: 

• RAINN:   1-800-656-Hope 
    YWCA Rape hotline: 1-888-293-2080 (for Illinois residents)

Runaways:

• National Runaway Switchboard:  1-800-621-4000

Sexual Addiction:

• Christians for Sexual Integrity: serving individuals and families impacted by sexual brokenness.
• OASISS (Offering A Sanctuary for those Injured by Sexual Shame), offers Helpand Hope to sex addicts and their families. Email:
• webmaster@helpandhope.org Hotline: 888-HELPHOPE  toll-free, day or night.
• Overcomers Outreach, Inc: 1-800-310-3001; 1-714-491-3000 Anaheim, CA
• Pure Intimacy: addressing online sexual temptation. A Focus on the Family resource.
  

Suicide hotline:

• Rapha: 1-800-383-Hope(4673)