National Runaway Switchboard 1-800-621-3230 This hot-line is a referal service for youths in personal crisis. They serve residents of Lake County, Illinois. National number: 1-800-621-4000Child Abuse National Hotline 1-800-252-2873, 1-800-25ABUSE Cocaine National Hotline 1-800-COCAINE National Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-4663 National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-25-ABUSE National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 1-800-227-8922 Parental Stress Hotline 312-3-PARENT This hot-line is affiliated with CAPS, Child Abuse Prevention Services. This Illinois service advocates the prevention of physical, emotional and sexual child abuse. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH: Informative articles on specific disorders written for the public. DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES INC: Facts, myths and contact/help information regarding domestic abuse YAHOO HEALTH: Wide ranged information portal including a drug index and medical encyclopedia. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS: World's largest organization of professional social workers. Juvenile Bureau/Evanston Police Department/Evanston, Illinois 847-866-5050 National Association of Annorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD) P.O. Box 7, Highland Park, Illinois 847-831-3438 Elder Abuse Hotline 1-800-252-8966 Evanston Shelter for Battered Women and Their Children/Evanston, Illinois 847-864-8780 Friends of Battered Women and Their Children 1-800-603-HELP Al-Anon and Alateen/Oak Park, Illinois 847-848-2707 Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention 1-800-234-0246 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline and Treatment 1-800-234-0420 Alcoholics Anonymous en Espanol/Des Plaines, Illinois 847-298-6251 Alcoholics Anonymous Greater Chicagoland/Chicago, Illinois 1-800-371-1475 NarcAnon Hotline - Reverend Janet Tate (Drug and Alcohol Abuse) Second Babtist Church, Evanston, Illinois 312-906-9301 Hopeline/Illinois The Hopeline is 24-hour assistance service for the homeless and individuals with dangerous personal problems. 847-228-3463 Homelessness 24-hour Hotline 1-800-654-8595 Housing Crisis Hotline/Illinois 847-866-7027 Poison Hotline/St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois 847-492-2440 Warm Line/Parenting Resource Network/Illinois 847-675-3555 Gang Hotline/Cook County State's Attorney/Illinois 312-890-3454 Courage Program/Pregnancy/Illinois 847-636-5437 Planned Parenthood/Chicago, Illinois 312-427-2275 Teens Talkline/Illinois 847-228-8336 Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) 600 S. Federal, Suite 205, Chicago, Illinois 60605 312-427-1161 HOTLINE . . . 312-3PARENT

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