Local Help & Hotlines
Local Help
Alateen
http://www.al-anon.org/alateen.html
If someone you love has a drinking problem, this organization can
help you deal. For information on local meetings, click here: http://www.ncwsa.org/district-19.html.
All About Care
http://www.allaboutcare.org/main.html
Information on HIV/AIDS, plus resources for local residents.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fresno, Kings & Madera
Counties
http://www.bigs.org/
Information on and registration for the Big Brothers Big Sisters
program.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County
http://www.bgclubfc.org/
Providing a place to go and things to do when you’re not at
school.
Choices for Youth
http://www.preventviolence.org/contact/?city=Fresno
Dedicated to preventing violence against youth, Choices for Youth
offers information on many local organizations, including their own
Genesis – a program which helps teens who have been the victims
of sexual or physical abuse.
Craycroft Youth Center
http://www.fresnorescuemission.org/craycroftcenter.htm
A place for teens to stay when they can’t go home or don’t
have a home to go to.
Crimestoppers
(559) 498-STOP (498-7867)
Anonymously report after-school fights. If trouble is imminent, call 911.
Fresno County Children & Family Services
http://www.fresnohumanservices.org/ChildrenandFamilyServices/ChildrensMentalHealthCrisis/
When you have an emergency or crisis that can’t wait, call
the Mobile Crisis Response Team. There is also information here on
the Children’s Crisis Center of Fresno County.
Fresno County Network of Care
http://fresno.networkofcare.org/family/resource/find.cfm?fm=1
Find the help or service you need from categories like child care,
legal help, addiction/recovery, and emergency and crisis services.
Fresno County Resources Online Directory
http://www.infofresno.net/default.html
All sorts of information on local groups of interest to teens and
their families.
Gay-Straight Alliance Network
http://www.gsanetwork.org/
Information, resources, and contact numbers for the Fresno chapter.
Hope Now for Youth
http://www.hopenow.org/
A local organization dedicated to getting teens out of gangs and
into good jobs.
Marjaree Mason Center
http://www.mmcenter.org/
Shelter and support for Fresno County women and children victimized
by abuse and homelessness. The 24-hour crisis hotline number is (559)
233-HELP or 1-800-640-0333.
Planned Parenthood
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/mmnte/
Find the clinic nearest you, request an appointment, or just get
the information necessary to make informed decisions.
Westside Youth
http://www.westsideyouthinc.org/home.htm
Various programs for children and teens in the Mendota area.
National Hotlines
Teen Central
http://www.teencentral.net/
Help line for teens, by teens.
Teenline Online
http://www.teenlineonline.org/
An online teen hotline. Read postings from other teens and see what
advice was given. There is also a number you can call if you need
to talk to someone.
Telephone Hotlines
- Alcohol Hotline: 1-800-252-6465
- America's Crisis Pregnancy Hotline: 1-800-4-OPTIONS (678-4667)
- Crisis Intervention for Gay & Lesbian Youth: 1-800-850-8078
- Drug & Alcohol Abuse Hotline: 1-800-ALCOHOL (252-6465)
- Emergency Contraception Hotline: 1-888-NOT2LATE (668-2-5283)
- It's Your Sex Life: 1-888-BE-SAFE (23-7233)
- Linea Nacional de las ETS/SIDA de los CDC: 1-800-344-7432
- National AIDS Information Line: 1-800-342-2437
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: 1-847-831-3438
- National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- National Herpes Hotline: 1-919-361-8488
- National HPV and Cervical Cancer Hotline: 1-919-361-4848
- National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-231-6946
- National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
- The Nine Line for Homeless & Runaway Youth: 1-800-999-9999
- Planned Parenthood: 1-800-230-PLAN (7526)
- Poison Control (any kind of substance): 1-800-662-9886
- RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
- STD Info Line: 1.800-227-8922
- Teen Line: 1-800-443-8336
- Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-442-HOPE (4673)