Hotlines & Resources

When the counselor is not available, help is only a phone call away!

Emergency Numbers:

• Medical or criminal emergency: dial 911 for any If the 911 board is not working, dial 311.
• Mental health hotline: dial 1-800-LIFENET if you are need or for a referral.
• Medical conditions: information can be found on www.webmd.com
• Mental health information: visit www.Ulifeline.org
• Samaritans: 212-673-3000 for those in crisis or who are feeling suicidal
• Safe Horizon: provides support, tries to prevent violence, and promotes justice for victims of crime and abuse, their families, and communities. 24 hour hotlines:
• September 11th Support Hotline: 347-328-8110
• Domestic Violence: 800-621-HOPE
• Crime Victims: 800-869-HELP
• Rape, Sexual Assault, and Incest: 212-227-3000
• General Information: 212-577-7700
• New York City Department of Health 800-TALK-HIV
  (for free HIV/AIDS Counseling, Referral, and Appointments. Call for a location nearest you)

Women's Help Numbers

• Battered Women 800-942-6906 (in Spanish: 800-942-6908)
• Child Abuse 800-342-3720
• Rape and Sexual Abuse 212-267-7273
• Crime and Rape Victim Services 212-577-7777
• Breast Cancer 800-877-8077
• Cancer Information 800-4-CANCER
• AIDS Hotline 800-541-AIDS
• Alcoholics Anonymous 212-647-1680
• Healthy Baby Hotline 800-522-5006
• Maternity Care 800-592-4357
• Women's Healthline 212-230-1111

Gay and Lesbian Services

• Gay Men's Health Crisis: 212-807-6655
• Hetrick-Martine Institute: 212-674-2400
  (Services for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Youth and their families)
• Gay and Lesbian Center: 212-620-7310
  (community and resource center for gays and lesbians)
• TalkSafe and Pluses: 212-604-1518 or at talksafe@talksafe.org
  (free individual, couple, and group counseling for HIV negative, untested, and HIV positive gay and bisexual men)

Medication Studies

• Cornell University Medical Center: 212-746-5705
• Depression Treatment Study: if you are suffering from depression, you may be eligible for free medication treatment. No psychotherapy treatment available.

General Therapy

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
Many locations in all five boroughs
Sliding scale: (fee depends on income)
(212)582-9100
http://www.jbfcs.org/
Sliding scale: (fee depends on income)

William Alanson White Institute
20 W. 74th Street
New York, NY 10023
(212)873-0725
www.wawhite.org
Sliding scale: (fee depends on income)

Karen Horney Clinic
329E 62nd Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 838-4333
http://www.karenhorneyclinic.org/
Sliding scale: $39-$85

Metropolitan Center for Mental Health
Multiple locations in Upper Manhattan
30 West 97th Street
212-864-7000
http://www.metrolitancenter.com/
Sliding scale: $23-$60

Training Institute for Mental Health Clinic
22 West 21st Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-627-8181
www.timh.org

Provides low-fee support groups and individual therapy. Support groups themes include

• Assertiveness and self-esteem
• Anxiety and depression
• Caregiver stress
• Bereavement: Living with loss/change
• Anger management
• Negative body image
• Chronic pain/illness management
• Unemployment and underemployment

Theodore Reik Center
150 W. 13th Street
New York, NY
212-924-7440
www.npap.org
$30 for intake. After that, fee is based on a sliding scale with a minimum charge of $25 per session.

Post Graduate Center for Mental Health
Locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn
New York, NY
212-576-4100

The Center for Adults Sexually Abused As Children
212-979-8613

The New York Freudian Society
Referral service for local psychoanalysts
212-873-7029
http://www.nyfreudian.org/

Family Therapy

Ackerman Institute for the Family
149 E. 78th Street
New York, NY 10021
212.879.4900
www.ackerman.org

Alcoholism

Alcoholism Council of New York
2 Washington Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10004
212-252-7001 or Toll Free 1-800-56-SOBER
www.alcoholism.org

Learning Disabilities

CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
New York number: 212-721-0007
Nationwide number: 800-233-4050
www.chadd.org

Learning Disabilities Association of New York City
27 W. 20th Street, Suite 303
New York, NY 10011
212-645-6730
www.idanyc.org

International Dyslexia Association
New York branch
71 W. 23rd Street, Suite 1527
New York, NY 10010
212-691-1930
www.interdys.org