Hotlines and Local Resources

Hotlines (Telephone numbers for crisis intervention)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• Suicide Hotline 1(800) suicide (784-2433)

• Crisis Line - (202) 561-7000 (24 hours)

• DC Hotline - (202) 223-2255 (24 hours)

• DC Nursing Advise Line (202) 263-5225

• Hotline in Spanish (202) 939-7814

• La Clinica del Pueblo (202) 462-4788. Services in Spanish

MARYLAND

• Community Crisis Center in Bethesda - (301) 656-9161 (24 hours)

• Montgomery County Hotline - (301) 738-2255 (24 hours)

• Prince George's County Hotline & Suicide Prevention Center - (301) 731-0004 (24 hours) or (301) 577-4866 (24 hours)

 VIRGINIA

• Alexandria Hotline - (703) 527-4077 (24 hours)

• Arlington County Hotline - (703) 358-4848 (24 hours)

• Northern Virginia Hotline - (703) 527-4077 (24 hours)

Specialized Services

Physical & Sexual Abuse

• Adult Protective Services, DHS - (202) 727-2345

• Center at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW) - (202) 965-8550

• Children & Family Services Division, DHS - (202) 727-0995

• Domestic Violence Hotline - (202) 347-2777 (24 hours)

• House of Ruth Domestic Violence Hotline - (202) 6677001 (24 hours)

• My Sister's Place - (202) 529-5991 (24 hours)

• Andromeda Mental Health Center - (202) 291-4707 (Monday to Friday 9-5) Services in Spanish

• Family Crisis Center of Prince George's County - (301) 864-9101 (24 hour domestic violence hotline)

• Victim Assistance Network - (703) 360-7273 (24 hours - domestic violence & sexual assault)

Drugs and Alcohol

• Poison Control Center - (202) 625-3333 (24 hours - overdose information)

• Alcoholics Anonymous - (202) 966-9115 (10 am-10 pm)

• Al Anon - (202) 882-1334

• Narcotics Anonymous - (202) 399-5316

• Narcotics Abuse 24 Hour Helpline & Treatment - 1(800) 234-0420

• Cocaine Hotline - 1(800) COCAINE (24 hours)

• Suburban Hospital Addiction Treatment Center - (301) 896-2522 (9:30 am-9 pm)

Rape/Sexual Assault

• DC Rape Crisis Center - (202) 333-RAPE (24 hours)

• Montgomery County Sexual Assault Hotline Crisis Center - (301) 656-7273

• Alexandria Sexual Assault - (703) 683-7273

• Sexual Assault Response & Awareness Program - (703) 683-7273

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Domestic Violence Shelters

• Holmes House - (202) 547-4673

• House of Ruth - (202) 667-7001

• My Sister's Place - (202) 529-5991 

• Bethany House - (703) 998-8811

Other Resources

• D.C. Crime Victims Assistance Hotline - (202) 347-2777

• DC Survivors of Homicide - (202) 727-1011 (TTD)

• National Organization for Victim Assistance - (202) 232-6682 (24 hours)

• Child Abuse Hotline - (202) 628-FACT (3228)

• 1(800) 243-7432 (8 am-2 pm) Services in Spanish

• Gay & Lesbian Hotline (Whitman Walker Clinic) - (202) 833-3234 (7-10 pm)

• Gay & Lesbian Switchboard of Washington, DC - (202) 833-3234

• Alexandria Victim Assistance Program - (703) 838-4100

• Arlington Victim/Witness Services - (703) 228-4558

• Fairfax Victim/Witness Assistance - (703)246-2141

• CDC National HIV & AIDS Hotline - 1(800) 342-AIDS (24 hours)

• 1(800) 243-7889 (TDD, M-F 10 am-10 pm) Information, referral, education

• AIDS Information Line - (202) 332-2437

• Sexually Transmitted Disease Information Line - 1(800) 227-8922 (M-F, 8 am-11 pm) Information, referral, education

• Gamblers Anonymous - (301) 961-1313 (24 hours - meeting information)

• Nicotine Anonymous - (703) 978-7545