Resources
We want to support the health and wellbeing of families in Pittsburgh, so we've compiled a list of toll-free numbers and online resources to help navigate complex situations.
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Pittsburgh Toll-Free Helplines
Connect with trained professionals locally and nationally to help in times of crisis.
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
- National Center for Domestic Abuse: 1-800-799-7233
- Medical Institute for Sexual Health: 1-512-328-6268
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
- Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-4663
- Boys Town National Hotline: 1-800-448-3000
- Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
Online Resources
Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov
Solutions 4 Recovery: www.solutions4recovery.com
Partnership to End Addiction: www.drugfree.org/addiction-education
National Institute on Drug Abuse: nida.nih.gov
Find a Treatment Facility (SAMHSA & HHS): www.findtreatment.gov
Mental Health & Wellness
Protect Your Mental Health on Social Media: www.adaa.org/find-help/by-demographics/teens-college-students-anxiety-depression
Teacher’s Guide to Helping Students with Anxiety: www.educationdegree.com/articles/supporting-students-with-anxiety/
CDC – Children’s Mental Health: www.cdc.gov/children-mental-health/about/
Kidshealth – Be Mindful to Stress Less: www.kidshealth.org/en/kids/mindfulness.html
Bullying
Stop Bullying On the Spot: www.stopbullying.gov
Cyberbullying: http://socialmediavictims.org/cyberbullying/
No Bully: www.nobully.org
KidsPeace: www.kidspeace.org
Internet Safety
NetSmartz: www.netsmartz.org
Digital Citizenship: www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship
Stay Safe: www.staysafe.org/online-safety
Web Wise Kids:www.webwisekids.org