NWCAT Chair Michelle Bart with
United States Department Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis

• 911 – Local Emergency Number
  • Call for immediate emergency situations that require an urgent law enforcement response/medical response

• Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
  • 1-800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453)
  • Toll-free; national in Scope; 24 hour capacity
  • Provide help or answer questions about child abuse or neglect
  • http://www.childhelp.org/

• Covenant House NineLine
  • 1-800-999-9999
  • Toll-free; national in scope; 24-hour capacity
  • For youth and runaway/homeless teens
  • http://www.covenanthouse.org/nineline/

• DOL Wage and Hour Complaint Line
  • 866-4-US-WAGE (487-9243)
  • Toll-free; 8am – 5pm, M-F
  • English and Spanish (Interpreting service for additional languages)
  • Provides information about labor standards for wages and working conditions that apply to workers in the US, regardless of immigration status
  • http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Hotline (EEOC)
  • 800-669-6820
  • Handles allegations of workplace discrimination and hiring and firing issues

• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transsexual (GLBT) National Helpline
  • 1-888-THE-GLNH and 1-800-246- PRIDE (Youth)
  • Provides free and confidential telephone and email peer counseling, information, and local resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning callers throughout the US
  • http://www.glnh.org/hotline/index.html

• National Center for Victims of Crime
  • 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)
  • M-F 8:30 am to 8:30 PM ET
  • Provides a hotline and referrals to local resources
  • http://www.ncvc.org

• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  • 1-800-799-7233
  • Toll-free; national in scope; 24-hour capacity
  • Ability to make local referrals to crisis shelters in cities and towns across the US
  • http://www.ndvh.org

• National Runaway Switchboard
  • 1-800-RUNAWAY
  • Toll-free; national in scope; 24-hour capacity
  • http://www.1800runaway.org/

• National Sexual Assault Hotline
  • 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673)
  • Toll-free; national in scope; 24-hour capacity
  • Operated by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
  • http://www.rainn.org/

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  • 1-800-273-TALK and 1-800-799-4TTY (TTY)
  • 1-888-628-9454 (Spanish)
  • 1-800 SUICIDE will also connect callers to this hotline
  • Toll-free; 24-hour capacity; confidential
  • http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

• National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
  • 866-331-9473 and 866-331-8453 (TTY)
  • 24-hour capacity
  • Created to help teens ages 13-18 who experience dating abuse
  • http://loveisrespect.org/

• Self Reliance Foundation Linea de Ayuda
  • 1-800-473-3003 (Spanish)
  • http://www.selfreliancefoundation.org/
  • Toll-Free; National in scope
  • For Hispanic callers in the US and Puerto Rico
  • Provides referrals for health clinics, social services, mental health services, educational programs for adults and youth, employment programs, and legal assistance

Information provided by our coalition partner, National Human Trafficking Resource Center