Hotlines
In any emergency, if help is needed IMMEDIATELY, Call 911.
Abandoned Infant
1-866-505-7233
Adult Protective Services
1-800-342-3009, option 1 (English), option 6 (APS), then 1 (NYC boroughs) or 2 (outside NYC), then the first four letters of the county in which you reside
Information on the Abandoned Infant Protection Act
(This act protects birth parents who abandon infants at certain safe locations)
866-505-SAFE
Child Abuse
Childhelp's National Child Abuse Hotline
800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453)
Child Care
Child Care Aware
1-800-424-2246
Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233)
TTY 1-800-787-3224
Missing and Exploited Children
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Runaway Youth
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4000
National Suicide Hotline
1-800-784-2433
New York hotlines by service area
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
1-888-373-7888
New York State Attorney General
Consumer Hotline
800-771-7755, press 1 (English)
New York State Office for the Aging
Senior Citizen’s Hotline
800-342-9871, press 1 (English)
Prevent Child Abuse New York
24-Hour Prevention and Parent Helpline:
1-800-342-7472 (PIRC)
Prevent Child Abuse New York is the only statewide, nonprofit organization in New York dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect.
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