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Hot Lines and Health Links

Hotlines in Santa Clara County

ABUSE (PHYSICAL)
BATTERED WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
CHILD PORN
DRUG AND ALCOHOL
GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER
HIV/AIDS
POISON CENTER INFORMATION
RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
SUICIDE AND CRISIS

ABUSE
24-Hour Child Abuse Reporting Lines

Palo Alto to Sunnyvale - (650) 493-1186

San Jose Area - (408) 299-2071

Gilroy to Morgan Hill - (408) 683-0601

Adult Reporting Lines (M-F, 8-5) - (408) 928-3860

Family Violence Center (M-F, 8-5) - (408) 277-3700

BATTERED WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
La Isla Pacifica Crisis Line (Gilroy to Morgan Hill) - (408) 683-4118

Support Network for Battered Women (Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos) -(800) 572-2782

Next Door Crisis Line (San Jose area) - (408) 279-2962

Support Network for Battered Women (Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos) - (800) 572-2782

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CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Narcotics Anonymous - (408) 998-4200

Cocaine Anonymous - (408) 496-9107

CHILD PORN REPORTING
24-Hour National Center for Missing/Exploited Children -1- (800) 843-5678

DRUG AND ALCOHOL
Alcoholics Anonymous - (408) 374-8511

Al-Anon - (408) 379-9375

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GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER
Billy De Frank Community Center - (408) 293-2429

HIV/AIDS
24-Hour CDC National HIV & STD Hotline

1-800-232-4636

TTD -1-888-232-6348

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POISON CENTER INFORMATION
California Poison Control Center Hotline -

(800) 876-4766

RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape Crisis Center, YWCA of Silicon Valley

408-287-3000

650-493-7273

SUICIDE AND CRISIS
Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

Palo Alto to Mtn. View - (650) 494-8420

Santa Clara County - (408) 279-3312

Morgan Hill to Gilroy - (408) 683-2482

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ALCOHOL
Alcoholics Anonymous
Staying Cyber - an AA meeting on the WWW

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
American Botanical Council Online - You can search the German Commission E Monographs (or order your very own copy)
ConsumerLab.com - Tests various brands of herbs, vitamins and other dietary supplements to see if they contain what the label states. Surprisingly, many do not!
HerbMed - A database that provides six different categories of information for each herb.

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DRUGS
Erowid's Psychoactive Vaults - A large list of links to many sites related to drugs of all types. Includes information on both sides of the controversies surrounding certain drugs.

EATING DISORDERS
Something Fishy - Has something for everyone and links to everything. For more links, click on "Other Resources."

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - a Twelve Step program that helps people of all ages who have a problem with food.

EXERCISE AND FITNESS
eFit.com - Lots of information on weight management, nutrition and exercise. Become a member and get personalized programs.
Shape Up America - Is not only a great fitness website but also has a nutrition component, complete with a Cyber Kitchen!

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GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER
DeFrank Online - Assisting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in Santa Clara County.
PFLAG San Jose/Peninsula - Promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons and their families and friends through support, education and advocacy.

GENERAL HEALTH

Cool Nurse.com - A very cool general health site.
Drkoop.com - Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, chairs this page which offers daily health news; info on issues specific to men, women, children and older adults; medical encyclopedias, and "Drug Checker" to help you avoid harmful drug interactions with both prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Health Central - Online magazine with numerous topics including the People's Pharmacy, Dr. Dean Edell, and Cool Tools.

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HIV/AIDS
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) - Based in San Francisco, the CAPS site lists research opportunities, the latest in government reports and many "Fact Sheets."
HIV Testing - Learn what HIV testing is, who needs to be tested, the difference between anonymous and confidential testing, etc.
The Body - An AIDS and HIV information resource.

MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Net - Provides lots of resources for many mental health topics on the Internet.

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NUTRITION MATTERS
Center for Science in the Public Interest - CSPI advocates for safe and healthy food and publishes the Nutrition Action Newsletter .
Gourmet Spot - We don't always have to be worrying about dieting, do we? Tons of recipes, including low fat.

RAVES
DanceSafe - A nonprofit, harm reduction organization promoting health and safety within the rave and nightclub community.

SEX
San Francisco Sex Information - For 25 years, the San Francisco Sex Information hotline has been providing anonymous, accurate and non-judgemental information about sex. Now they're in cyber space!
Emergency Contraception (aka The Morning After Pill) - Has lots of information about the various types of emergency contraception and a directory of providers.
Go Ask Alice - Question and answer services at Columbia University providing explicit and reliable sexual health information.

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SEXUAL ASSAULT
WomensHealth.gov - The Federal Government source for women's health information.

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs)|.
The American Social Health Association - Great jumping off point from the organization that runs the National AIDS and National STI hotlines. Has links to sites about herpes, HPV, Hepatitis B, etc.
The Herpes Zone - Contains detailed information about the life cycle of herpes viruses, advice on living with herpes, managing symptoms, FAQ's, and links to similar sites.

TOBACCO
Smoking from all Sides - links to all perspectives of smoking.
California Smokers' Helpline - 1-800-NO-BUTTS
Cigarettes as litter
California Youth Advocacy Network - The California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) is dedicated to the support of youth and young adult tobacco control advocacy. Has a college tobacco control project.
Quit Chewing Tobacco - website is by the makers of a tobacco-free, mint snuff

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