The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
www.ndvh.org
Info: "The National Domestic Violence Hotline answers more than 16,000
calls per month from victims, survivors, friends and family members,
law enforcement personnel, domestic violence advocates and the general
public. Hotline advocates provide support and assistance to anyone
involved in a domestic violence situation, including those in same-sex
relationships, male survivors, those with disabilities and immigrant
victims of domestic violence. All calls to the National Domestic
Violence Hotline are confidential."

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
1-866-331-8453 (TTY)
www.loveisrespect.org
Info: "The National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline is a resource that can
be accessed by internet or phone. The Helpline and loveisrespect.org
offer real-time one-on-one support from trained advocates. The Texas
Council on Family Violence operates the National Teen Dating Abuse
Helpline and the National Domestic Violence Hotline from their call
center in Austin, Texas."

Childhelp Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
www.childhelp.org
Info: "The Hotline counselors are there 365 days a year to help kids,
and adults who are worried about kids they suspect are being abused or
neglected. You can call this number if you live in the United States,
Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands. The call is free
and anonymous."

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678
www.missingkids.com
Info: Provides resources for parents on missing children, sexual
exploitation, child safety, ex offenders, success stories, and natural
disasters. You can also report a sighting, provide a tip, get
involved, and much more.

Suicide Prevention

National Hopeline Center
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
www.hopeline.com
Info: "In addition to these three main types of depressive disorders,
women can also suffer after childbirth from varying degrees of
postpartum depression. The word postpartum means "after birth," and
postpartum depression (PPD) is a condition that describes a range of
physical and emotional changes that many mothers can have after having
a baby. PPD can be treated with medication and counseling. Talk with
your health care provider right away if you think you have PPD."

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
1-800-799-4TTY (4889)
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Info: "The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline a national, 24-hour,
and toll-free suicide prevention service available to all those in
suicidal crisis who are seeking help. Individuals seeking help can
dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255). They will be routed to the closest
possible provider of mental health and suicide prevention services.
The network is comprised of over 115 individual crisis centers across
the country creating a nationwide coverage area. It is administered
through Link2Health Solutions, Inc., an organization with experience
in crisis, information, and referral hotline management."

SIDS

National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center
1-866-866-7437
www.sidscenter.org
Info: "Our web site is your pathway to information and resources about
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other unexpected infant death,
stillbirth, and miscarriage. [Call] for questions on risk reduction,
bereavement support, current research, or for any other inquiries
related to SIDS/Infant Death."

American SIDS Institute
1-800-232-SIDS
www.sids.org
Info: "Founded in 1983, the American SIDS Institute, a national
nonprofit health care organization, is dedicated to the prevention of
sudden infant death and the promotion of infant health through an
aggressive, comprehensive nationwide program."

Poison Control

American Association of Poison Control Centers
1-800-222-1222
www.1-800-222-1222.info
Info: "1-800-222-1222 is the telephone number for every poison center
in the United States. Call this number 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
to talk to a poison expert. Call right away if you have a poison
emergency. Also call if you have a question about a poison or about
poison prevention. Your call is routed according to the area code and
exchange of the phone number you are calling from. If you call from a
cell phone, you will reach a poison center. Depending on your cell
phone carrier, you might reach the poison center in the area where you
are or in the "home" area of your cell phone. Either poison center can
help you. If you need local assistance but reach the poison center
back home, the "at home" poison center can coordinate with the poison
center at your current location. You will get the care and information
that you need."

Child Passenger Safety

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
www.nhtsa.gov
Info: "Through education, training, enforcement, outreach and
legislation, NHTSA seeks to ensure that all children ages 0-16 are
properly restrained in the correct restraint system for their age and
size every time they travel in a motor vehicle. While great progress
has been achieved in recent years in preventing child occupant deaths
and injuries, and increasing the correct use of child safety seats,
booster seats and safety belts – thanks in no small measure to the
tireless dedication of NHTSA and its many partners in the child
passenger safety community – more work needs to be done to protect
child occupants who remain at heightened risk."

SafetyBelt U.S.A.
www.carseat.org
Info: "SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. is the national, non-profit organization
dedicated to child passenger safety. Our mission is to help reduce the
number of serious and fatal traffic injuries suffered by children by
promoting the correct, consistent use of safety seats and safety
belts.
Founded in 1980, SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. is nationally recognized for
program excellence, training, and up-to-date technical materials. We
provide consultation to advocates, parents, business leaders, the
media, and professionals working in the fields of health care, traffic
safety, and education."

The National Passenger Child Safety Board
www.cpsboard.org
Info: "The National Child Passenger Safety Board has been established
to provide program direction and technical guidance to states,
communities and organizations as a means to maintain a credible,
standardized child passenger training and certification program."

Safe Kids
www.safekids.org
Info: "Safe Kids Worldwide is the first and only international
nonprofit organization dedicated solely to preventing unintentional
childhood injury. It focuses on one specific problem: more children 1
to 14 die from accidents such as motor vehicle crashes, fires,
drowning, poisoning and falls than any other cause." You can also find
a certified technician in your area.

Recall notices

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
www.cpsc.gov
Info: "The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or
death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the
agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from
consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion
annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families
from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical
hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of
consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the
30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with
consumer products over the past 30 years."

Office of Defects Investigation
1-888-327-4236
1-800-424-9153 (TTY)
www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/home.cfm
Info: The site allows you to search consumer complaints, defect
investigations, recalls, technical service bulletins, and foreign
campaigns.

Links

La Leche League
www.lalecheleague.org
Info: "Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through
mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education,
and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important
element in the healthy development of the baby and mother."

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Postpartum Depression
www.womenshealth.gov/faq/postpartum.htm
Info: Definition, symptons, and treatments for postpartum depression.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Info: "CDC's Mission is "To promote health and quality of life by
preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability."

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