Resources

Below is a list of a few helpful websites, hotlines, and local community resources.
Websites:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
www.chadd.org
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org

Hotlines:
Child Protective Services (open 24 hours/day)
240-777-4417
Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline
800-422-0009
Montgomery County Crisis Center
240-777-4000
Montgomery County Hotline
301-738-2255 or 301-738-9697
TTY for hearing impaired
240-777-4815
MCPS Safe Schools Hotline (open 24 hours/day)
Information about safety, security or substances
301-517-5995
National Suicide Hopeline
800-784-2433
(800-suicide)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (open 24 hours/day)
800-273-8255
(800-273-talk)
Operation Runaway (open 24 hours/day)
Free help for adolescents/their families during/after a runaway crisis 
301-251-4545
Victims Assistance/Sexual Assault Hotline (open 24 hours/day)
TTY for hearing impaired
240-777-4357
240-777-1347

Local Community Resources:
Al-Anon (for relatives/friends of alcohol/drug users)
202-882-1334
Alcoholics Anonymous (open 24 hours/day)
202-966-9115

Helplines for Asian Families (8:00am-4pm)
Chinese  301-230-5428
Korean  301-230-5430
Vietnamese  301-230-5432

Hispanic Hotline (8:00am-4:15pm)
301-230-3073
Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (8:00am-4pm)
847-831-3438
MCPS Safe and Drug Free Schools (8:00am-4:30pm)
Information resource and referral center
301-279-3041
NAACP of Montgomery County
301-657-2062
Narcotics Anonymous- Information on meetings in Montgomery County
202-399-5316
P-Flag Family Helpline
301-439-3524
Sexually Transmitted Diseases & HIV Testing
240-777-1760
Suburban Hospital Treatment Center (9am-9pm)
Adolescent and adult outpatient substance abuse treatment
301-896-2036
Suburban Hospital “On-Call” (9:30am-5pm)
Services, referrals & support groups offered by Suburban Hospital
301-896-3939
Washington Center for Eating Disorders & Adolescent Obesity
301-530-0676

National Resources:
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) MD NAMI
800-467-0075
Center for Disease Control (CDC) Information
Public health information in English or Spanish and TTY service
800-CDCINFO