Hotlines &
Advice Lines for Parents in the San Francisco Bay Area
Updated Aug. 29, 2002
Postpartum Depression
(888) 773-7090.
Hotline operated by the Postpartum Health Alliance of Northern
California for new mothers experiencing a postpartum mood disorder
such as depression or anxiety. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., seven days a week.
Caller can leave a first name and phone number, and a volunteer
will return the call within about two hours. All volunteers are
moms who experienced a postpartum disorder and have recovered.
Referrals to professional help, books, etc. also available.
Crisis Lines
Call a crisis
line or parents' hotline if you think you might hurt your child,
if you are stressed out by the demands of parenting, or if you
are just feeling overwhelmed. Calls are anonymous, confidential,
and free.
(510) 893-5444
- 24-hour,
7 days a week hotline for Parental Stress Service. Local number
for East Bay residents; see below for the PSS 800 number. Crisis
intervention, counseling, referrals to local resources for parents,
caregivers, and children.
(800) 829-3777
- Toll-free
number for the 24-hour, 7 days a week crisis line for Parental
Stress Service. Crisis intervention, counseling, referrals to
local
(415) 441-KIDS
(441-5437) San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Council's 24-hour
crisis line for parents and caretakers. Referrals to in-house
support, counseling, classes, and respite care.
Bay Area Crisis
Nursery 24-hour hotlines to assist families of children who are
in immediate danger of being abused or becoming homeless.
(925) 685-8052 for ages 0-5.
(925) 685-3695 for ages 6-11.
(800) 448-3000
- 24-hour
national hotline for parents, children, and teens in the U.S.,
Canada, and U.S. territories. From Boys Town; staffed by professional
counselors. Spanish-speaking counselors available; translation
services for other languages available. Free and confidential.
Can refer to some local resources.
TTY line:
(800) 448-1833 - 24-hour
national TTY hotline for hearing impaired parents and children
in the U.S., Canada, and U.S. territories. From Boys' Town; staffed
by professional counselors.
Warm Lines:
Parenting & Child Development Advice
(510) 658-6046
- Monday
through Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1
p.m. From BANANAS in Oakland.
(415) 359-2454
- Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m. From Parents' Place, a service of Jewish Family & Children's
Services, which elcomes all callers.
(650) 498-KIDS
(498-5437)
(800 690-2282
Health and development advice from the Parent Information &
Referral Center at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford
University. Seven days a week, 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
Asian/Pacific
Islander Family Support Lines: (415) 206-5450. Monday through
Friday, 1-5 p.m. Call for referrals to telephone support in Cambodian,
Chinese, Filipino, Laotian, Samoan, and Vietnamese.
Through the Looking
Glass, (510) 848-1112, ext. 111. Advice and support for disabled
parents, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Open Gate, support
for parents of disabled children: (415) 469-4518. Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30-8:30
p.m. A service of Support for Famileis of Children With Disabilities.
Foster PALS,
(510 893-9266 (East Bay) or (888) 580-3725 (toll-free). Foster
parent advice line from Parental Stress Service, daily, 3-11
p.m.
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Statewide Poison Control Center
(California)
(800) 876-4766
24-hour, 7-day line
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Children's Health Advice by Phone
(650) 498-KIDS,
(650) 498-5437,
(800) 690-2282
Ask a pediatric nurse about children's
health, growth and development, safety, and behavior, 7 a.m.-11
p.m., 7 days a week.
This Parent Information &
Referral Center (PIRC) is sponsored by Packard Children's Hospital,
Standord Univeristy, Palo Alto, CA.
You can also e-mail
a question to PIRC.
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