ARE YOU IN NEED OF HELP?

If you are concerned about HIV and how it affects your life or the life of someone you care about—or if you need immediate assistance in any number of areas, the following resources are a place to start. Get help or advice. You'll be glad you did.

CDC National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
800-458-5231-English/Spanish/French
800-243-7012-Hearing-impaired TTY/TDD
Questions answered and publications mailed confidentially, free of charge. Reference specialists do free database searches and make referrals on any aspect of HIV/AIDS.

CDC National AIDS Hotline
800-342-2437-English
800-344-7432-Spanish
800-243-7889-Hearing-impaired TTY/TDD
24-hour toll-free hotlines providing confidential information, referrals, and educational materials to all.

Gay Men's Health Crisis (New York)
212-807-6655: General information and crisis line
212-337-3504: Legal Services Information Line
212-807-7519: Financial Information Line
212-337-3500: Ombudsman Information Line
Resources open to all. All aspects of HIV/AIDS including referrals and educational materials.

National Native American AIDS Hotline
800-283-2437

National Runaway Switchboard
800-621-3230
24-hour hotline providing crisis intervention and referrals for youths age 12 to 18.

Office of the National AIDS Policy Coordinator
202-690-5560
Information and contacts to U.S. Public Health Service programs providing HIV-related services. Free.

Teens Tap AIDS Hotline
800-234-TEEN (234-8336)
Nationwide AIDS hotline by teens for teens. Provides information, education and referrals. Sponsored by Good Samaritan Project of Kansas City.

People with AIDS Coalition, Inc.
50 West 17th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10011
212-647-1415
212-647-1419-FAX
800-828-3280-Hotline Toll-free hotline is staffed exclusively by people with HIV/AIDS. Provides peer counseling, treatment information and referrals. Request their monthly magazine "Newsline" in English, and quarterly magazine "SIDAhora" in Spanish and English, by and for Latinos affected by HIV/AIDS. Bilingual.

Project Inform
1965 Market Street, Suite 220
San Francisco, CA 94103
800-822-7422-Hotline 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-Sat (Pacific time).
National HIV/AIDS treatment information and advocacy organization. Not a crisis line. Mailing service and national speakers program. Bilingual.

San Francisco AIDS Foundation Trilingual Hotline
800-367-2437
415-864-6606-Hearing-impaired TTY/TDD 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon-Fri, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-Sun (Pacific time).
415-552-1583-FAX
Information, referrals and peer counseling in English, Spanish and Filipino.

Southern California HIV/AIDS Hotline
AIDS Project Los Angeles
213-876-2437
Information, referrals and support. Not an acute crisis line.