Prevention & Parent Helpline

If you live in New York State and you’re looking for help or information about child abuse, parenting or family issues, or the child protective system, call our Parent Helpline at 1-800-CHILDREN. A trained Helpline Specialist is available to provide information and referral services everyday from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. After 10 p.m you can leave your name and number with our answering service, and we’ll get back to you the following morning. The Parent Helpline is toll free and confidential.

If you live outside of New York, you can find your state’s Prevent Child Abuse chapter by calling 1-800-CHILDREN or at Prevent Child Abuse America.

Other toll-free helplines:

  • Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline:
    1-800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453)
  • Family Violence National Domestic Violence:
    1-800-799-SAFE Hotline (800-799-7233)
  • Child Find of America Missing/Runaway Children:
    1-800-1-AM-LOST (800-426-5678)
  • Child Find of America Mediation:
    1-800-A-WAY-OUT (800-292-9688)
  • National Center for Operation Lookout Missing Youth:
    1-800-782-SEEK (800-782-7335)
  • Rape, Abuse and Incest Rape/Incest National Network (RAINN):
    1-800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673)
  • Covenant House Hotline Youth in Trouble/Runaways:
    1-800-999-9999
  • National Referral Network Nationwide Referral Line for Kids in Crisis:
    1-800-334-4KID (800-334-4543)
  • National Runaway Teen Runaways/Parents of Switchboard (NRS) Runaways:
    1-800-621-4000
  • National Youth Crisis Hotline Home:
    1-800-442-HOPE (800-442-4673)
  • Boys Town Troubled Kids/Families of Troubled Kids:
    1-800-448-3000
  • National Victim Center Victims of Violent Crime:
    1-800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)