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Hotlines

  • CDC-INFO (Formerly known as the CDC National STD and AIDS Hotline)

    1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) | 1-888-232-6348 TTY

    Available 24 hours a day, in English and Spanish, counselors available to answer questions about personal health issues, including HIV and other STDs; online zipcode finders for local HIV and STD testing locations also available at www.hivtest.org and www.stdtest.org. Sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • Planned Parenthood National Hotline

    1-800-230-PLAN (7526)

    Available 24 hours a day, Planned Parenthood health center hotline for STDs, pregnancy and other sexual health issues, sponsored by Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

  • Emergency Contraception Hotline

    1-888-NOT2LATE (668-2528)

    Pre-recorded information, in English and Spanish, about emergency contraception, sponsored by the Reproductive Health Technologies Project. For information about providers of emergency contraception visit www.not-2-late.com.

  • National Council for Adoption Hotline

    1-866-21-ADOPT (23678)

    Available 24 hours a day for information about adoption; also available by email (info@ichooseadoption.org), sponsored by the National Council for Adoption.

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline

    1-800-799-SAFE (7233) | 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

    Available 24 hours a day, every day, in English and Spanish, for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.

  • National Sexual Assault Hotline

    1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    Sponsored by the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN); also available as Online Hotline (www.rainn.org)

Web Resources

  • www.thebody.com

    Information about HIV/AIDS, including FAQs and an "ask the experts" feature.

  • www.hivtest.org

    FAQs about HIV and AIDS and zipcode finder for local testing locations, sponsored by CDC.

  • www.ichooseadoption.org

    Informational resources for pregnant women considering adoption; also includes referral to local adoption agencies. Sponsored by the National Council for Adoption.

  • www.iwannaknow.org

    Information for young people about sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), sponsored by the American Social Health Association.

  • www.mysistahs.org

    Information about sexual health for young women of color, sponsored by Advocates for Youth.

  • www.not-2-late.com

    Information and FAQs about emergency contraception; also includes zipcode finder for local providers of emergency contraception, sponsored by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University.

  • www.outproud.org

    Information about issues related to sexual identity for young people and educators, sponsored by the National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth.

  • www.rainn.org

    Informational resources and Online Hotline about sexual assault, sponsored by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.

  • www.sexetc.org

    Information about sexual health issues provided by teens, for teens, sponsored by the Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project developed by Answer (formerly the Network for Family Life Education), State University of New Jersey.

  • www.stayteen.org

    Informational resources and community activities to help prevent teen and unintended pregnancy, sponsored by the National Campaign to prevent Teen and Unintended Pregnancy.

  • www.stdtest.org

    FAQs about STDs and zipcode finder for local testing locations, sponsored by CDC.

  • www.teenshealth.org

    Information, FAQs and an "ask the experts" feature for teens about health issues, including sexual health, sponsored by Nemours Foundation.

  • www.youthresource.com

    Informational resources for gay, lesbian, bixsexual, transgender and questioning young people, sponsored by Advocates for Youth.