Health Promotion and Education Center

Resource facts, Links & Hotlines

Important Notes:

1. Crime perpetrators may be able to monitor their victims' Internet activities. It may be safer to look for victim assistance information on a computer belonging to a trusted friend, at a University Open Access Lab, at the Student Health Center, or other computer away from home.

2. The resources and facts accessed through our links are intended for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for consulting with a healthcare, law enforcement, or other professional. 

General Resources

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General Resources

      Go Ask Alice!    

S      Alcohol and Other Drugs

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Helpful Sites

• Al-Anon & Alateen of Los Angeles

• Alcoholics Anonymous of Los Angeles

• Clean Needles Now

• Club Drugs (National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA])

• Facts on Tap: Alcohol & Your College Experience

• Family Guide to Keeping Youth Drug Free (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA])

• Freevibe.com (Office of National Drug Policy)

• Narcotics Anonymous (Southern California Region)

• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

• National Collegiate Athletic Association

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

• Smoking & Tobacco Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC])

• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (SAMHSA)

  • 800.662.HELP

• Teen Quit (Danya International, Inc.)

• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

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S     Cancer and Other Health Conditions

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Helpful Sites

• American Cancer Society

• American Diabetes Association

• American Heart Association

• American Lung Association

• Arthritis Foundation

• Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention

• Healthier U.S. (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [USDHHS]))

• Healthy People 2010 (USDHHS)

• Mayo Clinic

• National Cancer Institute (National Institutes of Health)

• National Immunization Program (CDC)

• National Osteoporosis Foundation

Interactive Tools

• 10-Year Heart Attack Risk Calculator (National Cholesterol Education Program)

• Body Mass Index Calculators (CDC)

• Health Tools (Mayo Clinic)

• Learning Tools (Dairy Council of California)

• Vaccine Assessment (National Immunization Program)

• Your Disease Risk (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)

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S      Children's Health

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Helpful Sites

• Baby Safe L.A. (Los Angeles County Department of Health Services [LACDHS])

• Bam! Body and Mind (CDC)

• Child Care Aware! (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)

• Dole 5 A Day

• Eat Smart. Play Hard. (U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA])

• GirlsHealth.gov (National Women's Health Information Center [NWHIC])

• I Wanna Know (American Social Health Association)

• Kids Health (The Neumours Foundation)

• March of Dimes

• Media-Smart Youth (USDHHS)

• MyPyramid.gov

• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (CDC)

• National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

• NIDA for Teens (NIDA)

• Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls. (CDC)

• Safe Kids USA

• SmallStep Kids (USDHHS)

• Stop Bullying Now! (USDHHS)

• Teenwire (Planned Parenthood Federation of America)

• The Cool Spot (USDHHS)

• We Can! (NHLBI, NIDDK, NICHD, NCI)

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S      Disabilities

• ADA Information Line

• 800.514.0301 (Voice)

• 800.514.0383 (TTY)

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Helpful Sites

• Americans with Disabilities Act

• DisabilityInfo.gov

• GirlsHealth.gov (NWHIC)

• Kids Quest on Disability and Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• National Organization on Disability

• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

• Office for Students with Disabilities (Cal State L.A.)

• Office of Disability Employment Policy (U.S. Department of Labor)

• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997

• The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability

• Women with Disabilities (NWHIC)

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S      Health Services

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• Low-cost health services

Helpful Sites

• 2-1-1 L.A. (formerly known as INFO LINE of Los Angeles)

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (USDHHS)

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (USDHHS)

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

• Healthy City

• Healthy Families California

• HIV L.A. (L.A. County Department of Health Services)

• Insure Kids Now (USDHHS)

• Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

• The City of Los Angeles

• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

S      HIV/AIDS

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Helpful Sites

• AIDS Information Service

• CDC National HIV Testing Resources

• CDC National Prevention Information Network

• inSPOTLA (Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc. [ISIS])

• Positive Images

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S      LGBT Health

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Helpful Sites

• Gay & Lesbian National Hotline

• L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center

• Mayo Clinic

• National Institute on Drug Abuse

• National Women's Health Information Center

• The National Coalition for LGBT Health

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S      Men's Health

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Helpful Sites

• American Academy of Family Physicians

• American Cancer Society

• Men's Health Center (Mayo Clinic)

• What Do You Know About Men's Health? (NWHIC)

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S      Mental Health

24-Hour Hotlines

• L.A. County Mental Health Access Center: 800.854.7771

• National Hopeline Network: 800.SUICIDE (800.784.2433)

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800.273.TALK (800.273.8255)

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Helpful Sites

• CDC's Mental Health Work Group

• National Hopeline Network

• National Institute of Mental Health

• National Mental Health Association

• SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center

• SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Services Locator

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S      Nutrition and Fitness

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Helpful Sites

• Aim for a Healthy Weight (NHLBI)

• American Dietetic Association

• Dole 5 A Day

• Eat 5 to 9 a Day

• Food & Nutrition Information Center (USDA)

• Interactive tools

  • Menu Planner (NHLBI)

• Meals Matter (Dairy Council of California)

• MyPyramid.gov (USDA)

• National Collegiate Athletic Association

• Nutrition.Gov

• SmallStep.gov (USDHHS)

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S      Sexual Health

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Helpful Sites

• American Social Health Association

• California AIDS Clearinghouse

• Clean Needles Now

• Emergency Contraception (Arabic, English, French & Spanish)

• HIV L.A. (LACDHS)

• inSPOTLA (ISIS)

• It's Your (Sex) Life (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)

• NOT-2-LATE.COM for Emergency Contraception (Multiple languages)

• Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center

• Managing Contraception

• National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.

• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

• Stop the Sores

• Teenwire

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S      Traveler's Health

• Helpful Sites

• CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases' Traveler's Health

• CDC Traveler's Health Hotline: 877-FYI-TRIP

• U.S. Department of State

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S      Violence

24-Hour Hotlines

• Child Protection Hotline: 800.540.4000 (L.A. County Department of Children & Family Services)

• Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.978.3600 (Cantonese, English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese) (L.A. County District Attorney's Office)

• Elder Abuse Hotline: 877.4.R.SENIORS (L.A. County)

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.SAFE, 800.787.3224 (TTY)

• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): 800.656.HOPE

• Safely Surrendered Baby Hotline: 877.BABY.SAFE (877.222.9723) (L.A. County)

• Stalking Hotline: 877.633.0044 (Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women)

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Helpful Sites

Dating/Domestic Violence     Cal State L.A.     General/Other Violence     Sexual Assault & Rape

Sexual Harassment     Stalking     Victim Resources

• Dating / Domestic Violence

  • California Courts Self-Help Center

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's STOP Domestic Violence Program

• Cal State L.A.

  • Department of Public Safety

  • Office for Equity & Diversity

  • Policy on Campus Violence

  • Project SAFE

  • Sexual Harassment Policy & Complaint Procedures

  • Student Health Center

  • Victim Assistance

• General / Other Violence

  • California Attorney General's Office

  • California’s Megan Law Sex Offender Locator

  • Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

  • National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

  • National Center on Elder Abuse

  • National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

  • Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice

  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Sexual Assault & Rape

  • California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

  • Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

  • Rape Treatment Center, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center

  • Security on Campus, Inc.

• Sexual Harassment

  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  • Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education

• Stalking

  • Stalking Resource Center (The National Center for Victims of Crime)

• Victim Resources

  • California Courts Self-Help Center

  • Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

  • Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice

  • The National Center for Victims of Crime

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S      Women's Health

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Helpful Sites

• The National Women's Health Information Center

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