Child Abuse Hotline
If you suspect a child is being abused or maltreated (neglected), report it by calling 1-800-342-3720, a toll-free 24-hour hotline operated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. If you believe a child is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local police department. Information about reporting child abuse and maltreatment (neglect) is available online at the Office of Children and Family Services website.
Sullivan County Crisis Intervention Line for Parents and Teens
- Call: (866) 372-2336
- Text: (845) 372-1817
The above phone and text numbers are answered at any hour of the day or night, 7 days a week, including holidays (24/7) by DRC staff who have been trained to listen, reflect, and assist the caller to defuse a conflict situation between a parent and youth. The responder will also offer referrals to services that could include: parent/child mediation; conflict coaching; and community resources.
Fearless Sullivan County Sexual Assault Services Program
Visit the Fearless Sullivan County Sexual Assault Services Program website for more information.
- 24-hour Hotline: (845) 562-5340
- Crisis Intervention
- Counseling
- Specialized Trauma Therapies
- Safety Planning
- Support and Therapy Groups
- Certified Rape Crisis Advocates in Hospital Emergency Rooms
- Accompaniment and Advocacy throughout the criminal justice process from initial police report through the court process and all follow-up support and services if you choose to press charges
- Victim Impact Statement and VINE registration (in the event of a successful prosecution)
- Assistance obtaining Orders of Protection and accessing shelter
- Community awareness, outreach, and prevention activities/presentations.
- Assistance completing OVS (NYS Office for Victim Services) applications for Victim Compensation and Emergency OVS awards (for HIV prophylactic medications
- Referrals to specialized legal assistance through partner agency for victims of domestic and/or sexual violence and undocumented crime victims
Crisis hotlines
24 Hour Crisis Text Line
It’s not easy being a teenager. A free, anonymous, text-based support network that is available 24 hours a day, every day.
Simply text “GOT5” to 741-741 to start a texting conversation with a trained Crisis Counselor who can help you get through a difficult moment.
A new national crisis and suicide lifeline has been established. Those who call or text 988 will be connected to a trained counselor within the existing lifeline network. Printable “palm-sized” resources on this hotline are available in English and Spanish.
Local Support Hotlines
Sullivan County and neighboring areas:
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Helpline:
- Call: 1 (800) 662-4357
- Crisis Text Line:
- Text: “Got5” to 741-741
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
- Call: 1 (800) 270-8255
- Sullivan County Crisis Intervention Line for Parents and Teens:
- Call: (866) 372-2336
- Text: (845) 372-1817
- Trevor Lifeline | LGBTQIA+-specific support:
- Call: 1 (866) 488-7686
- Text: “Start” to 678-678
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI):
- Call: 1 (800) 950-6264
- H.O.P.E Referral and Information Line:
- Call: (866) 832-5575
- COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline:
- Call: 1 (844) 863-9314
- Community Health Access to Addiction and Mental Healthcare Project (CHAMP):
- Call: (888) 614-5400
- Children’s Crisis Outreach:
- Call: (845) 701-3777
- Mobile Mental Health:
- Call: (800) 710-7082 or (845) 791-7123 (adults 18 years and older)
- Family Solutions Parent Helpline:
- 1 (866) 372-2336
- Text line for Teens:
- Call: (845) 372-1817
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:
- Call or text: 988