FREE HOTLINES

Medical Hotline
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518-545-4904 (call/text)
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The medical hotline is run by the Lebanon Health Assembly and is a free service for people in our community.  It is volunteer-run by local health professionals, but is not meant to replace 911 or offer emergency services.  Please read through the health related information about COVID symptoms, testing, masks, etc.  If you have questions or concerns that aren't answered or questions about whether or not you should seek medical care, please call us!  

​(The advice should not be considered "formal medical advice" but rather informed guidance to navigate the current crisis. Please refer to your primary care doctor or other health institutions for formal guidance.) 

Local Elderly and Vulnerable Hotline
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518-828-0601, extension 1400
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The Columbia County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff David Bartlett have established a hotline for the elderly and vulnerable in our county, including those with medical conditions or who are disabled, who would welcome a Deputy checking on their well-being on a daily basis. 

Individuals are encouraged to leave a message, and someone will return your call. A time frame, morning or afternoon, will be established for when you would like the deputy to come to your residence.

When the deputy comes by, he or she will knock on the door, then retreat to a safe distance and wait for someone to signal that all is well inside. ​

New York State Office of Mental Health Emotional Support Line 
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844-863-9314
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The Emotional Support Line provides free emotional support, consultation, and referral to a provider to help callers experiencing increased anxiety due to the coronavirus emergency.

​Calls are confidential. It is staffed by volunteers, including mental health professionals, who have received training in crisis counseling.

United Way Hotline
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211

211 is a free, confidential referral and information helpline and website that connects people of all ages and from all communities to the essential health and human services they need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 211 can be accessed by phone or computer.
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Dial 211 and enter Zip Code if you need help paying bills, rent, and/or food

ADDITIONAL HOTLINES

Immediate Online Assistance
Try one of these free crisis chat services:
Crisis Chat
Crisis Text Line (on your smartphone)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
IMAlive
FindHelp.org
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AIDS
CDC AIDS Information website
AIDS Info: Treatment, Prevention and Research
(800) HIV-0440

Alcohol-Anon for Families of Alcoholics
Automated meeting information
(800) 344-2666

Families Anonymous – 12-step program similar to Al-Anon, meeting information only
(800) 736-9805

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse) National Helpline
800-662-HELP (4357)

The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453

Covenant House – Help for runaways
(800) 999-9999

CRISIS & SUICIDE
Girls & Boys Town National Hotline
(800) 448-3000

International Suicide Hotlines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – For youth and adults
(800) 273-TALK (8255)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233

Rape, Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(800) 656-HOPE

MEDICAL 
American Association of Poison Control Centers
(800) 222-1222

PREGNANCY
Planned Parenthood Hotline
(800) 230-PLAN (7526)

RAPE & SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape, Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(800) 656-HOPE

National Domestic Violence Hotline / Child Abuse / Sexual Abuse
(800) 799-7233

RUNNING AWAY
National Runaway Safeline
800-RUN-AWAY

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678

Child Find of America Helpline
(800) 426-5678

SUBSTANCE ABUSES
SAMHSA’s National Helpline
(800) 662-4357

Poison Control
(800) 222-1222

National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 662-4357

Cocaine Anonymous
(800) 347-8998
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OTHER
Disaster Distress Hotline (SAMHSA)
(800) 985-5990

National Eating Disorders Center Helpline
(800) 931-2237
Open M-F, 9-9pm

Shoplifters Anonymous
(800) 848-9595
Open M-F, 9-5pm; otherwise use their website

Veteran’s Crisis Line
(800) 273-8255

YouthLine
(877) 968-8491
Text TEEN2TEEN to 839863