U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Broward County Emergency Hotlines

Abuse Registry Florida Department of Children and Families
(800) 962-2873

Animal Control
(954) 903-7117

Behavioral Health
(407) 303-8533
(800) 869-1616
24-hour mental health hotline.

Broward County Call Center
(954) 831-4000 for English, Spanish or Creole
(954) 831-3940 for TTY (Hearing impaired)

Broward General Medical Center (Psychiatric)
(954) 355-4400

Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 962-2873
To report child abuse 24 hours a day

Child Find
(800) 426-5678

Child-Help USA
(800) 422-4453

Children’s Harbor
Family Strengthening Program
(954) 252-3072 ext. 203

Children’s Harbor
Residential Group Home
(954) 252-3072

Children’s Medical Services
(954) 713-3100

Coalition to End Homelessness
(877) 524-2337
(954) 792-2337

Community Hotline
(954) 831-4000

Crimes Compensation
(800) 226-6667

Crisis Unit (19th Street)
(954) 739-8605

Catholic Charities
(866) 758-0025

Community-Jail Linkage Coalition, Inc. (Miami Dade)
(866) 573-8311

Department of Children & Families
(954) 467-4298

Department of Juvenile Justice
(954) 467-4381

Disaster Distress Helpline
(800) 985-5990 (or text TalkWithUs to 66746)

Family Health Line
(800) 451-2229
Information and assistance for pregnant women and their newborn infants.

Family Network on Disabilities
(800) 825-5736

Feed the Children
(800) 627-4556

Fire Rescue / Broward Sheriff’s Office (Non-Emergencies)
(954) 765-4321

First Call for Help
Referral hotline
(954) 537-0211 or Dial 2-1-1

First Call for Seniors
(954) 390-0485

Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(800) 500-1119

Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
(888) 956-7273

Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service
(800) 342-8060

Fort Lauderdale Hospital
Mental Health
(800) 585-7527
(954) 463-4321

Henderson Crisis Walk in Center & Mobil Crisis Unit
(954) 463-0911

Hill Burton Free Hospital Care
(800) 638-0742

HIV/AIDS/STD
(800) 227-8922
(800) 342-2437

Hollywood Pavilion
(800) 403-4208
(954) 962-1355

Homeless Helpline
(954) 563-4357
(888) 537-0211
or Dial 2-1-1

Hugs for Kids
(954) 934-0900
Child abuse prevention effort

Hunger
(800) 239-FOOD

Kids in Distress
(954) 390-7654
819 NE 26th Street
Wilton Manors, FL 33305

Medical Examiner
(954) 357-5200

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
(877) 623-3435

North Broward Hospital District Health Line
(800) 548-4888

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK
(888) 628-9454 for Spanish-speaking callers

Phone Friend (For kids up to 13)
(954) 390-0486

Poison Control
(800) 282-3171

Public School District Security Hotline
(754) 321-0911

Rape (Our House)
(954) 761-RAPE

Report a Complaint in Broward County
(954) 831-4000 or Dial 3-1-1

Senior Help Line
(954) 522-5220

Sexual Assault / Abuse
(954) 765-4159

School District Rumor Control Hotline
(754) 321-0321

Social Security
(800) 772-1213

Suicide
(800) 784-2433
(888) 333-2377

Suicide Hotline
(954) 537-0211 or Dial 2-1-1

Teen Hotline
(954) 567-TEEN
(954) 567-8336

Teen Tapes
(954) 390-0490
79 pre-recorded hot topics on youth issues. Call anytime day or night.

The SETH Line (Peer support)
(954) 578-5640

Touchline/Senior Helpline
(954) 537-0211
Provides social contact and emotional support through a daily telephone call for people 60 years of age and older.

Women in Distress (Crisis hotline)
(800) 500-1119

Youth Mental Health Line
(888) 568-1112

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
2425 East Commercial Boulevard, Suite 404
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

(954) 229-0885 – Nancy Leffel, Victim Advocate
(877) 623-3435 – 24-hr Victim Services Hotline
(800) 772-6233

E-mail: nleffel@bellsouth.net
Web site: http://www.madd.org

Services include: victim advocacy through literature, information, referrals, and one-on-one contact. Services include community education; criminal justice support/advocacy; crisis counseling; follow up contact; group treatment; personal advocacy; support groups; telephone contacts; and victims compensation claims.

Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM.