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*Mental Health: 24-Hour Mental Health Delegate Line, 215-685-6440.
*Mental Health: 24-Hour Mental Health Delegate Line, 215-685-6440.
*Homelessness: Philadelphia 24-Hour Homeless Outreach Hotline, 215-232-1984.
*Homelessness: Philadelphia 24-Hour Homeless Outreach Hotline, 215-232-1984.
*Runaways: National Runaway Safe line: 800-786-2929.
*Runaways: National Runaway Safeline: 800-786-2929.
*Suicide: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-8255.
*Suicide: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-8255.


''Note:'' The above list comes from the [http://www.youthmattersphilly.org/contact/ Contact Us] page of Youth Matters Philly.
==Wikidelphia Entries==
*[[Homeless Outreach Hotline]]
*[[Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline (PDVH)]]


==Other==
==Other==

Revision as of 13:14, 4 December 2018

This Wikidelphia resource page lists emergency services.

Top-Level Urgency

You should dial 911 for situations that are maximally urgent, for example:

  • There's a fire.
  • Someone has passed out or collapsed.
  • Someone suddenly seems very sick and is having a hard time speaking or breathing or turns blue.
  • Someone is choking.
  • You see a crime happening, like a break-in.
  • You are in or see a serious car accident.

Emergency Resources

  • Domestic Violence: Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline, 866-723-3014.
  • Mental Health: 24-Hour Mental Health Delegate Line, 215-685-6440.
  • Homelessness: Philadelphia 24-Hour Homeless Outreach Hotline, 215-232-1984.
  • Runaways: National Runaway Safeline: 800-786-2929.
  • Suicide: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-8255.

Wikidelphia Entries

Other

Note to User-Editors:  The Wikidelphia query shows lots of hits on the word "Emergency." The category "Issue-Emergency_Services" should be added to many of these pages.