Emergency Contacts

Life-Threatening Emergency
For a medical or life-threatening emergency, you should call 9-1-1.

If you are in need of assistance from NLACRC staff during evenings or weekends, please call (818) 778-1900 and ask for the Officer of the Day and someone will assist you.

NLACRC Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Other Emergency Contacts

For a medical or life-threatening emergency, you should call 9-1-1.
There are other numbers you can call for help. This list is being provided to you for informational purposes and is not meant to serve as an endorsement of these agencies. We cannot guarantee that the phone numbers listed below are accurate or up-to-date.

ADULT/SENIOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Los Angeles Community & Senior Services 877-477-3646
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
San Fernando Valley 818-881-6460
Antelope Valley 661-945-5563

AIDS
AIDS Hotline (800) FOR AIDS (367-2437)
National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 800-227-8922

ALCOHOL
Alcohol and Drug Helpline 800-821-4357
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
800-622-2255
Al-Anon for Families of Alcoholics 800-344-2666

CHILD ABUSE
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Within California 800-540-4000
Outside California 213-283-1960
National Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453

CRISES AND SUICIDE
Crisis Helpline (for any kind of crisis) 800-233-4357
Youth Crisis Hotline 800-448-4663
Crisis Line for the Handicapped 800-426-4263
American Suicide Foundation 800-531-4477
National Child – At Risk Hotline 800-792-5200

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
National U.S. Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453

HEALTH
Child Health & Disability Prevention Program (CHDP) 800-993-2437
Healthy Families – Medi-Cal for Children 888-747-1222
L.A. County Health & Nutrition Hotline 877-597-4777

MEDICAL
Ask a Nurse 800-535-1111
American Association of Poison Control Centers 800-222-1222
Anorexia and Bulimia Crisis 800-227-4785
STD (sexually transmitted diseases) Hotline 800-227-8922

PREGNANCY
Planned Parenthood Hotline 800-230-PLAN (230-7526)
Teen Pregnancy Referral Hotline 800-522-5006

SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Poison control 800-876-4766
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline 800-662-4357
National Helpline for Substance Abuse 800-262-2463
Drug Abuse Information & Referral Line 800-662-HELP (662-4356)

RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape & Abuse & Incest National Network 800-656-HOPE (656-4673)
L.A. Rape Battery Hotline 800-656-HOPE (656-4673)

RUNNING AWAY
Runaway Hotline 800-231-6946
National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children 800-843-5678
Child Find of America 800-426-5678

OTHER
Bereavement Hotline 800-445-4808
Family Support Network 800-TLC-0042 (852-0042)
Grief Recovery Hotline 800-445-4808
Info-Line (Information & Referral) 800-339-6993

NLACRC Multimedia Libraries and
Emergency Preparedness
The NLACRC Multimedia Library has the following brochures available that will help you prepare for an emergency:

“Emergency Plan For People with Disabilities” (in English & Spanish)

“Family Emergency Supplies Kit: What will you need if disaster strikes?” (in English and Spanish) published by the Greater Los Angeles American Red Cross and County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services Public Health

“Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs” published by FEMA and American Red Cross

“Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Disabilities” published by the National Organization on Disability

To contact the NLACRC library please call (818) 756-6288 if you are in the San Fernando or Santa Clarita Valleys, or (661) 951-1271 if you are in the Antelope Valley.

More Emergency Preparedness Links
Please visit these useful links to learn more about how you can prepare for emergencies. We will continue to add new links to this section in the future.

“Ready” is a national public service advertising campaign produced by The Advertising Council in partnership with Homeland Security. It’s designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies, including natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks. The site also has a special section for people with disabilities.
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The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services site has information about disaster assistance, the State’s Earthquake Program, hazard mitigation and hazardous materials, information for emergency managers, laws and regulations, meetings and workshops, and plans and publications.
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NLACRC Multimedia Libraries
NLACRC’s Multimedia libraries offer information and resources about developmental disabilities including books, magazines, videos, community resource guides, assisted Internet searches, individualized information packets, and audio tapes. Some materials are also available in other languages.

Many of our resources can be checked out while others are reserved for library use only.

The San Fernando Valley and Antelope Valley libraries are open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment.

Van Nuys Library
Please call (818) 756-6288

Lancaster Library
Please call (661) 951-1271