Other Resources

Crisis & Emergency Support

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
📞 Call or Text 988
💬 Chat available at 988lifeline.org

PA 211 – United Way
📞 Dial 211 or 1-855-567-5341
💻 PA 211


Substance Use, Mental Health & Public Health

SAMHSA National Helpline (Substance Use & Mental Health)
📞 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

CDC INFO (HIV/STD Information)
📞 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)


Chronic Illness, Medical & Health Conditions

American Diabetes Association
📞 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383)

Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – JDRF)
📞 1-800-223-1138

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
📞 1-800-727-8462

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
📞 1-800-344-4823

Epilepsy Foundation
📞 1-800-332-1000

National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation
📞 1-800-233-7393

Spina Bifida Association of America
📞 1-800-621-3141

United Spinal Association – Resource Center
📞 1-800-962-9629


Developmental, Genetic & Neurological Conditions

Autism Society
📞 1-800-3-AUTISM (1-800-328-8476)

National Down Syndrome Congress
📞 1-800-232-6372

Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Alliance (PATSA)
📞 1-800-990-3300


Children’s Specialized Health & Support Services

Candlelighters for Children With Cancer
📞 503-719-4244
(Local chapters may have additional contacts)

American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA) – CLEFTLINE
📞 1-800-24-CLEFT (1-800-242-5338)


Children, Families & Preventive Health (Pennsylvania)

Healthy Baby (PA)
📞 1-800-986-BABY (2229)

Healthy Kids / CHIP (PA)
📞 1-800-986-KIDS (5437)

Lead Information Line (Pennsylvania)
📞 1-800-440-LEAD (5323)


Education, Disability Advocacy & Family Support

PEAL Center (Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership Center)
📞 1-866-950-1040

Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
📞 1-888-727-2706

Special Education ConsultLine (Pennsylvania)
📞 1-800-879-2301

Special Kids Network (Pennsylvania)
📞 1-800-986-4550


Adoption, Permanency & Child Welfare

Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) Helpline
📞 1-800-585-SWAN (7926)

💻 SWANHelpline@diakon-swan.org


Vision & Sensory Support

Pennsylvania Association for the Blind
📞 717-766-2020


Website Note

Resources and contact information are subject to change. If you experience difficulty reaching any organization listed above, please visit the organization’s website directly or contact PSRFA for assistance.


ADD/ADHD


Child Welfare League of America
Adult & Child ADD / ADHD: Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorder

Adoption

Drug Rehabilitation

Behind the Nation’s Foster Care Crisis

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder United

Independent Living

Independent Living PA Youth Advisory Board
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

Kinship Care

PA Kinconnector

Parenting

National Fatherhood Initiative