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Boys Town National Hotline

Boys Town National Hotline

Provides short-term crisis counseling, referral to local resources, and emergency intervention for youth and parents through a national hotline. Problems routinely dealt with include, but are not limited to, family conflicts, suicide, pregnancy, abuse, running away from home and alcohol/drug addictions.

Physical Address

Hours

24 hours daily.

Voice

(800) 448-3000

Hotline

Application process

Call, text or email. Text VOICE to 20121 to text with a counselor. Email is available at yourlifeyourvoice.org.

Fee

None.

Eligibility

Primarily youth ages 10-17 and their parents. Anyone can call.

Languages

Spanish

Agency info

Boys Town

Provides residential treatment for children and adolescents as well as family preservation services, foster homes and a crisis hotline. 24-hour hotline provides callers with crisis counseling, resource information and referrals to local services, with a focus on issues affecting children, teens and parents.