Someone is hurting you or your child.

• Call 911 in an emergency.
• Call 311 for the Domestic Violence Hotline.
• Or call direct 1-800-621-HOPE (1-800-621-4673)
  TDD (Hearing Impaired): 1-866-604-5350.

You can’t cope. You need to talk.

• Call 311 for the Parent Helpline, or call direct 1-800-342-7472.
• Online help: preventchildabusenv.org

This is an emergency. You can't care for your child.

• Call the Family Crisis Center and Nursery for help and emergency child care at 1-888-435-7553.
• Temporary safe haven for children from birth to age 10. Parents can visit any time.
• Children are loved and cared for while parents get help. Parents get services, too.
• Located at New York Foundling, 590 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) in Manhattan.

Drop off your newborn under 5 days old - no questions asked.

• The Abandoned Infant Protection Act is a New York State law; call 1-866-505-7233 for information.
• It allows parents, guardians and other responsible persons to leave a newborn under 5 days old they can’t care for in a safe place with an appropriate person.
• Safe places include hospitals and police and fire stations.
• You don’t have to give your name.

More Information and Help

• Report child abuse and neglect: in NYC call 311 or call direct 1-800-342-3720.
• Help for depression, alcohol and drug problems: 1-800-LifeNet (1-800-543-3638), or call 311 and ask for LifeNet.
• Call 311 or visit nyc.gov/health and request a copy of the ‘Take Good Care of Your Baby! What Everyone Can Do’ booklet.
• For information about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), call the New York State Center for Sudden Infant Death, at 1-800-336-7437.
• Call the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA) at 1-212-929-2626.
• Services for children and parents including child care: Call 311 for New York City Children’s Services (ACS) or visit nyc.gov/acs