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Everyone at CONTACT Helpline truly listens with their whole heart.
Feeling lost, alone, or just need someone to listen?
Call our listening line.
CONTACT Helpline's listening line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you call, you will be connected with a specialist who will listen confidentially, compassionately, and without judgment to whatever is on your mind.
Though our specialists are not counselors, they have been highly trained. They aren't able to give you advice, but they are able to let you know that someone who cares is there for you. Our specialists are compassionate, empathetic, and they care with their whole hearts.
Please note, call volumes can sometimes be higher than normal. Our staff and volunteers on the listening line truly want to hear from you, so please stay on the line until you connect to someone.
Listening Line
Toll Free 800-932-4616
Local Numbers 717-652-4400
or 717-249-6226
Teen Line
Safe Haven Helpline
National Prevention Lifeline
800-273-8255 or 988
About Teen Line
Teen Line is funded by Lebanon County Drug and Alcohol Commission to provide teenagers with a safe non-judgmental place to call. CONTACT Helpline answers calls for Teen Line on a 24/7/365 basis.
If this is an emergency, please call your local crisis intervention:
Adams
866-325-0339
717-637-7311
Cumberland
866-350-4357
717-243-6005 (Holy Spirit)
717-763-2222 (Camp Hill)
Dauphin
888-596-4447
717-232-7511
Franklin
866-918-2555
717-264-2555
Fulton
866-918-2555
800-841-3593
Huntingdon
800-929-9583
Juniata
800-929-9583
Mifflin
800-929-9583
Perry
866-350-4357
York
717-851-5320
About Safe Haven Helpline
CONTACT Helpline also answers calls for the Safe Haven Helpline for Pennsylvania which was created due to the enactment in 2002 of the Newborn Protection Act that allows parents to relinquish their baby up to 28 days after birth without criminal penalty in a safe way.
CONTACT Helpline Specialists are available to answer this line 24/7/365 for callers wanting to know more information about the law itself, where to adopt a baby, how to obtain brochures, and more. For additional information on the Safe Haven program visit the Safe Haven website at www.secretsafe.org.
Information & Referral Services for Those in Need
CONTACT Helpline is the PA 211 provider for the South Central region of Pennsylvania which can help with the following services and more:
PA 211 services are free, confidential, and available 24/7/365.
PA 211 provides information and referrals for help with:
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Housing, shelter, and utilities
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Food, clothing, and transportation
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Medical and mental health
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Employment and reentry assistance
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Family and community resources
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Special assistance for seniors, veterans, and those with disabilities
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Substance use disorder
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Disaster services
PA 211’s database is curated through collaborative working relationships and partnerships with local health and human services organizations and community-based organizations.
Need Help?
CONTACT Helpline is the PA 211 provider for South Central Pennsylvania (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, and York) providing community resources, information and referrals to residents who are in need.
Contact 211 for Personalized Help
Call 211 or 855-567-5341.
Text your zip code to 898211.
Search Online
Click here to search the PA 211 Database.
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HOW WE'VE HELPED
Danny is homeless.
Danny is a 19-year old homeless man who recently spent a week in an inpatient mental health facility. He is being released from the hospital today. How can an emotionally fragile person survive with no home and no support network? A Housing Specialist can assist Danny to obtain shelter and other available resources.
