Resources for Abused Pregnant Teens

SOCIAL SERVICES & EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES:

Texas Youth Hotline
1-800-210-2278 (24 hour, toll-free hotline)
http://www.texasyouth.org
Services Provided: These hotlines can help you find shelter in Texas away from an abusive parent or partner and to give you the time and safety you need to decide if it is in your best interests to file an emancipation application or a protective order. Texas law no longer requires parental consent for a minor to be accepted into an emergency shelter. These hotlines may also help you locate counseling and social service agencies that can connect you to job training, housing, health care, and projects to encourage you to complete your high school education.

Texas Runaway Hotline
1-888-580-4357 (24 hour, toll-free hotline)
http://www.texasrunaway.org
Services Provided: These hotlines can help you find shelter in Texas away from an abusive parent or partner. They can also help locate counseling and social service agencies that can connect you to job training, housing, health care, and projects to encourage you to complete your high school education.

FAMILY VIOLENCE HOTLINES:

Child Protective Services
1-800-252-5400 (24 hour, toll-free hotline)
Services Provided: If you are a victim of abuse by your parent or caregiver, you can report the abuse to child protective services to ask for help or intervention.

National Coalition against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-799-7233 (24 hour, toll-free nationwide hotline)
www.ndvh.org
Services Provided: This national hotline can help you find shelter away from an abusive parent or partner and give you the time and safety you need to decide if you want to file an emancipation application or a protective order. Once you are accepted into a shelter, on-site caseworkers may be able to help you with receiving counseling, housing, health care, and legal services.

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
www.safeyouth.org

Office on Violence Against Women
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo

Texas Council on Family Violence
www.tcfv.org
Under "Know the facts" click "TCFV resources and materials"

SUICIDE HOTLINE:

Child Protective Services
1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-784-2433

SEXUAL ASSAULT:

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
1-800-656-HOPE or 1-800-656-4673
http://www.rainn.org
Services Provided: This national hotline can help you find answers to questions you may have about a pregnancy caused by rape or incest. They can help identify your local rape crisis center and refer you to counseling, legal help and other services.

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