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Crisis Hotlines

Organization	Contact	Who It Serves	Region
Kids Help Phone	1-800-668-6868 · Text · Chat	Children & youth	Canada
Crisis Services Canada	1-833-456-4566	Adults in crisis	Canada
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline	988 · Call or Text	All ages	United States
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline	1-800-422-4453	Children, parents, professionals	US & Canada
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto	416-340-8844	Adults in distress	Ontario

Legal Aid & Advocacy

Alberta

• Legal Aid Alberta — legalaid.ab.ca · 1-866-845-3425 · Family law, custody, child protection
• Alberta Family Mediation Society — Mediation services for separated families · afms.ca
• Child Intervention (Alberta) — Report concerns about a child’s safety · 1-800-638-0715
• Parenting After Separation (PAS) — Free government program for separating Alberta parents · Available through Alberta Courts

Quebec

• Aide juridique (Legal Aid Quebec) — csaj.gouv.qc.ca · Family law and custody support
• DPJ — Direction de la protection de la jeunesse — Child protection authority · 514-896-3100 (Montreal)
• Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale — maisons-femmes.qc.ca

California

• California Courts Self-Help Center — courts.ca.gov/selfhelp · Family law forms and guides
• Bet Tzedek Legal Services — Free family law assistance · bettzedek.org
• California DCFS — Child welfare and protection · 1-800-540-4000
• Alliance for Children’s Rights — Advocacy for children in foster care and custody proceedings · kids-alliance.org

New York

• New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) — nylag.org · 212-613-5000 · Family and custody law
• NY ACS — Administration for Children’s Services — Child protective services · 1-800-342-3720
• Safe Horizon — Support for victims of domestic violence and child abuse · safehorizon.org · 1-800-621-4673

National / Cross-Regional

• Canadian Bar Association — Lawyer Referral — cba.org · Find a family lawyer near you
• National Domestic Violence Hotline — 1-800-799-7233 · US & Canada · 24/7
• Child Welfare Information Gateway — childwelfare.gov · Research and advocacy tools · United States
• International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children — icmec.org · Cross-border child recovery

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