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Family troubles - resources
For help in an immediate crisis, call or text 988.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Line offers free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The following organizations are good resources for information on child abuse, incest, domestic violence, and family troubles:
Updated by: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
