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Are you or a friend coping with a family conflict like separated, divorced, drug addicted, abused or abusive parents?
family
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Are you or a friend coping with a problem friendship, boyfriend, girlfriend, authority figure, cult or gang?
relationships
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Are you or a friend coping with poor self-esteem, stress, anxiety, loneliness, grief, anger or depression?
feelings
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Are you or a friend coping with depression or thoughts of suicide?
suicide
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Are you or a friend coping with a lack of basic needs like food, clothing, housing, employment, or trouble at school?
basic needs
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Are you or a friend coping with prejudice, neglect, emotional, physical or sexual abuse, survival sex, prostitution, domestic violence or crime?
abuse
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Are you or a friend coping with a physical disability, sexually transmitted disease (STD), HIV/AIDS, self-harm, a psychiatric or eating disorder?
health
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Are you or a friend coping with questions about sexuality, sexual hygiene, a pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease (STD) or HIV/AIDS?
sex
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Are you or a friend coping with tobacco, alcohol, street drugs or prescription drugs?
drugs & alcohol
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Are you or a friend coping with thoughts of leaving home, running away or are you already homeless?
running away
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It's free. It's 24/7. It's for you.
call the Nineline: 1-800-999-9999
› visit our Nineline Forum
› email the Nineline
How can Nineline help?
Just call the Covenant House Nineline at 1-800-999-9999; TTY: 1-800-999-9915 or follow this link to the Nineline Forum on abuse. The Nineline staff is ready to talk with you any time of day. You talk. We’ll listen.
What is child abuse?
Are their different kinds of abuse?
Am I being abused?
Why am I being abused?
Is it my fault?
How do I get help?
How can Nineline help me?
meet a Covenant House kid
visit our forum on abuse
download info on abuse (pdf)
abuse information for caregivers
Fortunately, the bad feelings that come from being abused do not have to be permanent. No matter how long you've felt them or how deep they seem to go, your life is ahead of you. You can take a stand by contacting Nineline and start to help yourself!