More Resources
Center for Young Women's Health
Medically-accurate and easy-to-understand health care guides: www.youngwomenshealth.org
Online resource for obtaining EC: www.not-2-late.com
Go Ask Alice
An internet resource that provides answers to many different health questions: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Health Access Unit at Safe Space
For help getting health care coverage through Medicaid and other sources: 718-785-9050 ext.10
HPV Information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website provides more information about HPV and the vaccine: www.cdc.gov/std/hpv. Information about how to get the HPV vaccine for free if you are under 18 years old can also be found at this website, under the "Vaccine for Children Program." HPV is an STD that can lead to cervical cancer. Signs of cervical cancer are usually found during a Pap test, and now there is a vaccine that can help prevent some types of HPV that are known to cause cervical cancer and genital warts.
New York City 311
24 hour telephone number for government services. Provides information about how and where to find reproductive health services, including Department of Health STD clinics where EC is accessible without parental permission. 311 can also provide you with information about how to get the HPV vaccine.
New York City AIDS Hotline
Provides information about HIV, prevention, testing and referrals to local providers: 800-825-5448
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Information on clinics and hospitals that provide child and teen health services: www.nyc.gov
New York City Incest Hotline (Safe Horizon)
24 hour hotline that provides crisis counseling, safety planning, assistance in finding shelters and referrals to other programs: 800-621-HOPE (4673) and www.safehorizon.org
New York City Rape, Sexual Abuse, and Domestic Violence Hotline
New York Police Department Special Victims Liaison Unit that provides legal and counseling services: 212-267-7273
New York City Women's Healthline
Telephone service providing information and referrals on women's reproductive health: Call 311 and ask for the Women's Health Line.
Planned Parenthood of New York City
Health care and sexual health services and information. Visit www.ppnyc.org for more information, and check out www.teenwire.com, a resource on sexual health for teens developed by Planned Parenthood.
Youthline
Toll-free information and referral service for youth, families, and communities in New York City. Operators connect callers to an array of local services and resources, including runaway and homeless youth services and immigrant services: 800-246-4646
