Local Resources

Help Lines

Clinics | Help Lines | Counseling

 

E-Discussion Groups:

There's more to living with AIDS

An online discussion group.

Eating Disorder Online Chat Rooms

Something Fishy Eating Disorder chat rooms provide an alternative means of peer support for sufferers of eating disorders.

Hotlines:

Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline- 1-800-284-7821 (24 hours a day)

This hotline will provide support, information, and referrals.

Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault-
(Hotline same as Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline) 1-800-284-7821

Hotline works with the Rape Victim Advocacy Program in Iowa City. This page contains information on: sexual assault services available in different counties, statistics, minority outreach, and links to other resources.

Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN)- 1-800-656-HOPE

This hotline will provide support as well as a connection to a local center.

Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence-
Abuse Hotline 1-800-942-0333

ICADV provides assistance and education to programs that serve battered women and their children.

Eastern Iowa Rainbow Pages

Provides links to support pages for the subcategories of coming out, counseling, HIV/AIDS, Substance abuse, telephone lines, and youth.

The GLBTU Gayline- (319)335-3251

A confidential listening and information referral service.

Cedar Rapids Gay and Lesbian Resource Center

This site provides an information and referral center for the support of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered persons, and allies in the community. Contains links to similar sites as well.

Important Contact Numbers:

PerMar Security -- 329-4357 (a 24-hour security contact number)
Cornell Counseling Center -- 895-4292
Mt. Vernon Police -- 895-6141
Linn County Sheriff -- 398-3521
Cedar Rapids Police -- 398-5242
Mercy Medical Center ER -- 398-6041
St. Lukeâs ER -- 369-7122
YWCA Sexual Assault Program -- 363-5490 (24-hour crisis line for sexual assault concerns)