Public Health

Abuse Reporting and Support

• Adult Protective Services – 1.800.490.8505
• Child Abuse – 1.800.932.0313
• Elder Abuse – 1.800.490.8505
• Women’s Resource Center: 570.278.1800 or 1.800.257.5765

National Help Lines

• Suicide Hotline (24/7): 1.800.273.8255
• Veterans/Military Crisis Line (24/7): 1.800.273.8255
• Trevor Lifeline | LGBTQ+ Support (24/7): 1.866.488.7386 or Text START to 678678
• SAMHSA Emotional Distress Line (24/7): 1.800.985.5990 or text TALKWITHUS to 66746
• Disaster Distress Line (24/7): 1.800.985.5990

Cancer Resources

• Northeast Regional Cancer Institute: 570.904.8808
• Mesothelioma Hope: 1.855.651.4216
• American Cancer Society: 1.800.227.2345
• American Cancer Society | Cancer Screening Recommendations

COVID-19 Resources

• City of Scranton | COVID-19 Data Hub
• CDC | COVID-19
• COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring
• Pennsylvania Department of Health | COVID-19

Drug and Substance Abuse Recovery Support

• Addictions.com: Provides a free resource to search for local alcoholic and drug rehabilitation centers
• Freerehabcenters.org: Provides the most complete list of free, low-cost, sliding scale, and low-income assisted rehab lists on the Internet.
• Rehab.com: Connects patients with providers who care. Our core values are transparency, community, and neutrality. We are committed to the visibility of all providers, no matter their size
• Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service: 570.961.1997
  • Monday to Thursday | 7:30 AM–6:00 PM
  • Friday | 7:30 AM–4:00 PM
• Lackawanna County Department Office of Drug and Alcohol Programs: 570.963.6820
• Lackawanna County Recovery Coalition: 1.800.662.4357
• Turning Point Alternative Living Solutions: 570.209.7465
• Friendship House | Scranton: 570.342.8305
• The Recovery Bank: 570.880.7901
• Meetings and Alcoholic Resources | AlchoholicsAnonymous.com
• Free Naloxone by Mail – Lackawanna Recovery Coalition

General Health Services

• Lackawanna County Assistance Department of Human Services: 570.963.4525
• United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties: Call 211
• United Neighborhood Center: 570.346.6203
• Food Pantries | Friends of the Poor Scranton: 570.344.7211
• My Center for Independent Living (MyCIL): 570.344.7211
• Community Health Programs
• Freedom from Smoking
• Diabetes Prevention

Maternal & Child Support

• Maternal and Family Health Services: 570.961.5550
• St. Joseph’s Center: 570.342.8379
• Postpartum Support | Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1.833.943.5746
• Immunization Schedule | Birth to 18 Years
• Immunization Schedule | 19 Years & Up

Mental Health

• Scranton Counseling Center | Crisis Line (24/7): 1.844.348.6100
• The Advocacy Alliance | Warm Line (6:00 PM to 10:00 PM): 1.866.654.8114
• Friendship House | Scranton: 570.342.8305
• NAMI Scranton Chapter | Counseling and Support Groups: 570.342.1047

Specialized Health Services

• Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania: 570.592.1150
• Monkeypox Resources
  • PA DOH | Monkeypox PDF
  • CDC | Monkeypox
  • City of Scranton’s Monkeypox Information | English / Spanish
• Hospice of Sacred Heart: 570.706.2400
• GRASP | Grief Recovery After Substance Abuse Passing: 570.991.7199

Federally Qualified Health Centers

• Scranton Primary Healthcare Center: 570.344.9684
• The Wright Center: 570.941.0630