Safety Resources

SUICIDE PREVENTION

Suicide Prevention – (walk-in) No interpreter or language line.

1101 South Edgar Street Suite C
York, PA
Phone: 717-851-1500 or 1-800-673-2496

Crisis Center
Telephone:  717-851-1500 press #9 for crisis intervention

School based – PA counseling services; T.W. Ponessa Associates, Pressley Ridge, Holy Spirit

Crisis Intervention 24 Hr Hotline
Telephone:  717-851-5320

Outpatient Mental Health Services for youth at risk of suicide – PA counseling services, Wellspan Behavioral Health

POISON CONTROL

24 hour emergency hotline for family members, caregivers and healthcare workers to contact if a poisoning incident occurs

Emergency hotline: 1-800-222-1222

The Poison Control Center
at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
CHOP North Suite 985
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4303
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Police/Fire Department

Telephone Number: 911

If you are having an emergency, call 911, calmly tell the operator where you are and what is your situation. Appropriate help will be provided.

SAFE KIDS COALITION

Referrals to free car seat check-up locations. Community contacts for car seat, fire, and bike safety.

WellSpan Health
Community Health Improvement
P.O. Box 15198
York, PA 17405
Phone: 717-851-3231

605 S. George St., Suite 160
York, PA 17401
Community Health and Wellness
Phone: 717-851-3222

Contact person: Alice Price
Phone: 717-851-3225

mailto:aprice2@wellspan.org
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SAFE KIDS, YORK COUNTY, PA

Wellspan Health

Community Health Improvement
The Loretta Claiborne Building
Suite 160
605 S. George Street
York, PA  17401

Telephone: 1-888-232-SAFE (7233)
1-717-851-3222
Fax:  717-848-6618

email: aprice2@wellspan.org
Subject: Kids First

The goal of Safe Kids is to enhance childhood injury prevention programs by empowering families and communities to create safe environments in care, on bikes and at home. Resources for families, schools, churches, youth groups include materials on: Safe Kids Buckle Up, Safe Kids Ready to Roll for bike safety, Home Safety in regard to falls, choking, poisoning, and fires to educate on home hazard prevention. This service also does child passenger safety seat check-ups. They also work with medical assistance for car seat purchases.
Safe Kids York County

YORK COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

Purpose: To provide child welfare services designed to keep children in their own homes, prevent neglect, abuse and exploitation, help overcome problems that result in dependency, neglect, and delinquency; and to provide in foster family homes and child caring institutions adequate substitute care for any child in need of such care due to abuse or neglect. Services are available to children 0-18 years of age who reside in York County. This Agency’s mission is to promote and protect the health and welfare of children. The focus is to keep families together through preventive services. When placement does occur, the goal is to reunite the child with the family as effectively and timely as possible.

100 West Market Street
Suite 402
York, PA 17401
1-717-846-8496
1-800-729-9227 (after hours 4:30 PM TO 8:00 AM)

Childline: referral for suspected child abuse/neglect
Phone: 1-800-932-0313

Fax:  717-771-9884

Email:  cys@york-countypa.gov or cys@york-county.org

https://yorkcountypa.gov/279/Children-Youth-Families

 

City Bureau of Health Lead Program

435 West Philadelphia Street
York, PA 17401

Telephone: 717-849-2336 (Marilou Yingling)

Fax: 717-843-5605

Lead screenings >10 automatically get sent to Marilou and she contacts families.

No on-site lead testing available.  Investigates lead poisoning and environment. Educates and follows up.

CRIBS FOR KIDS

Cribs for Kids

Suite 250 Riverfront Place
5450 Second Avenue
Pittsburg, PA 15207

Telephone: 888-721-CRIB (2742)
Fax: 412-322-5686

Cribs for Kids is a national program started in 1998 to provide safe sleep education and donation of Graco Pack’n’Play portable cribs. Education including “Back is Best” and safe sleep practices to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. York County Cribs for Kids program is based in York Hospital Neonatology Department call – 717-81-CRIBS (717-812-7427) for assistance in obtaining a new crib for your baby. Has Spanish instructions available.

http://cribsforkids.org

Nineline Covenant House

Covenant House
307 East King Street
York, PA 17403

24 Hour Phone Line: 717-430-8573

Nineline Covenant House
460 West 41 Street
New York, NY 10036

Main Telephone: 212-613-0300
Crisis #: 212-613-0300

Call 1-800-999-9999 seven days a week between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm eastern time to speak with someone about bullying, family issues, suicide, abuse, sex, drugs and/or alcohol and not getting your basic needs. This service is free and confidential.

Can also call National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Telephone:  1-800-273-8255

Website: https://www.covenanthouse.org/