Collection: Health & Well-Being Resources

LGBTQ, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING RESOURCES

The Anti-Violence Project – Hotline (24 Hours) - (212) 714-1141

AVP works to prevent, respond to, and end all forms of violence against and within LGBTQ communities. They are a national coalition of local member programs, affiliate organizations and individual affiliates who create systemic and social change. They strive to increase power, safety and resources through data analysis, policy advocacy, education and technical assistance.

The Trevor Project - (866) 488-7386

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

Trans Lifeline's Peer Support - Hotline - (877) 565-8860

Trans Lifeline's Hotline is a peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. Our operators are located all over the U.S. and Canada and are all trans-identified. If you are in crisis or just need someone to talk to, even if it's just about whether or not you're trans, please call us. We will do our best to support you and provide you resources.

National Suicide Prevention - Hotline - (800) 273-8255

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week. We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

National Alliance of Mental Illness - (10-6, M-F) - (800) 950-NAMI (6264)

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, we are an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.

National Sexual Violence Resource - Hotline (24 Hours) - (800) 656-4673

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence. NSVRC translates research and trends into best practices that help individuals, communities and service providers achieve real and lasting change. The center also works with the media to promote informed reporting. Every April, NSVRC leads Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a campaign to educate and engage the public in addressing this widespread issue. NSVRC is also one of the three founding organizations of Raliance, a national, collaborative initiative dedicated to ending sexual violence in one generation.

The Black Youth Project

The Black Youth Project will examine the attitudes, resources, and culture of the young, urban black millennial, exploring how these factors and others influence their decision-making, norms, and behavior in critical domains such as sex, health, and politics. Arguably more than any other subgroup of Americans, African American youth reflect the challenges of inclusion and empowerment in the post–civil rights period. At the core of this project will be an exploration of what young black Americans think about the political, cultural, and sexual choices and challenges confronting them and their peer group. We are especially interested in understanding what new factors help to shape or contribute to the social and political attitudes and behaviors of African American youth.

LGBT National Help Center - Toll-Free National Hotline - (888) 843-4564

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Help Center, founded in 1996, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides vital peer-support, community connections and resource information to people with questions regarding sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Utilizing a diverse group of LGBT volunteers, we operate three national hotlines, the LGBT National Hotline, the LGBT National Youth Talkline, and the LGBT National Senior Hotline as well as private, volunteer one-to-one online chat, that helps both youth and adults with coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relationship problems and a lot more.

Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741 in the US

Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text 741741 from anywhere in the US to text with a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line trains volunteers to support people in crisis. With over 79 million messages processed to date, we're growing quickly, but so is the need.

Masakhane Center - (973) 420-0861

Masakhane is a youth-driven organization promoting happy, healthy outlooks on sex and sexuality. They achieve this through a variety of interactive and innovative sex education programs. They are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization currently working with an entirely volunteer staff. They were started in 2006, by founder, Stephanie Franklin, who wanted to provide a sex-positive resource for young people in Newark and its surrounding communities. They want to make sexuality education a community experience. Bringing it to young people, as well as adults. Providing workshops in schools, youth organizations, drug and alcohol treatment centers, parent groups, shelters, and lots of other places.