helpful resources and offerings of support
tools/safety planning:
anti-carceral crisis and safety planning
therapist directories:
NY radical therapist directory
list of queer affirming therapists in USA
community resource compilation
workbooks/zine’s/ radical art:
we keep each other safe webinar
books:
Trauma Stewardship- An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
HARM REDUCTION GUIDE TO COMING OFF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS
Decolonizing Therapy- Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice
International Resources
-Anxiety: Anxiety and Depression Association of America
https://adaa.org/
-Depression: International Society for Bipolar Disorders
https://www.isbd.org/
-Suicide/Self-Harm: Befrienders Worldwide
https://befrienders.org/
US Resources
-Anxiety/Depression: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
https://www.samhsa.gov/
-National Human Trafficking Hotline 24/7
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en 1.888.373.7888
Canadian Resources
-Self-Harm: Kids Help Phone
https://kidshelpphone.ca/
-The National Eating Disorder Information Center
https://nedic.ca/
-National Human Trafficking Hotline 24/7
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en 1.888.373.7888
Community
Build social support. Plan ahead to ensure support when you need it.
-Develop a code word or meme (conveying “things are dark”) with a trusted person
-Develop a list of 5 people you can call for distraction
-Create a list of 5 people you can call for a deep conversation
-“Do you have 8 minutes?”
Simon Sinek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lH6x5zn0GI
Crisis Services
Warm Line Crisis Services:
Warm lines do not use police intervention. The warm lines listed below offer transparency about their reporting and tracing policies.
-Blackline: Peer support and counseling prioritizing BIPOC, with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens.
"We do not trace or send any type of intervention under any circumstances without consent."
Call or text: 800.604.5841
-Trans Lifeline: Trans peer support for the Trans community.
"divested from police since day one. Run by and for Trans people."
US: 877.565.8860
Canada: 877.330.6366
-Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: Warmline answered by trained peer supporters.
"We do not trace or send any type of intervention under any circumstances without consent.”
888-407-4515
Hours (by phone):
Monday through Thursday // 7pm to 9pm ET
Friday through Sunday // 7pm-10pm ET
-StrongHearts Native Helpline: 24/7 confidential and anonymous culturally-appropriate domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans.
"Advocates do not request or record the contact’s identification and/or address."
844-762-8483
chat online: https://strongheartshelpline.org/get-help
-Thrive Lifeline:Trans-led and operated, focusing on people with intersecting marginalized identities.
Does not "engage in non-consensual active rescue."
Text 24/7: 313.662.8209
-LGBT National Help Center: Free and confidential support for LGBTQIA+ people and those with questions about sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
"We will not contact any authorities, other services, or programs on your behalf."
National Hotline (US & Canada): 888.843.4564
Coming Out Support Hotline: 888.688.5428
Youth Talkline: 800.246.7743
Senior Hotline: 888.234.7243
Additional Crisis Support: Some crisis line workers below are mandated to report calls regarding suicide to the police (i.e. "active rescue"). If this is a concern, we encourage you to first ask about their reporting policies before sharing. Please use the resources below with discretion.
-24/7 Trevor Hotline for LGBTQ+ youth
866.488.7386
Text "START" to 678678
-24/7 National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) HelpLine
Text "NAMI" TO 741741
https://www.nami.org/support-education/nami-helpline/#crisis
-National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call or text 988
-National Domestic Violence Hotline
800.799.7233
-Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
800.656.4673
-National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline
800.656.4673
-Veterans Crisis Line
800.273.8255
-Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line
800.622.2255
-Lines for Life - Speak with a suicide or substance use specialist. They also offer support for: military & family, senior loneliness, teen-to-teen crisis, and racial equity.
800.273.8255
-DeafLEAD Crisis Line
321.800.3323 (video phone)
https://deaflead.org/
Telefónica's de crisis y salud mental (en Español)
-Ayuda en Español, Línea de Prevención del Suicidio en Español
888.628.9454
-La Línea de Ayuda Nacional Online del Asalto Sexual
800.656.4673
-Love Is Respect (Chat En Español): para jovenes
866.331.9474
-Atención de salud mental perinatal para mamás (PSI)
https://www.postpartum.net/en-espanol/ Llama al 800.944.4773 (4PPD) #1
Mensaje de texto: 971.203.7773
-24/7 Línea Directa Nacional de Salud Mental Materna
https://mchb.hrsa.gov/es/programas-impacto/linea-nacional-asistencia-salud-mental-materna Llama al 800.944.4773 (4PPD) #1
Mensaje de texto: 971-203-7773