free & confidential services in the US:

• 988 suicide & crisis lifeline -

  • call or text 988 any time

    • option 3 (LGBTQ+ youth)

  • online chat: 988lifeline.org

• crisis text line -

  • text ‘home’ to 741741

  • online chat: https://www.crisistextline.org/

    • https://idontmind.com/journal/you-dont-only-have-to-be-in-crisis-to-text-crisis-text-line

•  the Trevor Project: (LGBTQ+ youth) -

  • text
‘start’ to 678678

• SAMHSA: substance abuse & mental health services administration -

  • treatment locator: findtreatment.samhsa.gov

•  NAMI: national alliance on mental illness -

  • support groups & education: nami.org