resources
BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS,
PEOPLE OF COLOR) COMMUNITY
DEQH
DEQH is a culturally competent organization and hotline for South Asian/Desi LGBTQ+ individuals, family, and friends.
Website: deqh.org
Call: 908-367-3374
Latinx Therapists Action Network
The Latinx Therapists Action Network is a collection of Latinx mental health practitioners honoring and affirming the dignity and healing of migrant communities marginalized by criminalization, detention, and deportation.
Website: latinxtherapistsactionnetwork.org
The Loveland Foundation
The Loveland Foundation is a nonprofit committed to showing up for communities of color, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Through their Loveland Fund, they are able to pay for therapy sessions for Black women and girls who apply and meet financial criteria.
Website: thelovelandfoundation.org
StrongHearts Native Helpline
The StrongHearts Native Helpline provides a confidential and anonymous domestic violence and dating violence helpline for Native Americans.
Website: strongheartshelpline.org
Call: 844-762-8483
gambling addiction
Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength, and hope that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling.
Website: gamblersanonymous.org
NCPG—National Council on Problem Gambling
The mission of the National Council on Problem Gambling is to advocate for programs that assist people and families affected by problem gambling, facilitate community through conferences, and provide resources. They provide a twenty-four-hour confidential helpline.
Website: ncpgambling.org
Chat: ncpgambling.org/chat
Call: 800-522-4700
Text: 800-522-4700
housing and food
Dial 211
Dial 211 is a comprehensive service organization run by the non-profit United Way that assists people with finding food, paying housing bills, accessing free childcare, and other essential services.
Website: 211.org
Call: 211
USDA National Hunger Hotline
The USDA National Hunger Hotline Provides information for families and individuals in need of food support.
Website: hungerfreeamerica.org
Call (to speak with someone in English): 866-348-6479
Call (to speak with someone in Spanish): 877-842-6273
Text: 914-342-7744. Please note that these are automated texts.
RESPITE CARE
ARCH—Access to Respite Care and Help National Respite Network
The ARCH National Respite Network promotes the development and quality of respite and crisis care for individuals or adults with special needs. They also provide directories and resources to help families locate respite and crisis care in their communities.
Website: archrespite.org
GAMING ADDICTION
Computer Gaming Addicts Anonymous
Computer Gaming Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals dedicated to supporting one another through the recovery from excessive gaming by offering information and meetings.
Website: cgaa.info
RECOVERY
Al-Anon
Al-Anon offers meetings for people worried about someone who struggles with substance abuse.
Website: al-anon.org
Alcoholics Anonymous
I’ve written a lot about AA over the years. It’s informed my work and my life in profound ways.
Website: aa.org
sex ADDICTION
SAA—Sex Addicts Anonymous
Sex Addicts Anonymous offers online resources and a twelve-step meeting program to help those living with sex addiction.
Website: saa-recovery.org
Call: 713-869-4902
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and nonprofit offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis—for the trans community, by the trans community.
Website: translifeline.org
Call (US): 877-565-8860
Call (Canada): 877-330-6366
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is dedicated to creating a safe and loving environment for LGBTQ+ and nonbinary youth. They provide a nationwide, twenty-four-hour, toll-free, and confidential suicide hotline and an online community for youth ages thirteen through twenty-four.
Website: thetrevorproject.org
Call: 866-488-7386
Text: START to 678678
trauma and disasters
National Disaster Distress Helpline
The National Disaster Distress Helpline is available for anyone experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters twenty-four hours a day.
Website: Disasterdistress.samhsa.gov
Call: 800-985-5990
Text: TalkWithUs to 66746
suicide prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress twenty-four hours a day.
Website: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Call: 800-273-8255
mental health
ADAA—Anxiety and Depression Association of America
ADAA is a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through both science and education. This is not a direct service organization, but ADAA has a searchable database of therapists.
Website: adaa.org
IOCDF—International OCD Foundation
The International OCD Foundation is dedicated to helping those with OCD and other related disorders to live full and productive lives.
Website: iocdf.org
Mental Health America
Mental Health America is dedicated to promoting mental health as a critical part of overall wellness. They include prevention services, early identification, and intervention with an integrative and culturally competent lens.
Website: mhanational.org
Call: 800-273-TALK (8255)
Text: MHA to 741741
NAMI—National Alliance on Mental Illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a nonprofit that provides mental health education and advocacy for individuals living with mental illness to gain understanding and build better lives.
Website: nami.org
Call: 800-950-NAMI (6264)
Text: NAMI to 741741
SAMHSA—Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA is a government-funded administration that provides information, directories, and twenty-four-hour hotlines for individuals and families facing mental health issues and/or substance use disorders.
Call: 800-662-HELP (4357)
Website: SAMHSA.gov
TTY: 800-487-4889
sexual assault and
domestic violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is a twenty-four-hour hotline that provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence.
Website: thehotline.org
Call: 800-799-7233
TTY: 800-799-7233
*If you are unable to speak safely, text LOVIES to 22522 or log onto thehotline.org
RAINN—Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and provides a twenty-four-hour hotline and programs to support and advocate for sexual assault survivors.
Website: rainn.org
Call: 800-656-HOPE (4673)
Safehorizon
Safehorizon offers support, anger management counseling, and resources to victims of anger and domestic violence and to those who need assistance controlling their anger.
Website: safehorizon.org
Call: 800-621-HOPE (4673)
eating disorders
ANAD—National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
ANAD is a peer-run and professionally supported organization catering to individuals struggling with eating disorders and body image issues.
Website: anad.org
Call: 888-375-7767
NEDA—National Eating Disorder Association
NEDA is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders.
Website: nationaleatingdisorders.org
Call: 800-931-2237 Translation services are available on the phone.
Text: 800-931-2237 Standard text messaging rates may apply.
*If you suspect you may have an eating disorder, NEDA has an online screening tool: nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-tool