Resources

National Crisis Lines

• The Trevor Project

  • The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services via telephone, chat, or text to LGBTQ young people 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
  • Call 1-866-488-7386, text “START” to 678978, or chat online

• LGBT National Help Center

• • Free and confidential peer counseling and support via telephone, one-on-one instant message chat, and email
    • Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 pm to midnight (EST) and Saturday from noon to 5 pm (EST)
  • Information about local mental health resources for cities and towns across the United States
  • Call 1-888-843-4564 or email help@LGBThotline.org

• National Suicide Lifeline   

  • National network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress available 24-7 in English and Spanish
  • Call 988 or chat on their Lifeline Chat

• Crisis Text Line 

  • Serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing free 24/7 support
  • Text HOME to 741741, or chat via WhatsApp or Facebook to connect with a Crisis Counselor

LGBTQ+ Centers

• LGBT Center of Durham  

  • A local community center serving people in and around Durham that includes a list of affirmative psychotherapists and counselors in the Triangle region approved by the center
  • 919-827-1436
  • 1007 Broad St, Durham, NC 27705

• LGBT Center of Raleigh

  • A local community center serving central North Carolina that includes a list of affirmative psychotherapists and counselors in the Triangle region approved by the center
  • 919-832-4484
  • 119 East Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Local Crisis Response & Mental Health Services

• Freedom House Recovery Center

  • Freedom House Recovery Center offers support for those experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis through offering several services, including 23-hour observation chairs, crisis stabilization, detoxification from alcohol/drugs, mobile crisis, and walk-in and telepsychiatry.
  • Orange & Person County Mobile Crisis line: 866-275-9552
  • Multiple locations in Chapel Hill, Durham, Roxboro, Norlina, and Warrenton

• Psychology Today

  • Search engine that can be used to find an affordable and/or in-network therapist near you. Searches can be filtered to specify what you are specifically looking for in a therapist.

• UNC Psychology Clinic

  • Appointment based clinic that provides psychotherapy on a sliding scare
  • 919-962-6906

• For UNC Students Only

  • Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is an UNC Emergency response team that is staffed 24 hours a day, year round.
  • UNC Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a variety of services to meet student’s mental health needs.

For Survivors of Abuse

• Southern Queer Survivors Network

  • The Southern Queer Survivor Network is an anti-violence project serving LGBTQ+ survivors in all 100 counties of North Carolina.
  • SQSN provides advocacy services for survivors of abuse through one-on-one direct support, legal advocacy, therapy, resource paring, and support groups.
  • (919) 827-1436
  • 1007 Broad St, Durham, NC 27705

• Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA)

  • ASCA supports and assists survivors of child abuse to move on with their lives. ASCA was created with the intention of guaranteeing that all survivors of childhood abuse, regardless of their financial situation, have access to a program focused on recovery from childhood abuse, including physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse or neglect.
  • 415-928-4576

• The Blue Ribbon Project

  • An online community and resource for both child abuse victims and adult survivors
  • 800-757-8120

• RAINN

  • RAINN is the Nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. They created and operate the National Sexual Assault Hotline, which is available via phone and online chat in both English and Spanish.
  • Call 800.656.HOPE or visit their online hotline