Do you or someone you care about in the LGBTQ+ community need  support with mental health or substance use? 

These resources have a track record of providing education, referrals for care, and political action to support people in the LGBTQ+ community.

Mental health and community resources

The American Psychological Association (APA) – Provides educational and support resources.

The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists –Provides mental health resources for LGBTQ+ people. Also, resources for psychiatric professionals with LGBTQ+ clients.

Black Mental Health Alliance (BMHA) – Provides confidential referrals using an expansive database of culturally competent and patient-centered licensed mental health professionals.

CenterLink LGBT Community Center Member Directory – Supports the development of LGBTQ+ community centers to address social, cultural, health and political advocacy.

The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Provider Directory – A search tool that can locate an LGBTQ-inclusive health care provider.

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network — Committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color. Provides a directory to help queer and trans people of color locate mental health practitioners who are queer and trans people of color.

The National Center for Transgender Equality – Resources for transgender individuals, including information on the right to access health care.

SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline – Information about community support resources such as health care, transportation, counseling, legal services and emotional support programs.

Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE) –  Education and support resources for LGBTQ+ individuals. Promotes LGBTQ+ competency for counseling professionals.

Trans Lifeline – Trans peer support: 1-877-565-8860.

 

Phone and text hotlines

If you are in immediate danger or having a medical emergency, call 911. If you are in crisis or thinking about suicide, you or your child can talk to someone right away from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or the Trevor project. 

Suicide Prevention

The Trevor Project – National Youth LGBTQ Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
1-866-488-7386
Text START to 678-678

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988. Press 2 for Spanish.
Text MHA to 741741

Substance use disorders

Substance Use Disorder Helpline: 1-855-780-5955
Talk with a trained professional to get questions answered and learn about substance use disorder

SAMHSA's National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) and TTY 1-800-487-4889
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Other Helplines

SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline
1-877-360-LGBT (5428)

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
Text LOVEIS to 22522

National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Online Chat

 

Sources

National Alliance on Mental Illness. Identity and Cultural Dimensions: LGBTQI. Accessed 4/1/21