HOTLINES:
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255
- Access Line (for 24/7 access to substance use treatment, including detox and transportation): 1-800-563-4086
- LGBT National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
- Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 4pm – 12am ET. Saturday and Sunday, 12pm – 5pm ET
- LGBT National Senior Hotline (Ages 50+): 1-888-234-7243
- Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 4pm – 12am ET. Saturday and Sunday, 12pm – 5pm ET
- LGBT National Youth Hotline: 1-800-246-7743
- Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 4pm – 12am ET. Saturday and Sunday, 12pm – 5pm ET
- The Trevor Lifeline (ages 13-24): 1-866-7386
- The only national 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ young people
- Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
- The only national hotline in which all operators are transgender.
- As a result of the particularly vulnerable relationship between transgender individuals and police, it is the only service in the country with a policy against non-consensual active rescue
RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH/CRISIS INTERVENTION:
- Connecticut Mental Health Center (Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit):
- https://portal.ct.gov/DMHAS/CMHC/Services/CMHC-Mobile-Crisis-Intervention-and-Evaluation
- Call 211
- Non-discriminatory policy for ages 18+. No one of this age bracket is denied screening, crisis intervention, or emergency care at CMHC.
- Services administered through mobile crisis intervention, walk in appointments, and by telephone
- Hours of Operation: 24/7
- Guaranteed operators during the following times: 10:00am-4:00am EST
RESOURCES FOR LGBTQ FOLKS:
- LGBTQ National Online Peer-Support Chat:
- LGBTQ Teens Online Talk Group (ages 12-19):
- https://www.glbthotline.org/lgbtqteens.html
- A weekly moderated group for LGBTQ teens to speak and express themselves in a safe space
- Hours of Operation: Tuesdays at 1pm-9pm EST
- TrevorChat: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/#tc
- A free, confidential, and secure online instant messaging service for LGBTQ youth that provides live help from trained counselors
- Hours of Operation: Daily, 3-10pm EST
- TrevorText: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/#tt
- A free, confidential, and secure texting service in which LGBTQ youth can text a trained counselor for support and crisis intervention
- Hours of Operation: Weekdays 3-10pm
RESOURCES FOR TRANSGENDER FOLKS:
- Trans Teen Online Talk Group (Ages 12-19):
- https://www.glbthotline.org/transteens.html
- A weekly moderated group for transgender, pan-gender, gender-fluid, nonbinary, agender teens to speak and express themselves in a safe space.
- Hours of Operation: Thursdays 7-9pm EST
- Trans Youth Online Chat Group (Ages 13 and younger):
- https://www.glbthotline.org/transyouth.html
- A weekly moderated group for trans and gender-expansive young people to speak and express themselves in a safe space.
- Hours of Operation: Thursdays 7-9pm EST
CONNECTICUT SUPPORT GROUPS:
- Growth Therapy, LLC
- Parents/Caregivers of Gender Expansive Youth – growththerapyllc.com/services
- Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition (State-wide):
- https://www.transadvocacy.org/
- An education and social advocacy organizations for Trans* and gender non-conforming individuals.
- Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Connecticut (State-wide):
- https://www.glsen.org/chapter/connecticut
- Works to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity
- Lambda Legal Connecticut (State-wide):
- https://www.lambdalegal.org/states-regions/connecticut
- A group working to achieve full civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impacting litigation, education and public policy work
- Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Connecticut: Hartford, Norwalk, Waterbury):
- https://pflag.org
- Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) through support, education, and advocacy
- Queer Unity Empowerment Support Team (Waterbury):
- https://questct.com
- A community-based collaborative formed to create healthy, inclusive and safe spaces for members of the LGBT community in the Greater Waterbury area that foster meaningful relationships, learning and joy.
- Stonewall Speakers (State-wide):
- https://www.stonewallspeakers.org
- All-volunteer speaker’s bureau comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and their allies
- Triangle Community Center (Norwalk):
- https://www.ctpridecenter.org
- Fairfield County’s leading provider of programming and resources to nurture growth and connection within the LGBTQ community
LGBTQ FRIENDLY HEALTH CENTERS IN CONNECTICUT:
- Apex Community Care (Danbury):
- https://apexcommunitycarect.org
- HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention
- APNH – A Place to Nourish Your Health (New Haven):
- https://apnh.org
- HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention.
- Anchor Health Initiative (New Haven, Stamford):
- http://www.anchorhealthinitiative.org
- Primary and specialized healthcare for transgender, gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals.
- Aware Recovery Care (Statewide):
- http://www.anchorhealthinitiative.org
- Provides competent, safe, age, gender, and story matched In-Home Addiction Treatment for the LGBTQ+ community
- Center for Advanced Reproductive Services (Farmington, Hartford, New London):
- https://www.uconnfertility.com
- Fertility treatment and family building services for the LGBTQ+ community
- Connecticut AIDS (Hartford):
- https://www.aids-ct.org
- A coalition of organizations that provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS in Connecticut
- Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective (Hartford):
- https://www.hglhc.org
- Empowers individuals of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions to lead healthy lives through the provision of health and support services, education and advocacy.
- Health Care Advocates International (Stratford):
- https://www.hcaillc.com
- HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention.
- Jim Collins Foundation (New London):
- https://jimcollinsfoundation.org
- Provides financial assistance to transgender people for gender-confirming surgeries
- Mid-Fairfield AIDS Project (Norwalk):
- https://mfap.org
- HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention.
- Planned Parenthood of Connecticut (17 locations around Connecticut):
- https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-southern-new-england
- Provide individuals with information and services to manage their fertility and sexual health
- World Health Clinicians (Norwalk):
- https://www.circlecarecenter.org
- HIV/AIDS and STI treatment and prevention, patient advocacy and assistance, and health education.
