Resources

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
  • Parent Stress Hotline 1-800-632-8188
    • https://www.parentshelpingparents.org/stressline
    • The Parent Stress Line is a toll-free, confidential helpline for parents who need to discuss issues related to their children.  Trained volunteer counselors answer the Parental Stress Line and offer support, empathy, encouragement, information, referrals, and crisis intervention. We are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.​ 

RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH/CRISIS INTERVENTION:

  • Connecticut Mental Health Center (Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit):

RESOURCES FOR LGBTQ FOLKS:

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):

CONNECTICUT SUPPORT GROUPS:

  • Growth Therapy, LLC
    • Parents/Caregivers of Gender Expansive Youth, Asexual Support Group – growththerapyllc.com/groups
  • Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition (State-wide):
  • Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Connecticut (State-wide):
  • Lambda Legal Connecticut (State-wide):
  • 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):
  • 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):
  • APNH – A Place to Nourish Your Health (New Haven):
  • Anchor Health Initiative (New Haven, Stamford):
  • Aware Recovery Care (Statewide):
  • Center for Advanced Reproductive Services (Farmington, Hartford, New London):
  • 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):
  • Jim Collins Foundation (New London):
  • Mid-Fairfield AIDS Project (Norwalk):
  • Planned Parenthood of Connecticut (17 locations around Connecticut):
  • World Health Clinicians (Norwalk):

LGBTQ* Affirming Businesses:

  • Strandsfortrans.com

Legal Resources:

Online Resources:

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