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March 5, 2024

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Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.

Disclaimer

While Crisis Text Line uses reasonable efforts to vet resources listed below according to established criteria (including but not limited to nondiscrimination based on protected classes or immutable characteristics), listing such resources does not indicate or imply endorsement of the third-party provider or its services by Crisis Text Line. Crisis Text Line is not responsible for the content of or service provided by any of these resources.

Criteria for Resources

It’s important to us that we send our texters the best resource. We aim to provide resources that are accessible, inclusive, and free or affordable. So, a team of dedicated staff and Crisis Counselors put a lot of time, energy, and love into defining quality. Hard to appreciate what you can’t measure, right?

Crisis Text Line offers resources that:

Free, low cost, or sliding scale.
Be a non-profit/501c3 organization or, in limited circumstances, a public benefit organization. For legal reasons, we are generally unable to provide resources to texters that are for-profit businesses. Public benefit corporations that offer public resources or directories and don’t encourage Crisis Text Line’s texters to buy their goods or services (such as FindHelp, previously Aunt Bertha) may be considered, subject to legal and compliance obligations.
Federal government (.gov) resources are acceptable and considered a reputable source, meet the “available nationally” requirement, and typically would not be asking texters to purchase goods or services. However, state government information varies from state-to-state and these may not meet the criteria.
No independent blogs, social media accounts (including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook groups, etc.), or private practitioners. If a texter is looking for a therapist or private mental health practice, we’d continue to share a resource directory.
The resource is nondiscriminatory (age, gender, religion, sexuality, political affiliation, etc.) and is not potentially harmful to texters (for example, an anti-choice organization discouraging birth control or abortion). Does not use harmful language around texter concerns.
Specialized information that is highly beneficial to a texter in crisis
Factual. We look for resources that cite reputable* sources for information it provides.
No repeats. A new resource cannot duplicate an existing resource or content that’s already on the Crisis Text Line platform.
Compatible. Any phone app must work on both iOS and Android. Websites should have mobile formatting, too.
A new resource should reflect issues seen often on the platform.
We serve people around the country and around the clock. Our resources should do the same.
Is not affiliated with organizations that Crisis Text Line does not align with.

* The source is considered reputable if it’s from:

a 501c3 organization or municipal, state, or federal agency that provides social, educational, or health and human services; or
is a public benefit corporation and/or a health and human services organization that is not eligible for 501c3 status but meets all state licensing requirements, such as hospitals, health clinics, chemical dependency treatment programs that offer services at no cost, or community counseling agencies that offer services at no cost.

Below is a list of our US-based resources. Please see this list for support internationally.

Resources for Abuse

1-in-6For: Men | Website | Informative | Provides support for men who have been sexually abused.
BetterBraveFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Resources | BetterBrave is a nonprofit focused on tackling sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Their programs include a community resource platform, a research hub, and events and workshops.
BloomFor: Teens and Adults | Website | Courses | Informative | Bloom offers support and courses designed by survivors, allies, and mental health professionals to support survivors of abuse. They combat the idea that healing trauma has to be isolating by creating a community of survivors.
Breaking Code SilenceFor: Teens/Adults | Website | Advocacy | Support | Breaking Code Silence is a network of institutional abuse survivors who were institutionalized in the U.S. through the “troubled teen industry.” Breaking Code Silence provides support to survivors, educates about the TTI, investigates programs for abuse, and advocates for youth.
Bright Sky APPFor: Teens/Adults | App | Directory | Resources | Bright Sky offers a secure journal tool, links to resources, and can use location services to identify the closest shelters and domestic violence support services. The app also allows for safety planning. Note: The app is not concealed behind a different image or name once downloaded.
Center for Relationship Abuse AwarenessFor: Teens and Adults | Website | Informative | Provides information and resources about relationship abuse, sexual assault, gender violence, barriers for leaving, and safety planning. (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing approved)
Childhelp National Child Abuse HotlineFor: All Ages | Website | Informative/Support | Provides parents and teachers with resources, training, and support for child abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment.
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI)For: Adults | Website | Support | Informative | Provides information & support to U.S.-based adults who are survivors of imaged-based sexual abuse, including nonconsensual pornography, sextortion, and deepfakes. If someone has shared or threatened to share an intimate image of you without your consent, visit their Safety Center. (Deaf/HoH approved)
CybersmileFor: Teens | Information | Support | Shares resources, support, and information on various cyber issues including revenge porn, doxxing, cyberbullying, gaming addictions, cyber abuse and harassment, swatting, and online security.
Deaf Overcoming Violence through EmpowermentFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Provides support for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in the deaf community. (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing approved)
Domestic Shelters DirectoryFor: Adults | Directory/Search | Website | Informative | Toolkits | Domestic Shelters is a website that helps survivors of domestic violence learn about and locate shelters and crisis interventions services in their communities. Their site also provides informative toolkits and other resources.
Elder AbuseFor: Adults/Seniors | Advocacy | Informative | Resources | Elder Abuse is an organization whose mission is focused on ending elder abuse and creating a safer world without abuse and neglect of this population. Their site includes information about their advocacy and education work.
Enough: Support for Student SurvivorsFor: College students | Website | Informative | Toolkit | Advocacy | ENOUGH provides free and confidential support and legal information to survivors of sexual assault/harassment. They also have a Toolkit for student survivors who want to learn about Title IX on their own.
Feeling Safe PDFFor: Teens/Adults | Reflection Activity | PDF | This PDF worksheet created by Mental Health America serves as a reflection activity to describe and process safety and coping. It includes questions about what can make someone feel unsafe and what types of coping strategies can be more positive/helpful.
Games and Online Harassment ResourcesFor: All Ages | Resources | Offers resources for those struggling with games and online harassment.
Guide to WellnessFor: Adults | PDF | Interactive | Offers a workbook for survivors of domestic abuse that can help track progress, practice ways to calm down, and teach the basics of self-care while healing.
Heart to GrowFor: Teens and Adults | Website | Advocacy | Resources | Service | Heart to Grow seeks to ensure that Muslims have the language and resources to confront sexual violence. Their resource library contains resources that acknowledge and are rooted in the Muslim faith.
Help for Men Who Are Being AbusedFor: All Ages | Information | An article for men in abusive relationships who are seeking support and resources
HelpGuide (Main Site)For: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).
How to Help Someone in an Abusive RelationshipFor: Adults | PDF | Informative | Provides a guide to help a friend or family member support someone who is struggling in their relationship, as well as take care of yourself while doing it.
Just Detention InternationalFor: Adults | Directory/Search | Support | Just Detention International’s seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention, and they support both currently and formerly incarcerated people. Their site provides resources for support, including both counseling and legal services, through a state-by-state directory.
Know Your IXFor: Students | Website | Informative | Support | Know Your IX is a survivor and youth-led project of Advocates for Youth that seeks to end sexual and dating violence in schools. Know Your IX educates students by teaching them about Title IX, what it offers, and by providing support for medical care, reporting abuse, and more.
Know Your IX: Reporting GuideFor: Teens and Adults (College-aged) | Website | Informative | This “Know Your IX” page has compiled resources and how-tos that someone reporting violence and harassment should know. It includes information about safety planning, finding an advocate, and what to do in cases of retaliation.
Life After HateFor: Adults | Support | Life After Hate is committed to helping people leave the violent far-right to connect with humanity and lead compassionate lives.
Me Too: What To Expect When Reporting a Sexual AssaultFor: Adults | PDF | Informative | This quick guide covers what happens after someone chooses to report sexual violence. It covers medical forensic exams, interactions with the police and legal system, and some grounding/coping techniques.
Mental Health DirectoriesFor: Adults | Directory/Search | Informative | Provides a list of top mental health directories for help finding a therapist. Offers an additional list of directories for Black, and Black LGBTQ+ people.
Moving AheadFor: Adults | PDF | Educates survivors of domestic violence on navigating financial and safety challenges when ending an abusive relationship.
My Plan AppFor: All Ages | App | Interactive | Offers intimate partner violence safety planning with personalized safety information and resources for self or someone else in an abusive relationship.
My Story, My TermsFor: Teens and Adults | PDF | Informative | Workbook | “My Story, My Terms” is a workbook that supports survivors in discovering their own resilience and in learning how to tell their story with self-compassion. It invites survivors to learn about sharing their story on their terms – what parts of their story, who they tell, when and how.
National Adult Protective Services AssociationFor: Adults | Website | Support & Resources | Provides information about protective services and reporting abuse for senior adults and adults with disabilities.
National Association of Adult Survivors of Child AbuseFor: Adults | Website | Support | Offers education, support, and meetings to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including: sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional trauma and neglect.
National Children’s Advocacy CenterFor: All Ages | Website | Advocacy | Provides information, local help, and strategies for parents, children, and professionals to prevent or intervene when child abuse occurs.
National Domestic Violence HotlineFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Immediate Support | Offers 24/7 help for domestic assault survivors over the phone, and has information on how to recognize and prevent domestic abuse. (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing approved)
National Human Trafficking HotlineFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Offers a crisis hotline and resource directory serving victims and survivors of human trafficking. (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing approved)
NCMEC’s CyberTiplineFor: All ages | Tipline/Hotline | Website | NCMEC’s CyberTipline provides both a hotline and form for reporting child sexual exploitation and abuse. The service also allows for “self-reports” in instances where a minor’s own image is put online. The site also provides assistance and support to survivors and families.
Pandora’s ProjectFor: Adults | Website | Support Group | Pandora’s Project offers peer support to survivors of rape, sexual assault, or sexual abuse through a safely moderated online support group and informational resources on their primary site.
RAINNFor: All Ages | Website | Support and Informative | Provides information, resources and confidential hotline for survivors of sexual assault. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
SafeBAEFor: Teens | Support | SafeBAE is a student-founded, student-led organization whose mission is to end sexual violence among middle and high school students. SafeBAE provides information on safe bystander intervention, dating and sexual violence, affirmative consent, and survivor care.
Shalom Task ForceFor: Adults | Website | Support | Informative | Hotline | Legal | Shalom Task Force works to combat and prevent domestic violence within the Jewish community. Services include a hotline and legal support.
Stop It NowFor: Adults | Website | Immediate Support | Provides immediate help for adults to intervene in child sexual abuse, and information to prevent child sexual abuse from occurring. Also, helpful for perpetrators/abusers.
STOPSTALKINGUSFor: Teens and Adults | Website | Support | Resources | Informative | Stop Stalking Us is a nonprofit org focused on creating community for those impacted by stalking. They do this through advocacy at the legislative level and by offering community events, education, and supportive resources for those experiencing or who have experienced stalking.
StrongHearts Native HelplineFor: Teens & Adults | Support | Helpline | Advocacy | StrongHearts Native Helpline is a 24/7 line for domestic, dating, and sexual violence that offers culturally appropriate support and advocacy for Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Their site also includes information about abuse and identifying abuse.
Support for Victims of SextortionFor: Adults (geared to parents/caregivers of teens) | Website | Informative | Support | This page discusses the topic of sextortion: the types, warning signs to look for, how to support victims, and where to get additional help.
Survivor’s Sanctuary and Healing RoomFor: Teens and Adults | Website | Informative | A learning and healing platform to aid survivors of sexual violence as they move through their healing journeys. It’s self-guided and self-paced and includes learnings for three major areas: the mind, body, and an integrative approach that incorporates both.
Take It DownFor: All ages can use the service, but the reported images must be of minors <18 | Website | Resource/Service | Informative | NCMEC developed “Take It Down” as a method for people who may have online nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit photos and videos taken before they were 18 to take these images down at participating organizations.
Tech SafetyFor: Teens & Adults | Website | APP | Informative | Resources | Tech Safety provides tips for privacy and safety while online and for physical devices as a way to prevent or document abuse, harassment, violence, etc.
Technology Facilitated AbuseFor: Teens and Adults | Website | Informative | Toolkits | Vawnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, provides information and resources about abuse, domestic violence, stalking, etc. On this page, specifically, they discuss digital abuse, intimate partner violence, tech safety, and how to stay safer online.
The National Sexual Violence Resource CenterFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Advocates for leadership and prevention of sexual violence through their resources and media centers.
The National Sexual Violence Resource CenterFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Advocates for leadership and prevention of sexual violence through their resources and media centers.
The Network La RedFor: Adults | Website | Helpline | Resources | The Network/La Red is an organization that works to end abuse in LGBTQIA, kink (BDSM), and polyamorous communities. TNLR is survivor-led and committed to anti-oppression; they accomplish their work through organizing, education, and providing support services/resources.
The Safe Havens Mapping ProjectFor: All Ages | Database | Offers a searchable directory for the pets of those experiencing domestic violence, created and managed by the Animal Welfare Institute.
The Strangulation Institute ResourcesFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Tips | The Strangulation Institute is a program of Alliance for Hope International, a nonprofit organization focused on intimate partner violence. This page provides survivors of strangulation with information about what they need to know to document injuries, advocate for medical care, and plan for safety.
The VictimConnect Resource CenterFor: All Ages | Support | The VictimConnect Resource Center is a referral helpline where crime victims and survivors can learn about their rights and options confidentially and compassionately.
Thorn for ParentsFor: Adults | Guides | Website | Thorn for Parents is an organization that equips caregivers with tools, guides, and information about online digital safety, so they may have honest, ongoing conversations with kids and teens regarding consent, sexuality, and privacy in the online sphere.
THORN: Stop SextortionFor: Teens and Adults | Website | Information | Support | Stop Sextortion shares resources, support, information, and survivor stories about revenge porn, sextortion, and cyber abuse.
WomensLaw.orgFor: Adults l Website l Support l Provides legal information for survivors of domestic or sexual abuse including pressing charges in criminal and civil court, what to expect in court, obtaining restraining orders, and finding a lawyer.
Workplaces RespondFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Support | Provides legal information, safety planning, and direct contacts to immediate help for survivors of abuse or harassment in the workplace.

Resources for Anxiety and Stress

54321 Grounding TechniqueFor: All Ages | PDF | Coping Skill/Immediate Support | Leads texter through a five step grounding exercise to find calm.
Anger Management Help GuideFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides techniques to help with anger management and expressing feelings.
Anxiety and Depression Association of AmericaFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Promotes prevention, treatment and support for anxiety, depression, stress, suicide, and co-occurring disorders.
Dartmouth Relaxation DownloadsFor: All Ages | Website | Coping Skill | Provides audio files for guided relaxation, meditation, mindfulness, and imagery exercises.
DecatastrophizingFor: All Ages | PDF | Interactive | Offers a worksheet for those struggling with anxiety and exaggerating their problems, by addressing irrational thoughts.
Dialectical Behavioral TherapyFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on teaching people strategies to help them live their best and most productive life. DBT is often used to help people with depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorders, addictions, eating disorder, and PTSD.
Distress ToleranceFor: All ages | PDF | Informative | Offers guidance on handling and accepting situations that are out of our control.
Grounding: Create Personal CalmFor: Adults & Teens | PDF | Worksheet Educates and puts into practice the use of grounding techniques during a heated moment.
HelpGuideFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).
Homeless Shelter DirectoryFor: All Ages | Directory | Informative | Provides a national directory of homeless shelters, dental/medical clinics, rent assistance, relief organizations, women’s shelters, soup kitchens, food banks, etc., for people experiencing homelessness or housing/food insecurity.
KidsHealthFor: Kids, Teens, & Parents | Website | Informative | Informs teens, kids, and parents about physical and mental health, wellness, relationships, puberty, studying, sports, nutrition, self esteem, and more.
Mass Shooting and Violence ResourcesFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Offers information and specific strategies to support children who have faced trauma, with links to trauma recovery resources
My Study LifeFor: Teens & Adults | Interactive | App Provides users with a planner for school and allows them to gain organizational and time management skills.
Parental Stress LineFor: Adults | Interactive | Immediate Support | Provides a 24 hour helpline for parents who need to discuss issues related to their children. Translators available to support all languages.
Pixel ThoughtsFor: All Ages | Website | Coping Skill | Offers an interactive, 60-second meditation tool to communicate worries and release bothersome thoughts. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
PTSD CoachFor: Adults & Teens | App | Advocacy & Support | Provides people with PTSD with information, treatment options, symptom tracking, and coping skills.
Ten Ways to Untwist Your ThinkingFor: Adults & Teens| PDF | Informative | Educates readers on techniques for managing negative thoughts.

Resources for Bullying and Harassment

disability.govFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Educates people with disabilities on: civil rights, benefits, employment, emergency preparedness, housing, technology, and transportation.
Games and Online Harassment ResourcesFor: All Ages | Resources | Offers resources for those struggling with games and online harassment.
GirlsHealthFor: Teens | Females | Website | Informative | Teaches girls about health and well-being, relationships (including family), bullying, illness, and disabilities.
KidsHealthFor: Kids, Teens, & Parents | Website | Informative | Informs teens, kids, and parents about physical and mental health, wellness, relationships, puberty, studying, sports, nutrition, self esteem, and more.
Stomp Out BullyingFor: Teens | Website | Informative/Advocacy | Provides information and advocacy resources for victims of bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, and other forms of peer abuse.
Without My ConsentFor: All Ages | Website | Advocacy | Provides legal information and coping resources for victims of online privacy violations and harassment. (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing approved)
Workplaces RespondFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Support | Provides legal information, safety planning, and direct contacts to immediate help for survivors of abuse or harassment in the workplace.

Resources for COVID-19

Antidepressant Skills WorkbookFor: Adults | PDF | Informative | Workbook that offers a step-by-step self-care guide with antidepressant skills for individuals managing depression or concerned family members, friends, or partners.
Antidepressant Skills Workbook for TeensFor: Teens | PDF | Informative | Interactive workbook that offers a step-by-step self-care guide with antidepressant skills for teens managing depression or concerned family members, friends, or partners.
Aunt BerthaFor: All Ages | Directory | Service | Connects people to local resources and support (similar to 211), with the ability to search for low-cost care options.
Breathing GIFFor: All Ages | GIF | Immediate Support | Leads viewer through a breathing exercise following an animated visual aid. Helpful for anxiety or panic attacks.
Carbon HealthFor: 13+ Years old | Directory | Interactive | Provides a list of clinics, hospitals, doctors offices, and pop-up testing centers currently offering COVID-19 testing.
CareerOneStopFor: Adults & Teens | Directory Search | Informative | Provides resources and guides for unemployment insurance benefits, career exploration, job training, as well as job searching.
Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID-19For: Adults | PDF | Informative | Educates parents and caregivers on the coronavirus, how to protect, and care for their family and children, as well as how to cope with stress and anxiety.
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFor: All ages | Website | Informative | Offers guides on healthy living, healthy traveling, and emergency preparedness with up-to-date information on current threats to health and local clinics.
Coronavirus Information for KidsFor: Kids | PDF | Informative | Educates children on the coronavirus, how it’s spread, and how to slow the spread.
COVID CoachFor: All ages | App | Interactive | Provides an app that offers tools and resources to help everyone, including Veterans and Servicemembers, to support self-care and overall mental health during. COVID-19.
Get Your RefundFor: Adults | Interactive | Service | Provides free tax filing assistance to families earning less than $66,000 a year.
Homeless Shelter DirectoryFor: All Ages | Directory | Informative l Provides a national directory of homeless shelters, Low Income and Affordable Housing, dental/medical clinics, rent assistance, relief organizations, soup kitchens, and food banks.
Khan AcademyFor: All ages | Website | Service | Provides free education on math, science, programming, animation, etc. Also provides courses and schedules for homeschooling pre-school through 12th grade.
KindnessFor: All Ages | Interactive | Service | Facilitates the sharing and doing of acts of kindness both digital and real for those looking for connection and a happier world.
mReliefFor: Adults | Website | Service | Facilitates a fast and simplified process for qualifying for food stamps via their website or text (Text the word SNAP to 74544).
Pixel ThoughtsFor: All Ages | Website | Coping Skill | Offers an interactive, 60-second meditation tool to communicate worries and release bothersome thoughts. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
World Health OrganizationFor: All ages | Website | Informative | Promotes health and addresses health topics to inform individuals about proper care options.

Resources for Depression and Sadness

Antidepressant Skills WorkbookFor: Adults | PDF | Informative | Workbook that offers a step-by-step self-care guide with antidepressant skills for individuals managing depression or concerned family members, friends, or partners.
Antidepressant Skills Workbook for TeensFor: Teens | PDF | Informative | Interactive workbook that offers a step-by-step self-care guide with antidepressant skills for teens managing depression or concerned family members, friends, or partners.
Anxiety and Depression Association of AmericaFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Promotes prevention, treatment and support for anxiety, depression, stress, suicide, and co-occurring disorders.
Connect2AffectFor: Elderly Adults | Website | Directory/Search | Support | Provides resources that meet the needs of Elderly adults who are isolated or lonely, by building social connections in the form of social activities, volunteering, learning, wellness, etc. Resources regarding transportation, money, food, and more are also available.
Depression and Bipolar Support AllianceFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Support | Provides support, education, and resources to improve the lives of people with depression and bipolar disorder as well as support and resources for family, friends, and professionals.
Half of UsFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Offers information on a wide variety of struggles that young people face and connects students with resources to decrease stigma and encourage healthy dialogue.
Heads Up GuysFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Offers informative resources for men with depression and third party friends and family who want to support them.
Help GuideFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).
International Bipolar FoundationFor Adults & Teens | Website | Advocacy & Informative | Yes Mobile Ready …. Learn more about bipolar disorder and get connected to free program and services.
Mental Health AmericaFor: Adults | Website | Advocacy | Provides education, resources, and screenings to detect mental illness and to those living with mental illness.
National Alliance on Mental IllnessFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Advocacy | Provides education, information, and advocacy for those affected by mental illness including a HelpLine for symptom checking, treatment options, local support and services, job services, and legal issues.
Postpartum DepressionFor: Adults | Support | Information | PostpartumDepression.org supports families affected by postpartum depression, as well as provides education, local services, and online support groups.
Postpartum Support InternationalFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Provides information about postpartum life and complications, including loss of a child, and other related struggles.
Stopping Stupid ThoughtsFor All Ages | PDF | Interactive | Offers an activity for coping with and conquering negative thoughts.
What’s Up?For: All Ages | App | Support | Assists with coping with depression, anxiety, and stress. Also includes grounding and breathing techniques and tracking negative thoughts and habits. Offers a forum to connect with others.

Resources for Eating and Body Image

Eating Disorders AnonymousFor:Adults & Teens| Forum | Support |Offers online and live communities who support each other in their struggle to recover from eating disorders.12 Step style.
Half of UsFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Offers information on a wide variety of struggles that young people face and connects students with resources to decrease stigma and encourage healthy dialogue.
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated DisordersFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Supports and educates individuals struggling with eating disorders and their families. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
The National Alliance for Eating DisordersFor: Teens & Adults | Website | Support | The National Alliance for Eating Disorders provides a free therapist-staffed helpline and interactive online referral database, as well as many free, weekly, therapist-led (virtual and in-person) support groups.
National Eating Disorder AssociationFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Offers forums, support groups, and free screenings to determine if an individual with an eating disorder should seek professional help
Recovery DharmaFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Provides addiction recovery support through the practice of Buddhist teachings and meditations via both in-person and online meetings. Support is for any addictive behavior (substance use or process addictions like codependency, eating disorders, any obsessive or habitual pattern that creates suffering).
Recovery RecordFor: Adults & Teens | App | Interactive | Supports recovery and tracks progress for people with eating disorders by providing self-monitoring, goals, coping tactics, meal planning, rewards and affirmations, and connection.

Resources for Gender and Sexuality

Coming Out HandbookFor: All Ages | PDF | Informative | Helps readers explore their sexual identity and provides tools and questions to help determine what it might be like to share their identity with others.
Free Mom HugsFor All Ages | Website | Advocacy and Support | Offers resources for LGBTQ+ community members, emergency assistance, legal name changes, and same sex marriage support.
GLBT Near MeFor: All Ages | Directory/Search | Support | Provides an online database for finding GLTBQ-friendly resources and support in your area.
It Gets BetterFor: Teens & Kids | Website | Support | Provides inspirational videos to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth around the world that it gets better.
Lambda LegalFor: All Ages | Website | Advocacy | Provides information about legal rights for LGBTQIA people and their families on a national and state-by-state basis.
National Center for Transgender EqualityFor: All Ages | Website | Advocacy | Provides information and multi-level resources about transgender people and issues such as healthcare, homelessness, and civil rights.
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color NetworkFor: All ages | directory | Support | Offers a directory of Queer and Trans therapists of color, as well as a mental health fund for assisting Queer and Trans people of color pay for their treatment.
Our Trans Loved OnesFor: Teens & Adults | PDF | Informative| Provides information on how to support friends and family members who are Transgender and Gender Expansive.
OutCareFor: All Ages | Database | Information | OutCare provides extensive information and education on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) healthcare. Connects to affirming healthcare providers.
PFLAGFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Provides LGBTQ community and their loved ones with information, tools, resources, advocacy, education and support. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
Point of PrideFor: Teens & Adults | Website | Service | Offers an annual transgender surgery fund, a free chest binder donation program, a free trans femme shapewear Program, an electrolysis financial support program, and other community-building support initiatives for trans teens and adults.
SAGEFor: Older Adults | Advocacy | Immediate Support | Leads in addressing issues related to LGBTQIA+ aging. SAGE works to achieve a high quality of life for LGBTQIA+ older people, supports and advocates for their rights, fosters a greater understanding of aging in all communities and promotes positive images of LGBTQIA+ life in later years.
Trans Can WorkFor: Teens & Adults | Service | Provides job seeker resources to trans people looking for affirming employers.
Trevor ProjectFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Support & Informative | Provides crisis intervention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth, including a 24/7 hotline and textline.
TrevorSpaceFor: Ages 13-24 | Forum | Support | Connects LGBTQ youth to peer support and community through online forums. Must provide email address to join.
Two Spirit and LGBTQ HealthFor: All Ages | Informative | Website | Provides resources for Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ individuals and loved ones (third party) within the American Indian/Alaska Native community. Includes information on finding a provider, community support, mental health care, and legal rights.
Q Chat SpaceFor: Teens | Forum | Support | Offers moderated online chat groups for LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19.

Resources for Grief

Carson’s VillageFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Supports individuals who suddenly lost a loved one with: making burial arrangements, a timeline of events, resource library, live support, a family web page, and more.
DIY DoulaFor: Teens + Adults | PDF | Informative | Provides information for caring for ones self before, during, and after an abortion or miscarriage.
Glow in the WoodsFor: All Ages | Website | Forum | Support | Offers a space for mothers and fathers who have experienced a miscarriage or infertility issues to share and grieve their loss. Additional info for third parties to support friends who suffer a loss.
Help GuideFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).
Moyer FoundationFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Provides resources for children and families coping with grief and addiction. Includes information about free camps for kids and teens affected by these issues.
National Alliance for Grieving ChildrenFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides information on supporting children through grief, including a national database of grief support programs, camps, and community resources.
Postpartum Support InternationalFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Provides information about postpartum life and complications, including loss of a child, and other related struggles.
Rainbow BridgeFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Interactive | Grief support community with forums and memorials for those mourning the loss of a pet.
SAVEFor: All Ages | Website | Informative & Advocacy | Provides support groups for suicide loss survivors, as well as resources about suicide and finding help for yourself or others.
Smiles and TearsFor: Children & Teens | App | Support | Provides an interactive way to record memories, send gifts, and write thoughts, feelings and emotions. Also offers tips on how to manage feelings associated with grief.
The Compassionate FriendsFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Provides support for family members who have lost a child at any age. Offers local and virtual chapter meetings. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
The Dougy CenterFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides information on grieving and ways to find local support groups, especially for children and teens and their families.
Wendt Center for Loss and HealingFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Provides information and resources for people who have experienced loss, terminal illness, abuse, or other trauma. (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing approved)
What’s Your Grief?For: All Ages | Support | Promotes grief education, exploration, and expression in both practical and creative ways including brochures, webinars, a podcast, and booklets.

Resources Internationally

Find a Help LineFind local support outside the United States.

Resources for Isolation and Loneliness

Connect2AffectFor: Elderly Adults | Website | Directory/Search | Support | Provides resources that meet the needs of Elderly adults who are isolated or lonely, by building social connections in the form of social activities, volunteering, learning, wellness, etc. Resources regarding transportation, money, food, and more are also available.
Do SomethingFor: Teens | Website | Advocacy | Connects young people with volunteer opportunities and campaigns on a wide range of community-related topics.
Help GuideFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).
KindnessFor: All Ages | Interactive | Service | Facilitates the sharing and doing of acts of kindness both digital and real for those looking for connection and a happier world.
What’s Up?For: All Ages | App | Support | Assists with coping with depression, anxiety, and stress. Also includes grounding and breathing techniques and tracking negative thoughts and habits. Offers a forum to connect with others.

Resources for Relationships

APA Parenting InformationAdults | Website | Informative | Offers resources for parents about common issues they might face when raising children.
Children of Parents with a Mental IllnessFor: Adults & Children | Website | Informative | Provides information to parents with mental illness, family and friends, professionals, and young people who have parents with mental illness on how to cope or help in this situation.
Coming Out HandbookFor: All Ages | PDF | Informative | Helps readers explore their sexual identity and provides tools and questions to help determine what it might be like to share their identity with others.
Conflict Resolution SkillsFor: All Ages | PDF | Informative | Provides examples of healthy and unhealthy conflict management skills and steps to address issues in personal and professional relationships.
Connect2AffectFor: Elderly Adults | Website | Directory/Search | Support | Provides resources that meet the needs of Elderly adults who are isolated or lonely, by building social connections in the form of social activities, volunteering, learning, wellness, etc. Resources regarding transportation, money, food, and more are also available.
Half of UsFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Offers information on a wide variety of struggles that young people face and connects students with resources to decrease stigma and encourage healthy dialogue.
Help GuideFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).
Infant Safe Haven LawsFor: All Ages | PDF | Informative | Provides information for parents in crisis about state-to-state infant safe haven laws that allow them to safely relinquish their babies when they can no longer care for them.
KidsHealthFor: Kids, Teens, & Parents | Website | Informative | Informs teens, kids, and parents about physical and mental health, wellness, relationships, puberty, studying, sports, nutrition, self esteem, and more.
Love Is RespectFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Educates young people to prevent and end abusive relationships by offering support and resources. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
My Plan AppFor: All Ages | App | Interactive | Offers intimate partner violence safety planning with personalized safety information and resources for self or someone else in an abusive relationship.
Our Trans Loved OnesFor: Teens & Adults | PDF | Informative| Provides information on how to support friends and family members who are Transgender and Gender Expansive.
Recovery DharmaFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Provides addiction recovery support through the practice of Buddhist teachings and meditations via both in-person and online meetings. Support is for any addictive behavior (substance use or process addictions like codependency, relationships, or any obsessive or habitual pattern that creates suffering).
ScarleteenFor: Teens | Website | Informative | Provides inclusive and comprehensive information for teens and young adults on sexuality, relationships, and sex.
Sex Addicts AnonymousFor: Adults | Website | Support | Offers information and help locating local meetings of this 12-step program for people trying to overcome sex addiction.
Surviving A Relationship Break-UpFor: Adults & Teens | PDF | Informative | Provides strategies to cope with a relationship break-up.
Talking to Your Parents about Mental HealthFor: Teens | Website | Informative | Provides tips and a letter template for addressing common mental health concerns with parents.
What parents need to know about self-injuryFor: Adults | PDF | Informative | Educates parents on understanding, managing, and treating self harm in children.

Resources for Self-Harm

Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and RecoveryFor: All Ages | PDF | Informative | Provides distraction techniques and alternative coping skills for dealing with self-harm. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
Help GuideFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).
Help Guide on Cutting and Self-HarmFor: All Ages | PDF | Informative | Provides information on cutting and self-harm, including identifying triggers, finding new coping techniques, and how to support a loved one who cuts or self-harms.
Ten Ways to Untwist Your ThinkingFor: Adults & Teens| PDF | Informative | Educates readers on techniques for managing negative thoughts.
Web Poison ControlFor: All ages | Website | Hotline | APP | Offers an interactive website, hotline, and app triage tool that guides users faced with a poison emergency.
What parents need to know about self-injuryFor: Adults | PDF | Informative | Educates parents on understanding, managing, and treating self harm in children.

Resources for Substance Use

Al-AnonFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Service | Helps family and friends recover from the effects of someone else’s drinking through a 12-step program, including regular attendance at group meetings.
Alcoholics AnonymousFor: Adults | Website | Service | Provides support for individuals who have struggled with drinking through a 12-step program including regular attendance at group meetings.
In the RoomsFor: Adults | Website | Immediate Support | Provides immediate assistance for people seeking help with substance abuse via chat and hotline, and provides online support communities for those in recovery. This including all 12 step, non-12 Step, wellness, and mental health modalities.
Just Think TwiceFor: Teens | Website | Informative | Provides facts about different drugs and drug abuse, addresses common myths, and includes advice and stories from teens about drugs.
KidsHealthFor: Kids, Teens, & Parents | Website | Informative | Informs teens, kids, and parents about physical and mental health, wellness, relationships, puberty, studying, sports, nutrition, self esteem, and more.
Nar-AnonFor: Adults | Website | Service | Provides support for family and friends of addicts, specifically through group meetings that focus on a 12-step program.
Narcotics AnonymousFor: Adults | Website | Service | Provides support for individuals who are recovering from drug addiction through a 12-step program including regular attendance at group meetings.
National Institute on Drug Abuse for TeensFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Provides drug education for teens, parents and educators, as well as information about what to do if you or someone you know has a problem with drugs.
Never Use AloneFor: Teens | Adults | Hotline | Immediate Support | Provides a non-judgemental service for those who seek to use drugs alone. The hotline will ask for the caller’s exact location and send emergency support if the caller is unresponsive after using drugs.
Online Intergroup: Alcoholics AnonymousFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Provides support for those recovering from alcoholism through online support groups and online meetings. (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing approved.)
Partnership for Drug Free KidsFor: Adults | Website | Support | Provides information and support for families struggling with their child’s substance abuse.
Recovery DharmaFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Provides addiction recovery support through the practice of Buddhist teachings and meditations via both in-person and online meetings. Support is for any addictive behavior (substance use or process addictions like codependency or any obsessive or habitual pattern that creates suffering).
SAMHSA Treatment LocatorFor: Teens & Adults | Directory | Website | Provides a directory for locating Behavioral Health Treatment Services for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Directory/Search | Provides information and support aimed to reduce the impact of substance abuse.
Web Poison ControlFor: All ages | Website | Hotline | APP | Offers an interactive website, hotline, and app triage tool that guides users faced with a poison emergency.

Resources for Suicide

American Foundation for Suicide PreventionFor: All Ages | Website | Advocacy | Provides resources for those affected by suicide through research, education, and advocacy. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)
Brown Stanley Safety Plan TemplateFor: All Ages l PDF l Interactive l Guides you through a step by step worksheet on how to safety plan for those with suicidal thoughts.
Help GuideFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).
Jed FoundationFor: Teens | Website | Informative | Promotes suicide prevention by teaching teens and young adults the skills and support to grow into healthy adults.
Know the SignsFor: All Ages | Website | Support/Informative | Offers an interactive tool for third parties to help recognize the signs of suicidal ideation and helpful phrases for talking to someone about suicide.
Military Help LineFor: Adults | Website | Service | Provides free 24/7 confidential crisis intervention and suicide prevention focused on military-specific issues. Dial (888) 457-4838 or text MIL1 to 839863.
National Suicide Prevention LifelineFor: All Ages l Website and Hotline l Service l Provides free, 24/7 confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress through a hotline. **TEXTERS ONLY REFERRED IF THEY PREFER TO TALK RATHER THAN TEXT**
Now Matters NowAll ages l Website l Informative l An online resource that provides support for coping with suicidal thoughts through teaching skills based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Includes videos of personal stories.
Objective ZeroAdults | App | Advocacy Service Support | Connects veterans, service members, their families, and caregivers to peer support via voice, video, and text. Also provides free access to wellness resources such as yoga and meditation.
Reporting Suicidal Content on Social MediaFor: All ages | PDF | Informative | Offers a step by step guide to report suicidal content on all social media platforms.
SAVEFor: All Ages | Website | Informative & Advocacy | Provides support groups for suicide loss survivors, as well as resources about suicide and finding help for yourself or others.
Suicide Loss Survivors – SuicidologyFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides free, online resources for suicide attempt survivors, as well as those looking to help a survivor of suicide.
Web Poison ControlFor: All ages | Website | Hotline | APP | Offers an interactive website, hotline, and app triage tool that guides users faced with a poison emergency.

General/Miscellaneous

211For: Adults & Teens | Directory | Service | Connects people with local resources and assistance. Text zip code to 898211.
211 Puerto RicoFor: All Ages | Directory | Service | Connects people in Puerto Rico with local affordable resources.
Active MindsFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Empowers college students to speak out about mental illness and offers resources and ways to help self and others.
Alzheimer’s AssociationFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Information | Offers resources, support, and evidence-based education on those affected by Alzheimer’s or related dementia.
American Cancer SocietyFor: Adults | Website | Support | Offers treatment, low-cost resources, and support to people with cancer and their loved ones.
American Chronic Pain AssociationFor: Adults | Website | Informative & Support | Offers peer support and education on pain management skills for people with chronic pain, their family and friends, and health care professionals. Also provides info on finding clinical trials.
American Diabetes AssociationFor: All Ages | Information | Support | Offers education, information, and resources for those affected by diabetes.
American Red CrossFor: Adults | Website | Service | Provides assistance to families in crisis, emergency preparedness, and disaster relief assistance.
Anger DiaryFor: All Ages | Interactive | PDF| Offers a way to reflect on how we responded when we were angry and identify triggers in order to prevent future outbursts.
APA Parenting InformationAdults | Website | Informative | Offers resources for parents about common issues they might face when raising children.
Aunt BerthaFor: All Ages | Directory | Service | Connects people to local resources and support (similar to 211), with the ability to search for low-cost care options.
Autism SourceFor: All Ages | Directory | Support | Offers a comprehensive database of resources for services related to support individuals with autism and their families.
Autistic Self Advocacy NetworkFor: All Ages | Website | Advocacy | Advocates for the disability rights movement with regard to autism. Also offers resources and education.
Balancing Work and SchoolFor: College students | Website | Informative | Educates college students on balancing work and school life by prioritizing and using self care.
Become an EXFor: All ages | Website | Support | Informative | BecomeAnEX gives you guidance and community support for quitting smoking, vaping, dipping or chewing tobacco.
The Boris L. Henson FoundationFor: Adults | Directory | Advocacy | Seeks to erase the stigma around mental health in the African-American/Black community by increasing mental health support in schools, increasing the number of African-American therapists, and more. Their directory offers a list of mental health providers and programs centered on this community.
Breathing GIFFor: All Ages | GIF | Immediate Support | Leads viewer through a breathing exercise following an animated visual aid. Helpful for anxiety or panic attacks.
CareerOneStopFor: Adults & Teens | Directory Search | Informative | Provides resources and guides for career exploration, training, as well as jobs available sorted by location and job type.
Caregiver Action NetworkFor: Adults | Website | Support | Provides education, peer support, and resources to people who care for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease, or old age.
Centre for Clinical InterventionsFor: Teens & Adults | Website | Interactive | Offers a workbook, worksheets, and info sheets on improving self esteem. Also provides a range of information sheets about psychological disorders for one’s self and others.
Child Care AwareFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Service | Connects families to local child care, including resources for financial assistance, health and social services with respect to child care.
Child Mind InstituteFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Offers information about children’s mental health issues for parents and educators, including a symptom checker for a wide range of disorders and info for military families.
Chron’s and Colitis FoundationFor: All Ages | Support | Information | Provides local support, helpful info, and online communities to those who suffer from Chron’s, IBD, and Colitis.
Clutterers AnonymousFor: Adults | Support | Clutterers Anonymous offers support groups to those who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem with clutter and help each other to recover.
Connect2AffectFor: Elderly Adults | Website | Directory/Search | Support | Provides resources that meet the needs of Elderly adults who are isolated or lonely, by building social connections in the form of social activities, volunteering, learning, wellness, etc. Resources regarding transportation, money, food, and more are also available.
Coping With Debt PDFFor: Adults | PDF | Informative | Provides information on how to manage debt via self-help, debt relief services, debt consolidation, or bankruptcy.
Crisis Text LineFor: All Ages | Interactive | Support | Us! Provides free, 24/7 crisis support through SMS text messaging.
Empower WorkFor: Adults | Immediate Support | Hotline | Empower Work is a support text line that provides free, immediate, and confidential support for people facing tough, non-legal work situations.
Epilepsy FoundationFor: All Ages | Support | Information | The Epilepsy Foundation provides community services, public education, federal and local advocacy, and seizure first aid training to those affected by epilepsy-related disorders.
Feeding America: Find Your Local Food BankFor: All Ages | Directory/Search | Offers a Zip-code based directory of food banks in the US for people in need.
GirlsHealthFor: Teens | Females | Website | Informative | Teaches girls about health and well-being, relationships (including family), bullying, illness, and disabilities.
Give an HourFor: All Ages | Directory/Search | Support | Connects military members and their families with resources including free mental health services donated by private practitioners.
Goal breakdownFor: All ages | PDF | Interactive | Helps users break down large goals into smaller, more manageable tasks. Beneficial when feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to start.
Greater Good in ActionFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Provides a list of practices for mindfulness, self-compassion, forgiveness, parenting, happiness, gratitude, stress relief, and more.
HabiticaFor: All Ages | APP | Interactive | Provides a free habit-building and productivity app that treats your real life like a game. With in-game rewards and punishments to motivate you to complete tasks in your life.
healthcare.govFor: Adults | Website | Affordable Healthcare | Provides services relating to obtaining health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
Healthy Communication with Youth about RaceFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Provides resources to parents and others to assist them in promoting strength, health and well-being among youth of color.
Hearing Voices Network: USAFor: Adults | Website | Support | Helps to find local support groups for those hearing voices.
Help with BillsFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Provides information about government programs that help with bill payment and temporary assistance.
HRSA Health Centers DatabaseFor: Adults | Website | Affordable Healthcare | Provides a database of public health centers funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services to give access to healthcare for economically or medically vulnerable populations.
HUD Housing and Homeless AssistanceFor: All Ages l Directory/Search l Informative l Directory for locating national homeless assistance through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. 24/7 hotline also available specifically for homeless veterans.
Indian Healthcare ServicesFor: All ages | Directory | Service | Provides a directory of Indian Health Service, Tribal or Urban Indian Health Program facilities through The Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
International OCD FoundationFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Connects individuals affected by OCD and related disorders to support, information, and resources to live full and productive lives.
Jails to jobsFor: Adults | Website | Support | Provides previously incarcerated individuals with resources needed to find employment. Also includes a directory for free or low-cost tattoo removal services and free interview clothes.
Job Accommodation NetworkFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Provides free and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
Job CorpsFor: Ages 16-24 l Website l Service l Provides free residential education and career training. Students can earn a high school diploma or the equivalent, and college credits. Job Corps offers tuition-free housing, meals, basic health care, a living allowance, and career transition assistance.
Khan AcademyFor: All ages | Website | Service | Provides free education on math, science, programming, animation, etc. Backed by: NASA, MIT, and Modern Museum of Art with free academic content (K-college).
LawHelpFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Provides referrals to local legal aid and public interest law offices, basic information about legal rights, court forms, court information and more in your state.
LiveWell FoundationFor: Teens | Adults | Support Groups | Offers online video support groups moderated by trained peer volunteers.
Looking after yourselfFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Offers workbooks for self-guided techniques to improve mental health. Topics include: assertiveness, sleep, procrastination, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, self-compassion, body dysmorphia, perfectionism, and more.
MannMuktiFor: All Ages | Informative | Support | Encourages healthy, open dialogue of South Asian mental health issues in an effort to remove stigma, improve awareness and promote self-care.
MHA: Find Help for Someone ElseFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Offers options, info, and resources for someone looking to support a third party who is in crisis now or dealing with long-term issues.
MijenteFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Advocacy | Mijente helps people effect gender, racial, economic, and environmental change through campaigns, connecting people across a wide network that serves as a hub for culture, learning and advocacy.
Military OneSourceFor: Current military or up to one year post separation/retirement | Website | Support | Offers community resources via the website and hotline that serves all of Department of Defense, Active Duty Military, National Guard, and Reserve personnel and their direct family members.
Modest Needs FoundationFor: Adults | Website | Support | Provides short-term financial assistance to individuals and families in temporary crisis who are ineligible for conventional financial assistance.
mReliefFor: Adults | Website | Service | Facilitates a fast and simplified process for qualifying for food stamps.
My Study LifeFor: Teens & Adults | Interactive | App Provides users with a planner for school and allows them to gain organizational and time management skills.
NAMI: Getting Treatment During A CrisisFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Explains how different mental health crisis response services work to help discover and choose which option is best for a person’s current crisis.
National Association of the DeafFor : All Ages | Website | Advocacy/Informative | Preserves, protects, and promotes the rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing approved)
The National Association for Self-EsteemFor: All Ages | Information | Offers lessons, activities, and up to date research on how to understand and boost self-esteem. –
The National Down Syndrome CongressFor: All Ages | Website | The National Down Syndrome Congress provides information, advocacy, and support concerning all aspects of life for individuals with Down syndrome.
National Endowment for Financial EducationFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Informative | Provides resources on financial literacy to help with financial decision-making.
National Federation of the BlindFor: All Ages | Advocacy | Website | Advocates and provides information for blind or low-vision people and their families and friends.
National Indian Child Welfare AssociationFor: All Ages | Website | Support | Works to support the safety, health, well-being, and spiritual strength of American Indian/Alaska Native children. NICWA provides prevention education, as well as influences and informs the policy and practices of the tribal and state systems that respond to child abuse and neglect.
National Runaway SafelineFor: Teens & Kids | Interactive l Service | Provides runaway and homeless youth support and help locating social services through online resources, including a hotline, textline, and forum.
Obama FoundationFor: All ages | Website | Advocacy | Provides resources to help users stay informed, engaged, and actionable about police violence and antiracism in the US.
Open CounselingAll Ages | Directory | Affordable Health Care | Provides a searchable directory for anyone who is in need of local affordable counseling.
Our Minds MatterFor: Teens | Website | Our Minds Matter is a student-led movement designed to change school culture around mental health.
Patient Access Network FoundationFor: All Ages | Website | Affordable Healthcare | Offers a prescription assistance copay grant to people living with life-threatening, chronic, and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications.
Patient Advocate FoundationFor: Adults | Website | Support | Provides low-income and uninsured patients with case management services and financial aid to access healthcare treatment for chronic, life-threatening, and debilitating illnesses.
Planned ParenthoodFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Service | Provides reproductive health care, sex education, and information to women, men, and young people.
Porn Addicts AnonymousFor: Adults | Forum | Support Provides an anonymous, virtual 12-Step program for those seeking recovery from an addiction to pornography.
Postpartum Support InternationalFor: Adults | Website | Informative | Provides information about postpartum life and complications, including loss of a child, and other related struggles.
ResolveFor: Adults | Information | Database | Support | Offers access to care, support & community, education, and awareness of all family building options. Provides access to support groups for those struggling with infertility as well as for friends and family members.
Sex Etc.For: Teens | Information |Sex, Etc. has comprehensive sex ed information including topics such as sex, relationships, pregnancy, STIs, birth control, sexual orientation, and a state by state guide on teens’ rights to information.
Sleep Hygiene TipsFor All Ages | PDF | Informative | Offers a one page PDF that gives tips for healthy sleeping habits.
Talking about RaceFor: All ages | Website | Education | Provides tools and guidance to empower everyone to learn and talk about race. Helpful for: educators, parents/caregivers, allies, and any person committed to equity.
Ten Ways to Untwist Your ThinkingFor: Adults & Teens| PDF | Informative | Educates readers on techniques for managing negative thoughts.
Therapy for LatinxFor: All Ages | Directory | Service | Provides a directory for Latinx folks to find culturally-attuned and inclusive therapists.
The Center for Popular DemocracyFor: All Ages | Website | Advocacy | Works to create equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions.
The National Center for PTSDFor: All ages | Website | Informative | Provides articles about PTSD: how and why it occur, its symptoms, and ways to cope with it. Also provides information for third-party individuals looking to support a loved one with PTSD.
This is QuittingFor: Teens, Young Adults | Website | Informative | SF Teen offers support for quitting smoking by providing alternatives to cope with stress & handle triggers. Helps users track how long they’ve been smoke-free. This is Quitting is a free, anonymous text program that helps folks ages 13-24 quit vaping. Text “CTL” to 88709 to sign up for texts.
The TLC FoundationFor: All Ages | Support | Information | Provides a holistic approach to overcoming and healing from body-focused repetitive behaviors.
Tourette Association of AmericaFor: All Ages | Informative | Website | Shares resources and connects people in the Tourette Syndrome community.
UnderstoodFor: All Ages | Website | Informative | Understood is a non-profit dedicated to serving the millions of families of kids who learn and think differently by connecting the people who face these challenges, and those who champion them, to resources, expertise, and communities that bolster confidence.
UpsolveFor: Adults | Interactive & APP | Support | Offers an app that helps you get screened and file for bankruptcy. You can also consult with a lawyer for free.
Volunteer MatchFor: All ages | Directory | Informative | Facilitates local and remote volunteer opportunities based on interests.
WANAFor: 17+ years old | App | Support | Offers an app to foster community, hope, and healing for people with chronic illness and invisible conditions.
Ways to Help with Racial JusticeFor: All ages | Website | Advocacy | Lists actionable ways to help with racial justice.
Web Poison ControlFor: All ages | Website | Hotline | APP | Offers an interactive website, hotline, and app triage tool that guides users faced with a poison emergency.
We R NativeFor: 14 – 24 Yrs | Website | Informative | Provides comprehensive health resources and information for Native youth, by Native youth. Includes information about culture, environment, mental health, physical health, relationships, life tips, spirituality, wellness, and activism.
Workplaces RespondFor: Adults & Teens | Website | Support | Provides legal information, safety planning, and direct contacts to immediate help for survivors of abuse or harassment in the workplace.
Wounded Warrior ProjectFor: Adults | Website | Service | Provides support and various programs for post 9/11 veterans, including mental and physical health, VA benefits, and personal independence.
You Feel Like ShitFor: All Ages | Interactive | Immediate Support | Offers an interactive self care game/guide with grounding exercises for people struggling with feeling sad or anxious.

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