USA: National Domestic Violence Hotline (main national hotline)
Only 24/7 center in the nation that has access to service providers and shelters across the US today – they answer the call to support and shift power back to those affected by relationship abuse
Phone: 1-800-799-7233
Unable to speak safely: log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474 (this is the number for loveisrespect which is listed directly below)
USA: loveisrespect (texting hotline especially for teens)
Launched as a project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline – was the first 24-hour resource for teens who are experiencing dating violence and abuse and is the only teen helpline serving all of the USA and its surrounding territories
Phone: 1-866-331-9474 or text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474 or chat at loveisrespect.org
Provides emergency temporary accommodation, support for women who are still in their homes, independent domestic sexual and gender violence advocates provide guidance, culturally specific services, gender based violence services, tech abuse and empowerment services, child support, 24-hour helpline, support victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, specific service contact points for women, men, and children in different areas of the UK
Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hr National DA Helpline) or chat online M-F 3pm-6pm
Canada: Ending Violence Association of Canada (EVA CAN)
National non-profit whose main purpose is to educate and respond to gender based violence at the national level – works with other national organizations, educational institutions, business, government, provincial and territorial community-based organizations to promote and sustain multi-disciplinary, cross-sectoral collaboration and information exchange at the national level; however, it’s a national organization and does not provide individual counselling, crisis response, or other forms of direct service. If you require the support of a shelter, crisis line, counselling or other direct service please visit the “Getting Help” (linked directly below) page or contact your local women’s shelter, transition house or sexual assault center
Website (link to different services across Canada – contact the one closest to you): endingviolencecanada.org
24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals – there are specific resources on their website for youth, disaster survivors, Native Americans, veterans, loss survivors, LGBTQ+, attempt survivors, deaf/hard of hearing/hearing loss, and options for Spanish speakers
Phone: 800-273-TALK (8255) / can chat online
Spanish speaking: 1-888-628-9454
Deaf & Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 / text 838255 / chat online
Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 / Text TalkWithUS to 66746
A national network of existing distress, crisis and suicide prevention line services – committed to supporting any person living in Canada who is affected by suicide, in the most caring and least intrusive manner possible; provides information about other chat and text services across Canada
Phone: 1-833-456-4566 available 24/7/365 or send a text to 45645 available 4pm-Midnight ET (their chat services may be down right now?)
US: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Helpline is also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service is a confidential, free, 24/7/365 information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information.
National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) & 1-800-487-4889 (TTY)
US Department of Health & Human Services website with various resources about mental health (what to look for, how to get help, mental health basics, how to talk about mental health)
Canada: Government of Canada Mental Health Support
Provides information about crisis help centers across Canada, Kids Help Phone, Hope for Wellness Help Line, along with links to more information about other mental health support (such as: preventing suicide, bullying, violence and abuse, mental health services for veterans)
Kids Help Phone: Canada’s only national helpline for young people between the ages of 5 and 20. It offers: 24-hour confidential and anonymous support, professional counsellors and counselling options, online resources that provide tips and advice on the challenges that young people face
Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 to chat with a volunteer Crisis Responder 24/7
Hope for Wellness Help Line: Gives free national telephone crisis intervention and counseling support for First Nations and Inuit – help can be reached toll-free, 24/7
Provides emergency numbers, general websites, and contact information for organizations that deal with depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma/PTSD, bipolar disorder, sexuality and gender, eating disorders, support for carers, women’s health, help for kids – all around the world
US & Canada: Best online-Therapy – this is an article that outlines different online therapy, their pros and cons, what they are best known for (LGBTQ+ services, services for kids, sex therapy, marriage counseling, etc.) & 5 Mental Health Apps To Try – this outlines different online services specifically available in Canada
International: Online Counseling Directory
Online directory where therapists from all over the world create profiles to help match you with the right person for what you are struggling with (possibly a partner with/sponsored by BetterHelp?)
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Hotline provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States. All services are free and confidential. Can talk about – coming out issues, gender and/or sexuality identities, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25
Phone: 1-866-488-7386 call 24/7 or chat online or Text START to 678-678
Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. Trans Lifeline was founded in 2014 as a peer-support crisis hotline. The Hotline was, and still is, the only service in the country in which all operators are transgender. Because of the particularly vulnerable relationship transgender people have with police, it is also the only service in the country with a policy against non-consensual active rescue.
LGBT Youth Line is a Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario. We do this by: providing anonymous peer support and referrals; training youth to provide support to other youth; and providing resources so youth can make informed decisions. Youth Line offers confidential and non-judgemental peer support through our telephone, text and chat services. Get in touch with a peer support volunteer from Sunday to Friday, 4:00PM to 9:30 PM
Other LGBTQ resources: (services, guides, etc.) – mostly centered in Canada & US, but there are some international listed (UK & Singapore)
Support Groups
International: Al-Anon
For people who are worried about someone with a drinking problem. Many who come to Al-Anon/Alateen are in despair, feeling hopeless, unable to believe that things can ever change. We want our lives to be different, but nothing we have done has brought about change. We all come to Al-Anon because we want and need help. In Al-Anon and Alateen, members share their own experience, strength, and hope with each other. You will meet others who share your feelings and frustrations, if not your exact situation. We come together to learn a better way of life, to find happiness whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.
Phone: Meeting Information 1-888-4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666)
Resources for Self-Help, Mutual Aid, and Support Groups across Canada (and the world) for various issues (addiction, anger, stress, cancer, bullying, and much more)
