Resources
This is a list of resources I have compiled. It is not a substitute for mental health services.
Content warning: Mental health, police and hospital violence, trauma and suicide
The Fireside Project’s Psychedelic Support Line provides emotional support during and after psychedelic experiences. Call or text 1-62-FIRESIDE (1-623-473-7433) any day between 11 AM–11 PM PT.
Call Blackline is a peer-support hotline by and for Black, Black TLGBTQI+, Brown, Native, and Muslim communities. Call or text 1-800-604-5841 or download the app.
StrongHearts Native Helpline is a domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Call 1-844-762-8483 or visit their website to chat with an advocate.
THRIVE Lifeline is a text line for underrepresented individuals (person of color, LGBTQ2S+, person living with disabilities, neurodivergent, and/or other marginalized identities). Text “THRIVE” to begin your conversation: 1-313-662-8209. THRIVE also moderates a discord server for Trans, Nonbinary, Agender, and Questioning people (13+) and co-hosts the Stronger Together discord server for multiply marginalized complex trauma survivors (open to all 18+).
Trans Lifeline is a peer support and crisis hotline run by Trans people for the Trans, Nonbinary, Agender, and Questioning community. Call 1-877-565-8860 in the US or 1-877-330-6366 in Canada.
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: (888) 407-4515 (trained peer supporters)
Trevor Project: LGBTQ+ Crisis Counseling - phone and texting available
Project LETS: Peer-Led Community Mental Health Care for Liberated Healing.
A Call for Change Helpline: call 877.898.3411 in the US; 7a - 7p PT daily. Anonymous, confidential helpline for people who use or risk using abuse / control
in their intimate partnerships
Alternatives to Suicide Groups: Peer-led support groups that allow for speaking about, sitting with, understanding, and moving through thoughts of wanting to die; grown out of work from Wildflower Alliance. Held by various organizations, for example:
https://www.mhawisconsin.org/alt2su
https://wildfloweralliance.org/alternatives-to-suicide/
https://www.yarrowcollective.org/peer-support-groups
IG @blackfullaalt2su (only for folks who are First Nations)
Warmline.org offers a list of local warmlines in each state