RESOURCES

 

CRISIS RESPONSE + LGBTQIA+ CRISIS RESPONSE

IF YOU HAVE A TRUE AND IMMINENT MEDICAL EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 911 NOW.
IF YOU HAVE A TRUE AND IMMINENT MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 988 NOW.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 or 800-273-8255
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline connects you with a crisis center closest to your location. Your call will be answered confidentially by a trained crisis worker who will listen empathetically, work to ensure that you feel safe, and help identify options and information about mental health services in your area.

Crisis Text Line: Text LA to 741741
Connect with a trained crisis counselor to receive free crisis support via text message.

Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Helpline provides crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.

Substance Abuse Service Helpline: 844-804-7500
Operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, this hotline provides screening, resources and service referrals regarding substance use disorders.

Los Angeles Homeless Outreach Portal (LA-HOP)
Operated by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), LA-HOP is designed to assist people experiencing homelessness by dispatching homeless outreach teams throughout Los Angeles County. 

L.A. Found: 833-569-7651 or LAFound@wdacs.lacounty.gov
L.A. Found is a countywide initiative to help locate individuals who wander due to dementia, Alzheimer’s, autism or other cognitive impairing conditions. 

LGBTQIA+ CRISIS RESPONSE

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for LGBTQ+ Community: 800-854-7771
Information and resources for LGBTQ+ individuals who are struggling with suicidal feelings or mental health crises.

Trevor Project Lifeline: 800-788-7386
The Trevor Lifeline provides support to LGBTQ youths and allies in crisis or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk.

Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Trans Lifeline provides peer support for the transgender community, and is run by and for trans people.

SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-LGBT (5428)
The SAGE Hotline connect LGBT older people and their caregivers with friendly responders who are ready to listen.

LGBT National Help Center
ADULTS: 888-843-4564, YOUTH 25 and UNDER: 800-246-7743, SENIORS 50 and Over: 888-234-7243
A national resource that provides LGBTQ+ community with free & confidential support and referral resources via phone, text, and chat. 

 

ASHERTHERAPY RESOURCES

BIPOLAR RESOURCES: Cycle Tracker | Episode Manager

 

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

 

LGBTQIA+ MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Colors Youth
Free and unlimited mental health services for LGBTQ-identified youth ages 25 and younger. 

Transgender Partners
Support and community for partners of transgender people.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) LGBTQI Page
Mental health hotlines and resources for the LGBTQ+ community. 

211 LA’s LGBTQ+ Page
Information on free and low-cost health, human, and social services for LGBTQ+ individuals and families in LA County.

PFLAG
PFLAG is the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ family and ally organization, with over 400 local chapters dedicated to creating safe communities for LGBTQ+ individuals and families.  Chapters within LA County include:
PFLAG Burbank | PFLAG Claremont | PFLAG Long Beach | PFLAG Los Angeles | PFLAG Manhattan Beach/South Bay | PFLAG Pasadena | PFLAG San Gabriel Valley / API | PFLAG Santa Clarita

It Gets Better Project
The It Gets Better Project inspires people across the globe to share their stories and remind the next generation of LGBTQ+ youth that hope is out there, and it will get better. 

 

LGBTQIA+ ADDICTION + RECOVERY

 

ASIAN AMERICAN + PACIFIC ISLANDER LGBTQ+

Asian Pride Project 
An online space for family and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Asian & Pacific Islander (API) people to share stories and experiences, in the languages of our communities, in video, sound, pictures, and words. 

The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
A network of Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander LGBTQ organizations.

The Visibility Project
A national portrait and video collection dedicated to the Queer Asian American Women and Trans community, breaking barriers through powerful imagery and storytelling. 

Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander Americans by Human Rights Campaign Foundation
LGBTQ resource guide helping Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with the coming out process.

Asian and Pacific Islanders for LGBT Equality – Los Angeles
Building power in the Asian and Pacific Islander community to achieve LGBTQ equality and racial and social justice.

Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community
Building infrastructure to bring local API queer groups together to socialize, organize, politicize, and promote pride and visibility of API queer women and transgender people in the queer API communities, here and abroad.

Many of these resources are based in Los Angeles and Southern California. If you need help with additional resources or have a question, please text, call or email me.

 

BISEXUAL RESOURCES IN LOS ANGELES

amBI Los Angeles
Based in and around the greater Los Angeles area, #amBiLA hosts events and activities in Downtown, Hollywood, the Westside, the Valleys, and beyond. Facebook Group

The Los Angeles Bi+ Task Force
Get involved with education, community advancement, interviews and panel discussions, important conversations, videos, podcasts and literature.

Los Angeles LGBT Center
Explore in-person and online social networking groups specific to your bisexual identity.

Bi & Beyond at The South Bay LGBT Center (Torrance)
Dates: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
A peer led social-support group for Bisexual, Fluid, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Polysexual, Bi-curious, Queer, Questioning, Allies, and + people.

Still Bisexual
Events specifically tailored for a bi+ audience, featuring bi artists, authors, actors, musicians, and politicians who are open to discussing their work in light of their bi+ identities. Still Bisexual also hosts wellness events and workshops for the bi+ community and the larger LGBTQ+ community.