MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
To explore mental health resources for youth and young adults, visit our Youth Healthcare and Mental Health page.
CRISIS INTERVENTION
The Trevor Project - Call 866-488-7386, text “START” to 678-678, or chat on their website; operates 24/7
Counselors are trained to understand the challenges that LGBTQ+ young people face and provide anonymous support where as much or as little as an individual likes can be shared
Explore articles, resources, and guides on various topics, created for LGBTQ+ young people and those who support them in the Resource Center, find details about The Trevor Project’s policies on contacting law enforcement, state authorities, or emergency services in their Privacy Policy, and learn more about the agreements you are bound to by using The Trevor Project’s services by reading their Terms of Service.
Trans Lifeline - Call 877-565-8860 from Mon-Fri 12pm-8pm Central Standard Time (CST)
Trans Lifeline is a trans-owned and operated peer support service that is divested from police (does not initiative non-consensual active rescue) and fully anonymous, for trans and questioning callers
Learn about the hotline’s values and commitments or read through some FAQs, which can be found towards the bottom of the page. Review details about the hotline’s Terms of Service as well as their Information Privacy and Release of Information policies.
Trans Lifeline is working to make hotlines safer for all crisis callers, and believes crisis callers have the right to safety, transparency, and agency when using their services. Trans Lifeline does not engage in non-consensual active rescue (calling 911, law enforcement, or emergency services without your permission.) To learn more about why, read the Crisis Callers’ Bill of Rights.
The LGBT National Hotline - Offers four crisis lines: the LGBT National Hotline at 1-888-843-4564, the LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline at 1-888-688-5428, the LGBT National Youth Talkline at 1-800-246-7743, and the LGBT National Senior Hotline at 1-888-234-7243, all of which operate Mon-Fri from 3p-11p CST and from 11a-4p CST on Saturdays
All support volunteers identify within the LGBTQIA+ community and can provide peer support, information, and local resources.
Other resources include an Online Peer Support Chat with the same operating hours as the hotlines and two Youth Chatrooms for those 19 and under. The LGBTQ Teens Chatroom is open Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 6pm-10pm CST, and the Trans Teens Chatroom is open Thursdays & Fridays, also from 6pm-10pm CST.
Learn more about the LGBT National Hotline’s free and confidential services on their website’s About Us page.
Call Blackline - Call 1-800-604-5841 or download the Call Blackline app to text a peer support responder; operates 24/7
Blackline provides confidential crisis support with a Black, LGBTQ+, and Black Femme lens, and does not initiate non-consensual active rescue or contact law enforcement of any kind.
The Blackline can also be used to confidentially report negative and inappropriate contact with police and vigilantes.
Blackline’s resources page includes things you can do about police violence and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black communities, book recommendations for antiracist organizing, and ways to reduce harmful and traumatic police interactions and incidents of police brutality towards marginalized communities.
St. Louis Queer Support & Healing (SQSH) - Call 844-785-7774 from anywhere, Fri-Mon from 1-7pm CST
Contact SQSH to reach a free, confidential, and affirming hotline providing emotional support and resource referrals by and for the LGBTQIA+ community that does not initiate non-consensual active rescue.
SQSH’s website has their own list of warmlines, a community-owned, -vetted, and -compiled list of resources for the St. Louis area and beyond, and links you to one of the Trans Education Service’s lists of trans-affirming providers, which include mental health, medical, legal, faith-based, community-based, and crisis resources.
THRIVE Lifeline - Text “THRIVE” to 1-313-662-8209 from anywhere; operates 24/7
Reach out to receive judgment-free, confidential crisis intervention services for individuals aged 18+ (does not initiate non-consensual active rescue).
THRIVE is trans-led and operated and staffed by qualified crisis responders who want to help under-represented individuals who are experiencing obstacles because of (or simply have questions about) their identities.
Learn about THRIVE’s policies and find crisis support options for minors on their FAQs page.
Their website features a wealth of crisis resources, a reading list, a list of STEMM organizations, and some regional resources, as well as a list of non-carceral crisis resources curated by the lifeline’s volunteers. Non-carceral means that an organization/provider/resource works to be divested from police and avoids engaging in involuntary interventions like active rescue.
Wildflower Alliance - Call 888-407-4515 from 6pm-8pm CST Mon-Thu and 6pm-9pm CST Fri-Sun
Contact the Wildflower Alliance to receive peer support (does not initiate non-consensual active rescue)
Wildflower Alliance is a grassroots organization offering peer support and alternative healing practices for people who have been impacted by psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, extreme states, homelessness, substance use, and more. They work to provide support for individuals transitioning from a hospital back into their community. They also have a Discord that hosts online peer support groups.
Project LETS - Text 401-400-2905 for urgent support with psychiatric incarceration/involuntary hospitalization
Project LETS builds peer support collectives, engages in political and community education around mental distress, and organizes for peer-led, liberatory alternatives to our current mental health system’s offerings. Project LETS offers a variety of programs and resources, as well as ways to get involved with their work, including trainings and workshops.
National Domestic Violence Hotline - Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat on their website; operates 24/7 (easy site escape— opens the Google homepage)
Learn what to expect when you reach out to the hotline, and review their privacy policies. Explore the hotline’s resources, including safety plan support, educational materials on how to identify abuse, local resource directories, information about how to support others, and ways to get involved with the hotline’s work.
National Sexual Assault Hotline - Call 800-656-4673 or chat on their website; operates 24/7
Run by RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. Learn how the hotline works and how their services can help you by following this link.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - Call or text 988, chat on their website, or use the Lifeline’s ASL videophone services; operates 24/7
Visit this page to learn what to expect when you connect with a counselor, or search their FAQs list.
Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741-741 or chat on their website; operates 24/7
Find out more about the text line and explore their FAQs page.
SELF CARE & COmmunity care RESOURCES
ONLINE MEDITATION
Headspace - Free mediation, sleep, & movement exercises
10-Minute Meditation for Beginners - A brief guided meditation
Free Relaxation and Meditation Apps - This list shares six apps, one of which has a limited free version, and another of which offers free access for USPS and warehouse employees, teachers, healthcare, grocery, and food delivery workers
Mindfulness Resources by and for the LGBTQ+ Community - Explore mindfulness organizations and programs as well as four mindfulness teachers who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community
ONLINE YOGA / WORKOUTS
The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method - A 25-minute gentle and trauma-sensitive yoga sequence appropriate for all levels
Morning Ritual Yoga Flow - A 5-minute, gentle, and trauma-sensitive yoga sequence with 3 minutes of optional meditation at the beginning
Easy Morning Yoga for Beginners - A gentle 15-minute morning yoga sequence
P.volve - Receive 30 days free on this streaming service by using promo code OnePvolve at checkout
FitOn: Fitness Workout Plans - A free workout app from Gabriel Union
All-Inclusive Hip-Hop Dance Workout - A body-positive dance workout
Powwow Sweat - A free series of videos teaching traditional powwow dance steps in a culture-based fitness program from the Schitsu’umsh (Coeur D’Alene) Tribe
virtual Peer Support
DailyStrength.org - Explore online support groups covering a variety of topics, including mental and physical health conditions
The Neuromancers’ Neuroverse - A Black and queer-led community organization and radical magazine for and by neurodivergents, with a Discord server hosting a variety of international peer support groups
Stronger Together Discord - A peer support Discord server moderated by THRIVE and Stronger U for anyone 18+, aimed toward people navigating marginalization
Mutual aid and other supports
FindHelp.org - Search for and connect to local resources that provide food, housing, healthcare, and more
Serve The People OK - Holds free grocery events monthly on the South Side of Oklahoma City
GUAC (Gender Umbrella Assistance Collective) - A program of TACO (Trans Advocacy Coalition of Oklahoma) that works to provide critical direct assistance by, for, and with trans and gender diverse folks across the state
Oklahoma Trans Crowdfunding - An Instagram page that amplified mutual aid requests from across the state; find their application form at the top of this link list
TICN (Tulsa Intersectional Care Network) - A community support & mutual aid collective by and for BIPOC, Disabled, and 2SLGBTQ+ Tulsans
(OKHRA) Oklahoma Harm Reduction Alliance - A grassroots organization committed to advocating for Oklahomans who use substances and improving the public health of our community
SHOTS (Stop Harm on Tulsa Streets) - A Tulsa-based harm reduction service run by people with lived experience that provides syringe exchange services and other supplies to minimize risk and prevent overdoses
TEA (Tulsa Equity Alliance) - A collective that works to connect the Tulsa community by developing and supporting existing efforts in community organizing, narrative work, partnerships, communal & mutual aid, resource sharing and cooperative economics
Oklahoma Prison Books Collective - A mutual aid organization that distributes books to incarcerated Oklahomans with the goal of decreasing stress, increasing empathy, educating, entertaining, and helping with communication & concentration
Access to Care & best practices
A Transgender Survivor’s Guide to Accessing Therapy - An extensive guide for transgender and gender-expansive survivors of abuse, assault, and trauma who are seeking support and healing, includes checklists to use for a screening interview/consultation, your first session, and continuing with therapy
Trans Health Care Providers - This webpage contains links to several resources and directories to help you find competent and gender-affirming healthcare providers
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory - A searchable database for affirming healthcare providers who opted into being included in the directory; view telehealth/virtual providers only, use the filters to narrow down what kind of services you’re looking for, or search providers by approach
The OutList: LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare Directory - Open to all healthcare providers of any identity and specialty, this international directory can help you find LGBTQ+ friendly and affirming providers; search by keyword, type in your location, select a specialty, or use all three to refine your search
Abolition-Centered Care Provider Database - A collective resource hosted on Google Sheets of abolition-centered, non-carceral care providers (therapists, social workers, peer supporters, healers) that are dedicated to provding care outside of oppressive systems (i.e. law enforcement, forced hospitalization, the psychiatric industrial complex)
Rad Remedy Standards of Care - Details national standards of competent care for trans, gender non-conforming, intersex, and queer (TGIQ) individuals including suggestions for patient-practice interactions, paperwork policies, office regulatory actions, human resource guidelines, and marketing/community engagement considerations
A Nurse’s Comprehensive Guide to Gender-Affirming Care - Provides basic information on transgender and gender non-conforming people, along with strategies that NPs and other front-line healthcare staff can use to create more affirming environments
Sexual and Domestic Violence
DV Services and Shelters in Oklahoma - Connect with programs listed by city that provide domestic violence services and view statistics about the categories of services provided
DV Power and Control Wheel (easy site escape) - Learn about tactics that abusive partners use to keep survivors in a relationship (Note: diagram assumes she/her pronouns for survivors and he/him pronouns for partners)
Power and Control Wheel for LGBTQ+ Relationships - Learn about tactics of abuse and control that pertain to LGBTQ+ relationships (Note: diagram uses no gendered pronouns)
RAINN - The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization which runs the National Sexual Assault Hotline, where you can call or chat online 24/7 for free, confidential support
OTHER RESOURCES
Non-carceral Resource List - Curated by THRIVE Lifeline and hosted on Google Drive, review this list of crisis lines, helplines/warmlines, peer support resources, and self-help tools that are divested from police
THRIVE Lifeline Crisis Resources - THRIVE Lifeline has collected over 700 crisis resources, tagged them by keyword for easy searching, and added descriptions for all of them in order to give you a preview of what the resource offers
Resources for Survivors of Violence, Disasters, and Other Traumatic Experiences - A list from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center of helplines, safety planning resources, information about coping with retraumatization and disaster including how to support young people and children after disaster, and finally, resources to find food, housing, healthcare, and other supports near you
Interactive Self-Care Guide - An interactive flow chart for those who struggle with self-care, experience executive dysfunction, or have trouble noticing internal signals that features minimal visuals and is designed to minimize the amount of judgement needed to answer the questions the guide asks
PDF on Stress Relief in a Time of Crisis - A toolkit hosted as a PDF on Google Drive offering a variety of different ways to cope during a crisis
Tour U.S. National Parks from Home - Use Google Arts & Culture and Google Street View to explore several National Parks or check out collections from museums across the world
A New Kind of Safety Plan - Traditional safety plans identify signs of crisis, internal coping mechanisms, external distractions, list individuals that the owner of the safety plan can reach out to for support, and provide numbers to crisis lines, but this author and clinical social worker reformatted the resource to create something a mental health professional would work on collaboratively with their client, and included a script they might follow when helping a client fill out the safety plan
Pods and Pod Mapping Worksheet - Learn about “pods,” a term developed in 2014 by the BATJC (Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective), and complete an activity that can help you consider the people in your life with whom you have respectful, trusting, and reciprocal relationships with
Ryse Pyramids - Diagrams detailing how adverse childhood experiences along with historical trauma/generational embodiment and social location impact individuals later in life
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Review FAQs about finding inclusive providers, read national survey reports, explore agency and federal initiatives, and find other behavioral health resources here
Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) - Search for mental health services near you, access the 988 Mental Health Lifeline, learn about treatment for substance use disorder, and explore resources on policy, prevention, recovery, research, treatment, and trainings
Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center
Offers a wide range of services from case management, mental health, substance abuse to child and family services to McClain and Cleveland county residents
Community Health Connection / La Conexión Médica
Offers comprehensive, high-quality, and accessible healthcare services, including behavioral health, regardless of ability to pay
vARIETY cARE Clinics
Provide care to all persons, regardless of income, residency status, employment, health insurance coverage, or ability to pay for services; explore our Variety Care resource directory to find a list of providers with special interest and training in caring for 2SLGBTQ+ patients