It’s okay to not be okay, so if you want help with anything in your life that may be causing you harm or undue stress, these hotlines and websites below may be the best place to turn. If you need a place to escape for a few hours, the library is a safe space for you. Please don’t hesitate to contact one of your Youth Librarians for assistance!
Suicide Prevention & Mental Health
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline Call or Text 988
- Befrienders Worldwide
- Suicide Loss Survivors
- Boys Town National Hotline (800) 448-3000
- Covenant House – Nineline (800) 999-9999
- ReachOut
- Crisis Text Line – Text 741-741
- Dougy Center – Resources for Grieving Teens
Dating & Domestic Abuse
- Love is Respect National Dating Abuse Hotline (866) 331-9474
- National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233 or text TELLNOW to 85944
- Runaway Youth Program (800) 786-2929
Drug & Alcohol Addiction
- Start Your Recovery
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
- Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
- Truth Campaign
- National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
- SUPE Addiction Assistance
LGBTQIA+ Resources
- The Trevor Project
- It Gets Better
- Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network
- Trans Lifeline (877) 565-8860
- Q Card Chat
- LGBT National Help Center
Self-Harm & Eating Disorders
- National Eating Disorders Hotline (800) 931-2237 – Call or Text
- HelpGuide
Sexual Exploitation & Abuse
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (800) 843-5678
- Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (800) 856-4673
- National Child Abuse Hotline (800) 422-4453 or text CHILDHELP to 847411
- The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative – for victims of nonconsensual pornography (‘revenge porn’)