Emergency Quickdial

Created by the Wandering Starlights. This is a resource is built for you quickly find a crisis or support chat when you're unable to find them in a timely manner. Please note this list will always be a WIP - we will do our best to provide as many accessible support lines as possible, but we also encourage you to peruse the resources provided here and find helplines for your specific needs.

Please consider checking out our Mental Health & Safety Resources doc for more in-depth mental health resources, advice, and more.

💻 - Provides in-browser chats
📱- Provides text/SMS chats
☎️ - Provides phone calls/voice chat
🚪- Provides a quick exit function for safety
🌈 - Queer-friendly or queer-focused
🧏 - Options for Deaf/HOH or teletypewriter

International

United States

General

BIPOC-Focused

  • BlackLine | Peer support and legal resources for BIPOC, run with queer/femme safety in mind. ☎️📱🚪🌈
    • Call 800-604-5841
    • Mobile Chat App Available
  • StrongHearts Native Helpline | Provides support to Native American victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as legal and safety resources. ☎️📱💻🚪🌈
    • Call or Text 844-762-8483

Youth-Focused

  • LGBT Youth Talkline | Provides mental health, safety, and social support for LGBT+ youth. ☎️🚪🌈
    • Call 800-246-7743
  • The Trevor Project | Provides crisis/mental health support for LGBT+ youth (under 25). ☎️📱💻🚪🌈
    • Call 866-488-7386
    • Text 678678

Elder-Focused

  • National Center on Elder Abuse | Support service and resources for elderly victims of abuse. ☎️🚪🌈
  • LGBT Senior Talkline | Provides mental health, safety, and social support for LGBT+ elders. ☎️🚪🌈
  • SAGE | Resources, advocacy and community support for LGBT+ elders. ☎️ (limited)📱💻🚪🌈

Canada

General

Youth-Focused

  • Kids Help Phone | Mental health and peer support for youth across Canada, including kids, teens and young adults. ☎️📱💻🚪🌈
    • Call 800-668-6868
    • Text 686868
  • LGBT Youthline | Provides support for LGBT+ youth. 📱💻🚪🌈
    • Text 647-694-4275 [4PM to 9:30PM]

BIPOC-Focused

  • Hope for Wellness | Mental health & crisis support for Native/Indigenous Canadians. ☎️📱💻🌈
    • Call 855-242-3310

Australia

General

Youth-Focused

  • Kids Helpline | Provides advice, mental health & crisis support to Australian youth (including kids, teens and young adults). ☎️📱💻🌈
    • Call 1800 55 1800
    • Website includes chat options & peer-support spaces.

United Kingdom

Youth-Focused

  • Childline | Mental health & crisis support for youth; also contains helpful articles and resources for everyday problems. ☎️📱💻🚪🌈
    • Call 0800 1111
  • Papyrus | Provides support to youth struggling with suicide or suicidal thoughts. ☎️📱💻🌈
    • Call 0800 068 4141
    • Text 88247
  • Mermaids | Crisis & mental health support for UK-based gender-diverse youth and their families. ☎️📱💻🚪🌈
    • Call 0808 801 0400
    • Text 85258
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