Black Queer Power Coalition Resource Guides
Crisis Resources
Name: 988 (Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
Website: 988lifeline.org/
Description: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. No matter what you are dealing with, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 988 you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area.
Name: Access and Crisis Line
Website: www.optumsandiego.com/content/sandiego/en/access—crisis-line.html
Phone Number: (888) 724-7240
Description: The San Diego Access and Crisis supports individuals who are overwhelmed, depressed, or searching for answers. A phone call will connect you with compassionate counselors who are always standing by to provide hope and encouragement. They provide mental health crisis intervention, information, and referrals to mental health services in San Diego County. They are also available to Live Chat online at their website, Mon-Fri from 4pm-10pm.
Name: Call BlackLine
Website: www.callblackline.com/
Phone Number: 1 (800) 604-5841
Description: BlackLine is a hotline geared towards the Black, Black LGBTQI, Brown, Native and Muslim community. The purpose of the BlackLine is to provide people with an anonymous and confidential avenue to report negative, physical, and inappropriate contact with police and vigilantes.
Name: Domestic Violence Hotline
Website: https://www.thehotline.org/
Phone Number: (800) 799-7233
Description: National Domestic Violence Hotline provides 24/7 essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. When you call, text, or online chat, The Hotline puts you in contact with highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages. For text services text “START” to 88788.
Name: Love is Respect
Website: www.loveisrespect.org/
Phone Number: (866) 331-9474
Description: A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect offers 24/7 information, support, and advocacy to young people between the ages of 13 and 26 who have questions or concerns about their romantic relationships. They also provide support to concerned friends and family members, teachers, counselors, and other service providers through the same free and confidential services via phone, text, and live chat.
Name: MCRT (Mobile Crisis Response Team)
Website: www.sandiegocounty.gov/mcrt/
Phone Number: (888) 724-7240
Description: Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT) provide in-person support to anyone, anywhere, experiencing a mental health, drug, or alcohol-related crisis. MCRT dispatches behavioral health experts to emergency calls instead of law enforcement, when appropriate, with teams made up of clinicians, case managers, and peer support specialists. Call the Access and Crisis Line at (888) 724-7240 and ask for MCRT.
Name: National Human Trafficking Hotline
Website: humantraffickinghotline.org/en
Phone Number: (888) 373-7888
Description: If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, the National Human Trafficking Hotline is here to provide the support you need. You can contact the hotline, report a tip, and learn about safety planning.
Name: National Runaway Safeline
Website: www.nationalrunawaysafeline.org/
Phone Number: 1-800-786-2929
Description: For 50 years, the National Runaway Safeline (NRS) has been providing crisis intervention services to young people and their families while also offering prevention, educational and training programs to the network of runaway and homeless youth (RHY) service providers nationwide. This work directly supports our mission of keeping runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets.
Name: Psychiatric Emergency Response Teams (PERT)
Website: www.comresearch.org/pert.php
Phone Number: 911
Description: The Psychiatric Emergency Response Teams (PERT) consist of specially trained officers and deputies who are paired with licensed mental health professionals. Together, they respond on-scene to situations involving people who are experiencing a mental health related crisis and have come to the attention of law enforcement. To access PERT services, please call 911 or your local law enforcement agency.
Name: The Trevor Project – TrevorLifeline
Website: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/
Phone Number: (866) 488-7386
Description: A confidential and free crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available at (866) 488-7386. Connect to a crisis counselor nationwide 24/7, 365 days a year. Text ‘START’ to 678-678 for text services.
Name: Trans Lifeline
Website: translifeline.org/
Phone Number: (877) 565-8860
Description: Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
Name: Veterans Crisis Line
Website: www.veteranscrisisline.net/
Phone Number: 988
Description: The Veterans Crisis Line connects Service members and Veterans in crisis, as well as their family members and friends, with qualified, caring VA responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text-messaging service. 24-hrs a day, 7-days a week.