If you need to access 2SLGBTQ+ affirming mental health support immediately, contact: 

• Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ or https://translifeline.org/resources/ 

• For help, call (877-565-8860) 

• Check out their resources page for additional assistance if you cannot get through right away on the hotline

• The Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

• Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678

• You can call, text, or use live chat on their website. All are anonymous. You will be connected with a counselor to chat through what is happening. 

• If you have to wait for a counselor, they suggest this website for breathing exercises: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/breathing-exercise/

• If you would like to research resources while you wait for a counselor, check some out here: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/ 

• If you are on a computer, you can press ESC 3 times at any point to quickly exit from their webpage

• The LGBT Hotline https://www.lgbthotline.org/ 

• For adults, call (888-843-4564) 

• Hours: Mon- Fri 3-11 pm, Saturday from 11 to 4 pm

• For youth, call (800-246-7743)

• Hours: Mon- Fri 3-11 pm, Saturday from 11 to 4 pm

• For seniors, call (888-234-7243)

• Hours: Mon- Fri 3-11 pm, Saturday from 11 to 4 pm

• If you can’t get through, you can also email them at help@LGBThotline.org 

• All calls are anonymous and confidential. Operators are part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and have been trained to respond. Law enforcement will not be involved. Their website has a quick escape option as well as youth chats and online peer support chats.

For immediate/crisis in-person* or local assistance, contact:

• Bright Eyes Family Services http://www.brighteyesfamilyservices.com/index.html

• Diversity Family Health https://www.diversityfamilyhealth.com/

• Variety Care Counseling and Psychiatry Services https://varietycare.org/services/behavioral-health

*Note that the in-person services are specific to the OKC area. We will be expanding crisis in-person services soon! 

Here are some additional immediate mental health resources that have not been specifically vetted as 2SLGBTQ+ friendly, but may be helpful in a crisis:

• 988 Lifeline (call, text, or online chat)

• Text or Call 988, or you can also call (1-800-273-8255)

• There is a chat feature on their website, as well

• Here is a PDF of expectations of How Our Calls Are Routed 

• 988 calls are routed to a local crisis center, and expectations/needs may change regarding the information you must provide after being directed from the national hotline to a local organization.

• Strong Hearts Helpline https://strongheartshelpline.org/

• Call 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483) or click the chat box on their website

• Calls and chats are anonymous and confidential

• This is a domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering culturally-appropriate support and advocacy. There is an escape button quick exit from the website and is available 24/7.

For a list of more generalized trauma-informed mental health resources, check out the link below:

https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/resources-survivors-violence-disasters-and-other-traumatic-experiences