Crisis Intervention
988 Lifeline Chat and Text (24/7/365)
Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor
Kids in Crisis (Greenwich) – Located in Cos Cob, Connecticut Kids In Crisis provides emergency shelter, crisis counseling, and community education programs for children of all ages and families facing crisis. Crisis can include domestic violence, mental health concerns, homelessness, substance abuse, economic difficulties, and other critical challenges. The Kids In Crisis Helpline is staffed 24 hours a day with trained Crisis Counselors, and provides free, confidential phone and face-to-face intervention, counseling, and referrals. Since its founding in 1978, Kids In Crisis has provided vital 24-hour services to more than 160,000 children and teens, and their families. Providers, educators, community members, and family members are encouraged to call the 24-hour helpline: 203-661-1911 for support.
The Center for Empowerment & Education – for victims of interpersonal violence. CEE provides support services in the form of counseling and advocacy, crisis intervention, and emergency shelter. We empower individuals to find their voice and choose their path toward healing as they rebuild their lives. We are preventing and reducing interpersonal violence in the community through prevention education and awareness. We are reducing trauma by stopping violence from manifesting in the first place. Everyone deserves to live a life free from violence. We are here to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
The Trevor Project – Get Help – 24/7/365 support for LGBTQ+ youth- Call 1-866-488-7386, Text: 678-678 We’re here for you. If you are thinking about harming yourself — get immediate crisis support. Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S via text, chat, or phone. The Trevor Project is 100% confidential and 100% free.
Local Pride Centers
Lighthouse – Lighthouse (a Kids in Crisis Program) is a peer-to-peer social support program for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies, providing weekly and monthly groups and occasional special events. Our groups are relaxed and social in nature. We build community through art, games, and discussion. No bullying is ever allowed, and everyone is given a chance to be heard in a safe and casual setting. Youth from any town are welcome at any group or special event. Check out kic_lighthouse on Instagram or Facebook.com/KICLighthouse for up-to-date information.
Triangles Community Center (Norwalk) – Triangle Community Center (TCC) is Fairfield County’s leading provider of programming and resources to nurture growth and connection within the LGBTQ community. TCC is home to more than two dozen free groups that meet weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly at the center. Groups include peer support, recovery, older adult daytime programming, crafts, sober social events, and youth groups. Our team of highly trained client advocates assists community members with social service navigation, food, drop-in services, document updates, healthcare navigation, and housing navigation at its Drop-In Center in Norwalk and at its satellite office at the Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport.
New Haven Pride Center (New Haven) – The mission of the New Haven Pride Center is to provide educational, cultural and social enrichment programming and LGBTQ+ competent and trauma-informed services for the LGBTQ+ community to make a positive contribution to the entire community of Greater New Haven and Connecticut.
The Loft (White Plains, NY) – The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center is a non-profit institution that provides a range of services for the LGBTQ+ Community in Westchester County, NY, and the Lower Hudson Valley Region. The LOFT offers both in-person, virtual, and hybrid services, support groups, social activities, and special events like Westchester Pride, The Hudson Valley TransForum, and also runs The Trans Support of The Hudson Valley (TSHV), a program designed to assist and empower TGNCNB Communities across the lower Hudson Valley region. The LOFT was founded in 1983 and is currently located at 252 Bryant Ave, White Plains, NY 10605.
Center Lane (White Plains, NY) – WJCS Center Lane was founded in 1995 and was the first and is still the only program and educational center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) youth, ages 13-21, in Westchester county. WJCS Center Lane provides affirming programming, facilitated by supportive adult experts, in welcoming spaces where youth can feel safe sharing difficult experiences, discussing important issues, developing friendships, problem solving with other youth and adult mentors, and engaging as leaders. Through in-person and virtual programming, youth gain a sense of community surrounded by peers and adults who understand them and who can help them understand themselves. We have a program Center in Yonkers’ Getty Square, but travel and partner with communities throughout Westchester to serve youth and adults.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare
Connecticut Children’s – Gender Program
Hartford Healthcare – The Center for Gender Health
Healthcare Advocates International
Middlesex Health – Center for Gender Medicine and Wellness
Planned Parenthood Connecticut
Planned Parenthood (Southern New England) – Planned Parenthood offers a variety of gender-affirming care and other services in addition to reproductive healthcare.
Ridgefield Pediatric Associates
UCONN Health – Transgender Medicine Services
Yale Health – Gender Affirming Services
Know Your Rights
Husky Health for Connecticut Children & Adults -Statement Concerning Continued Coverage of Services for Gender Identity and Gender Transition under the Connecticut Medicaid and CHIP Programs
GLAD – Know your Rights: Transgender Rights in Connecticut
General Resources
List of CT LGBTQ+ Support Groups, Gatherings & Pride Centers
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline: GLNH is a non-profit organization which provides a vital service to our community by providing nationwide toll-free peer-counseling, information, and referrals.
Gender Spectrum- works to create gender-sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.
GLAD is New England’s leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression
GLAAD: GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance.
It Gets Better Project: The It Gets Better Project inspires people across the globe to share their stories and remind the next generation of LGBTQ+ youth that hope is out there, and that it will get better.
LGBT National Help Center: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Help Center is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides vital peer-support, community connections and resource information to people with questions regarding sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
National LGBT Health Education Center Suicide Risk and Prevention for LGBTQ people
Online Therapy Resources for LGBTQ+ Help connecting with online therapists that address the needs of members of the LQBTQ+ community
PFLAG: PFLAG has spent decades on the front lines, fighting innumerable instances of bullying, harassment, and discrimination in our nation’s schools and communities.
TransPACT– CTAC is a coalition and grassroots oriented organization comprising of individuals and organizations dedicated to the advancement and attainment of full Human Rights for all trans and gender non-conforming people in every aspect of society and actively oppose discriminatory acts.
The Trevor Project: a place where LGBTQ youth and their allies can find answers to frequently asked questions and more, also online anonymous chat lines if there are any further questions.
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
MAP (Movement Advancement Project) – LGBTQ Equality Maps By State
The Trevor Project: 2024 US National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People
The Trevor Project: 2023 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People
The Trevor Project: 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
Media
CT Voice: The premier LGBTQ magazine for Connecticut