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Crisis Resources — United States
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If you are in crisis and would like referrals to peer-run voluntary stabilization centers around the USA please contact People USA https://people-usa.org/program/crisis-stabilization-centers/.
211 - Help and Crisis Referral Lines around the US
For local information and service referrals in the US please also try dialing 211, the local help and crisis referral helpline, especially in or near urban centers. They help make referrals to homeless shelters, transportation, local non-profits and municipal or government resources, and other referrals for non-life-threatening situations. You can also call them for non-crisis local information and questions.
website resources for the national 211 website — will give a local number or alternative contact methods if you're unable to use the referral number or it would arouse suspicion
Trans Lifeline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
additional website and chat options here
The Plural Association
warmline is in progress
website
National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-779-7233
website resources and chat
Love is Respect Hotline (teen dating domestic violence)
1-866-331-9474 or text "loveis" to 22522
website with resources
National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453
Childhelp website resource
Adult Protective Services and Elder Abuse Hotline
National Center on Elder Abuse
National Runaway Safeline
1-800-RUNAWAY or 1-800-786-2929 or text 66008
website links to state resource
National Coalition for the Homeless
resources for the homeless, and preventing homelessness
SAMHSA’s National Helpline - Mental Health & Substance Abuse
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Treatment Locator
website resource for treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders
National Human Trafficking Hotline
1-888-373-7888
website with additional contact resources here
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
website assistance/state referrals at RAINN site
Disaster Distress Helpline
1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
SAMHSA's hotline & resources for distress related to natural- & human-caused disasters
Red Cross' Resources for emotional responses to disasters — same hotline, however.
Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255 and press 1 or text 838255
(same number as National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
website resources and additional contact methods
Crime Victim Resources - Hate Crimes and any other crimes
See 1-800-Victims.org for International and local/state referrals for crime victims.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation – Civil Rights/Hate Crimes Investigates and prosecutes hate crimes. 1-202-324-3000
National Center for Victims of Crime Provides resources to victims of crime. 1-202-467-8700
In California, victims of hate crimes have additional protections and resources, see https://1800victims.org/crime-type/hate-crimes/
LGTBQ Resources
Anti-Violence Project
212-714-1141
https://avp.org
See also Crime Victim Resources for hate crime helpline
LGBT National Help Center
website resources and chat, groups, and more.
LGBT National Hotline (all ages)
LGBT Youth Talkline (through age 25)
LGBT National Senior Hotline
The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
website resources
Crisis and Suicide Prevention for LGTBQ Youth
The Network La Red - LGTBQ, Poly, Kink domestic violence/partner abuse, all abilities and lovestyles
800-832-1901
website resources
FORGE - transgender survivors of sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, and stalking
414.559.2123
website resources
The NW (Northwest) Network for LGTBQ survivors of partner violence and abuse
Substance Abuse References — United States
National Drug Helpline
SAMHSA’s National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Treatment Locator
website resource for treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders
Opiate Hotline
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Therapy Resources
Psychology Today provider directory — Psychology Today provides a fairly flexible provider directory where you can see what insurance a provider accepts, their specialties and fields they work in, links to their website, their contact info, etc. Accuracy will depend on whether the provider updates their profile or not, but it's still a helpful resource. Always screen your provider after locating someone who looks good on paper. You need to verify their information (such as whether they still accept your insurance) and interview them to find out whether they're a good fit.
We recommend looking for people who specialize in Trauma or PTSD first, then view their profile and look for whether dissociative disorders are listed in their sub-specialties.
Plural Resources
"Plural" is a large umbrella that includes dissociative identity disorder (DID) and other related dissociative disorders (such as OSDD and P-DID), healthy multiplicity (traumatized plurals who have healed their PTSD/C-PTSD issues and have worked on internal community building to live an intentionally plural life; the recovery model of DID & related disorders), and related issues such as hearing voices (as in some people who hear voices are plural). Many of the resources below are aimed at people with trauma or experiencing distress or needing assistance with DID and related disorders. Other resources are there for those for whom those resources are insufficient or do not work.
https://Kinhost.org — Building Internal Community: selves-help for people with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Disorders, and other plural issues. Home page has links to the best starting points on the site.
https://CerberusPlural — Cerberus Plural is a mass media clearing house for plural content in the world. We’ll review the article, film, etc. and let you know what is relevant to plurals, stumbling blocks or stigmatization in the original content, & what content you need to be prepared for.
http://www.intervoiceonline.org — resources for voice-hearers from a standpoint of not cubby-holing or judging the WHY people hear voices. Accepts for example those who hear guides and spirit companions, people who may be experiencing delusions, or people who may be plural. Members may be traumatized or not traumatized; the thing they have in common is hearing voices. They have chapters around the world, and a large annual conference.
A Tulpamancy Resource Site — everything we don't know (about tulpamancy and tulpas) is on this website, which is to say a lot.