Provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

AAKOMA Project helps diverse teenagers and their families achieve optimal mental health through dialogue, learning, and the understanding that everyone deserves care and support. Resources including a toolkit, statistics, fact sheets, and articles. Offers 5 sessions of free virtual therapy with culturally competent providers nationwide. To qualify, individuals must be 12-30 years old and a member of a racially/culturally marginalized community.

Advocates for Trans Equality fights for the legal and political rights of transgender people in America. Leveraging decades of experience on the frontlines of power, we shift government and society towards a future where we are no less than equal.

A place just for teens affected by someone else’s alcoholism

Black Girls Smile encourages positive mental health education, resources, and support, geared toward young Black women and girls. Their Therapy Assistance Program connects and provides financial support for 2-6 months of culturally, racially, and gender-competent and sensitive therapy sessions for individuals identifying as Black/African American and femme (including pronouns she/her/hers and they/their/theirs)

Carriage House are grief support services for children ages 3 to 18 years old and their families. As part of our integrated behavioral health system, Seven Hills Behavioral Health offers individual and family therapy, group counseling, and public events to support families who have experienced grief and loss.

Text HOME to 741741 | Provides free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text to chat with a trained crisis counselor

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Welcome to A Teen Guide to Parental Separation and Divorce. If your parents have recently separated or divorced (or you think they may be about to), or you have a friend in that situation, this site is for you.

A site with free informational online publications about drugs of abuse from the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration).

Site supported by a team of Columbia University health promotion specialists, health care providers, and other health professionals. Information available on topics such as alcohol and drugs, body image, eating disorders, nutrition and physical activity, pregnancy options, sexual and reproductive health, weight gain and loss, and more.

800-246-7743 help@LGBThotline.org. Confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more. Hours: Mon - Fri: 4 PM - Midnight/eastern time, Sat: Noon - 5 PM/eastern time

The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL) is here to connect you directly to clinical help, when and where you need it. Even if you’re not sure what kind of help or treatment you may need, we can help guide you. Call: (833) 773-2445 Visit the website and Chat online: https://www.masshelpline.com/ It’s free, confidential, and no health insurance is required. Real-time interpretation in 200+ languages Deaf or hard of hearing? Contact MassRelay at 711

For help accessing services for youth and young adults with substance use problems. Talk with a Helpline Specialist by calling 800.327.5050 or texting 800327.

Provides a transition to adult program. 280 Irving St., Framingham, MA 01702 | 508-875-7853

NAMI Helpline 800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “Helpine” to 62640 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Provides free information, referrals, and support to people living with a mental health condition, family members and caregivers, mental health providers, and the public.

1-800-422-4453 | A trained counselor will tell you how to get help if you have been sexually and physically abused. Free. 24/7.

Available 24/7 days a week in English or Spanish, or in more than 200 additional languages through an on-call interpreter. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals can reach us by dialing 711the national access number that connects to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline1-888-373-7888 or SMS: 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO")

Call 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929) to speak with a trained NRS staff member or volunteer who will listen and support you.

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence. NSVRC translates research and trends into best practices that help individuals, communities and service providers achieve real and lasting change.

Offers free programs for LGBTQ+ and allied youth ages pre-K through age 29. Programs connect youth with supportive peers and LGBTQ+ adult role models. Services provide social connection, emotional support, and resources that meet the unique needs of LGBTQ+ youth. 160 Hollis Street, Framingham, MA | 508-875-2122.

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for all people, as well as the nation’s largest provider of sex education.

They provide trusted, high-quality, accurate information—backed by research—on sexual health and contraceptive methods so young people can make informed decisions.

Samaritans provides lifesaving suicide prevention services throughout Massachusetts. Their services are free, confidential, and nonjudgmental. Offers Hey Sam, a peer-to-peer texting service for people up to 24 years old. Staffed by young people, Hey Sam gives youth the opportunity to reach peers if they are feeling lonely, depressed, overwhelmed, or suicidal, or need someone to talk to. Text Hey Sam to 439-726 during the hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Outside of those hours, Samaritans Helpline is available 24/7 and is available to anyone of any age by calling or texting to 988.

Text-based crisis line is available 24/7 supporting young people of color with mental health and crisis needs. Text “STEVE” to 741-741.

Information from government agencies on bullying and getting help.

Teens Against Bullying was created by and for teens, this website is a place for middle and high school students to find ways to address bullying, to take action, to be heard, and to own an important social cause.

A free, safe, and anonymous site that offers help when you need it most by KidsPeace, a charity dedicated to serving behavioral and mental health.

Anonymous, nonjudgmental space for youth. Teens can access personal peer-to-peer support from highly trained teens supervised by adult mental health professionals. Call 800-852-8336 or text 839863 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST daily. After hours, calls are directed to Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention Center.

Information and advice about health, emotions and life by the Nemours Center for Children’s Health Media.

An online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. Their site includes podcasts, a blog and a directory of mental health therapists for Black women and girls.

Trevor Lifeline 866-488-7386 (24/7/365) TrevorChat: thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ TrevorText text “START” to 678-678 Leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questions (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network provides a wide variety of mental health counseling and family support services to children, young adults and families in Massachusetts.