Resources

Suicide Prevention:

  • TrevorLifeline, a 24-hour confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ Youth: 866.488.7386
  • TrevorText: Text messaging hotline: Text START to 678-678
  • TrevorChat: Online instant messaging hotline (www.TheTrevorProject.org/get-help-now)
  • Trans Lifeline, a hotline for transgender people or people struggling with their gender identify, staffed by trans-identifying people: 877.565.8860
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender National Hotline: 888.843.4564
  • National LGBT Youth Hotline: 800.246.PRIDE (77499)
  • New Jersey Hopeline: 855.654.6735
  • Mercer County Crisis Intervention/Suicide Hotline: 609.896.2120

Bullying:

  • Garden State Equality Anti-Bullying Hotline, a hotline for students experiencing bullying, as well as their parents and peers: 973.509.5428 (10am – 7pm Monday – Friday)

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault:

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline, a 24-hour confidential hotline to address domestic violence: 800.799.SAFE (7233)
  • Deaf/hard-of-hearing
  • VP/video-phone: 855.812.1011
  • TYY/teletype: 800.787.3224
  • Or, text LOVEIS to 866.331.9474
  • National Dating Abuse Hotline: 866.331.9474
  • NJ Hotline for Sexual Assault: 800.601.7200

Health Care:

Social Support:

  • HiTOPS (Princeton, NJ), non-profit organization that fosters strong and healthy young people of all identities by providing inclusive and youth-informed sex education and LGBTQ+ support for young people throughout New Jersey.
  • info@hitops.org or 609-683-5155
  • The Pride Center of New Jersey (Highland Park, NJ), non-profit organization that provides support, educational tools, health resources, and social opportunities within a community of acceptance.  The Pride Center hosts social and support groups, engaging programming and events, and services and resources such as free HIV testing.
  • info@pridecenter.org or 732.846.2232

Substance Abuse

  • Addiction Hotline: 800.238.2333
  • Princeton House Behavioral Health: 800.238.2333