Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) youth are dramatically over-represented in the homeless youth population.
Lighthouse is working to prevent and end LGBTQ+ youth homelessness in Hamilton County, Ohio, implementing strategies to make sure every LGBTQ youth has the housing, resources, and connections to thrive.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s All Children-All Families project recognizes Lighthouse as an Innovator in LGBTQ inclusion, its highest tier of recognition.
Click here to read the most recent ChangeMakers report featuring Lighthouse.
Direct Online and Phone Support Services for LGBTQ+ Youth
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- 988 lifeline, provides free, confidential support 24/7
- The Trevor Project has several direct online resources specifically for LGBTQ youth:
- Trevor Lifeline is a crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386.
- TrevorChat is a confidential online instant messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7, at trevorproject.org/get-help-now/.
- TrevorText is a confidential text messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7/365, by texting START to 678678.
- Q Chat Space is a bully-free online community of LGBTQ teens that can chat with other LGBTQ teens and trained staff from LGBTQ centers around the country.
- National Runaway Safeline is a federally designated national communication system for runaway and homeless youth, availalbe 24/7/365, providing access to resources and listening professionals.
- You can call NRS at 1-800-RUNAWAY or at 1800runaway.org
- Trans Lifeline Hotline is a peer support service run by trans people located all over the US and Candada, for trans and questioning callers.
- You can call Trans Lifeline Hotline at 877-565-8860
- The LGBT National Help Center offers a talkline and weekly chatrooms for youth, providing confidential peer-support, information, local resources and community.
- You can call the LGBT National Youth Talkline at 800-246-7743
Support Resources
- Mental Health America: Collection of LGBTQ+ Resources
- GLADD: nonprofit focused on advocacy and cultural change
- PFLAG: organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and their families
- Centers for Disease Control: LGBTQ+ Youth Resources
Click here for information about the ways Lighthouse supports and meets the needs of LGBTQ youth.