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Mental Health Resources in the Gay Community

We grasp these times perceive heavy. The ascend in attacks on the LGBTQ+ group and the impairment of the devoted lifeline for Homosexual youth can perceive like yet another blow to our community, but even when resources change, you are never alone. 

Please dial if you need immediate support. 

There are still support systems out there, ready to listen, uplift, and help you shield your mental health. If you're struggling, please reach out for help and never forget that you are loved, you are seen, and your mental well-being matters. 

Even without LGBTQ+-specific support on the lifeline, aide is still out there. You don't have to navigate your mental health alone; there are resources available that can offer guidance, care, and connection. If you're struggling or simply require someone to converse to, see below for a list of available hotlines, warmlines, and crisis lines, many of which are staffed by people specifically trained to work with the LGBTQ+ community. 

LGBTQ+ Crisis/Suicide Prevention Hotlines & Warmlines
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Every person must find their own path to excellent health and well-being. People in Wisconsin's LGBTQ+ people, their families, and their allies can find facts and support by clicking the categories below.

  • Call Blackline —Peer support for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences of the people most affected by systematic oppression. Applies a LGBTQ+ Black Femme lens, and prioritizes the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Shade (BIPOC).
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) General facts on LGBTQ+ mental health.
  • PRISM Program—Connects LGBTQ+ youth with free emotional and mental health support.
  • SAMHSA’s National Helpline—Helpline offering treatment referral. Supportive for people with mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7.
  • Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: LGBTQ+ resources—Free, 24/7 support for people in stressful situations. These contain thoughts of suicide, mental health concerns, or a substance use issue. Contact or text Lifeline for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Also availabl
    • Alphabet Alliance of Color Community capacity building, organizing, healing, collecting and archiving stories of survival and resistance.
    • API Chaya Survivor encourage services, safety planning, referrals for housing, legal immigration assistance, mental health, food and financial assistance programs
    • Camp Ten Trees Residential camping and leadership development programs
    • Entre Hermanos HIV/AIDS prevention, nurture and support services, immigrant rights advocacy and legal services
    • Gay City Community center promoting Homosexual wellness, arts and resources
    • Gender Justice League Gender and sexuality civil and human rights management
    • Gender Spectrum Parenting Resources Resource guide for families to assist trans, non-binary, and gender expansive children and teens
    • Gender Spectrum Youth Programs Online groups, programs, and resources for teens and young people exploring gender
    • Ingersoll Gender Center Peer led help groups, advocacy in navigating resources, community organizing, and education
    • Lambert House Community center offering Homosexual youth programs, activities, resourc

      Butterfly Talks
      2nd Thursday of each month at pm
      Butterfly Talks is space to build friendships and a sense of community for LGBTQ+ people of marginalized genders including women, nonbinary friends, and trans men. This includes those that are questionings, multiple gender loving, asexual, or ANY label under the Gay umbrella. We welcome anyone that is 18+ and a part of the community, living anywhere to join us!
      Learn more about Butterfly Talks

       

      Lotus
      2nd Wednesdays of each month at 7 pm
      Lotus aims to forge community for all Asian LGBTQ+ communities by creating a space to get together to build friendships as we argue a multitude of topics; some as heavy as the pressures of expectation to light topics prefer our favorite food. While we acknowledge that “Asian” is an umbrella term encompassing many subcultures. We try to be inclusive and welcoming of everyone while avoiding beliefs rooted in ethnicism, colorism, or classism. This group welcomes all those of all Asian backgrounds including, but not limited to, those that are biracial, adopted, or immigrants. Those of