Crisis Information & Links

Suicide Prevention | Suicide Survivors | Runaway & Homeless Youth | Child Abuse | Domestic Violence | Sexual Assault

Suicide Prevention & Information:

• Phoenix Q-Line:  24-hour crisis hotline & information referral for Phoenix-area GLBTQ youth and their families.  Call 480-736-4925 or 800-5-CRISIS (800-527-4747).
• EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center (located in the Phoenix area):
  • Facts About Suicide
• Gay/Bisexual Male Youth Suicide Problems
• National Hopeline Network
  • About Depression and Suicide:
    • Depression — the invisible disease
    • Suicide — a permanent solution to a temporary problem
• Suicide and Suicide Prevention
• Teen Lifeline: Crisis hotline for teens, run by teens that have undergone extensive training. Call 602-248-TEEN or 800-248-TEEN.
• The National Council for Suicide Prevention (NCSP)

• Phoenix Q-Line:  24-hour crisis hotline & information referral for Phoenix-area GLBTQ youth and their families.  Call 480-736-4925 or 800-5-CRISIS (800-527-4747).
• EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center (located in the Phoenix area):
  • Survivors of Suicide
• National Directory of Support Groups of Survivors of Suicide
• S.O.L.O.S. (Survivors Of Loved Ones' Suicides)
Among the many resources included on this website, they have two email support groups that are particularly helpful to those with GLBT loved ones who are currently suicidal or who have commited suicide.  Those email support groups are:  SOLOS-GBLT (for people who have lost a loved one or have loved ones at risk for suicide due to sexual orientation) and SOLOS-partners (for those who have lost romantic partners to suicide, including GLBT partners).

Runaway & Homeless Youth Information:

• Phoenix Q-Line:  24-hour crisis hotline & information referral for Phoenix-area GLBTQ youth and their families.  Call 480-736-4925 or 800-5-CRISIS (800-527-4747).
• National Runaway Switchboard

Child Abuse Information:

• Phoenix Q-Line:  24-hour crisis hotline & information referral for Phoenix-area GLBTQ youth and their families.  Call 480-736-4925 or 800-5-CRISIS (800-527-4747).
• Child Abuse Hotline
• National Child Abuse Hotline

Domestic Violence Information:

• Phoenix Q-Line:  24-hour crisis hotline & information referral for Phoenix-area GLBTQ youth and their families.  Call 480-736-4925 or 800-5-CRISIS (800-527-4747).
• National Domestic Violence Hotline, for victims and their families
• Family Advocacy Center (Phoenix)

Sexual Assault Information:

• Phoenix Q-Line:  24-hour crisis hotline & information referral for Phoenix-area GLBTQ youth and their families.  Call 480-736-4925 or 800-5-CRISIS (800-527-4747).
• RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline (National)
• Family Advocacy Center (Phoenix)

See Also:

• Crisis Hotlines & Links

• Local Counseling & Grief Services (Gay & Gay-Friendly)
• Counselors
• Grief Resources

• Local Crime Prevention & Reporting (Gay & Gay-Friendly)
• Domestic Violence Support
• Hate Crime Prevention
• Hate Crime Reporting
• Sexual Assault Services