Under age 25

For Elementary, Middle and High School-age Students:

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN): the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Established nationally in 1995, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes to creating a more vibrant and diverse community.  www.GLSEN.org

Gay-Straight Alliance Network (GSA Network): is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources. Through peer support, leadership development, and training, GSA Network supports young people in starting, strengthening, and sustaining GSAs and builds the capacity of GSAs to: (1) create safe environments in schools for students to support each other and learn about homophobia and other oppressions; (2) educate the school community about homophobia, gender identity, and sexual orientation issues; and (3) fight discrimination, harassment, and violence in schools.  www.GSANetwork.org

For College and Graduate-aged Students:

Campus Pride: serves LGBT and Ally student leaders and, or campus organizations in the areas of leadership development, support programs and services to create safer, more inclusive LGBT-friendly colleges and universities. It exists to develop, support and give “voice and action” in building future LGBT and ally student leaders.  www.CampusPride.org

For Transgender, Gender Non-conforming, and Gender Variant Youth:

Trans Youth Family Allies: empowers children and families by partnering with educators, service providers and communities, to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected.  www.ImaTYFA.org

Nationwide Resource Databases for LGBTQ Youth:

The Trevor Project: The nation’s leading expert in crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBT youth, provides lifesaving guidance and vital resources to parents and educators in order to foster safe, accepting and inclusive environments for all youth, at home and at school. www.TheTrevorProject.org 1-866- 4-U-TREVOR

GLBT National Help Center: is dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and those questioning their sexual orientation and gender identity. We are an outgrowth of the Gay & Lesbian National Hotline, which began in 1996 and now is a primary program of the GLBT National Help Center.   www.GLBTNationalHelpCenter.org

Resources with More Information on Suicide:

Suicide Prevention Resource Center: promotes the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and enhances the nation’s mental health infrastructure by providing states, government agencies, private organizations, colleges and universities, and suicide survivor and mental health consumer groups with access to the science and experience that can support their efforts to develop programs, implement interventions, and promote policies to prevent suicide.  www.SPRC.org

Resources with More Information on Cutting and Deliberate Self Harm

1.800.DONT.CUT: 24/7 Helpline for people who need help stopping cutting

SAFE Alternatives: is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base, which is committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior:www.SelfInjury.com