TELUS Health After-Hours Support
For crisis and/or ongoing counseling support, download the free TELUS Health App, available on the App Store or Google Play, and connect to an off-campus counselor through the app or call directly at 888-257-8533. (If calling from outside North America, dial 001- 416-380-6578)
Looking for off-campus mental health care? Search local providers through Thriving Campus
National and State Crisis Support Resources
- Lifeline: available 24/7: text or call 988
- Trevor Project Crisis Hotline: 1-866-488-7386 or Text TREVOR to 741741
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ - The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or Text CONNECT to 741741
suicidepreventionlifeline.org - Steve Fund Text Line for Young People of Color: Text STEVE to 741741
https://www.stevefund.org/ - The Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
crisistextline.org
Crisis and Suicide Lifeline
- Lifeline Options For Deaf + Hard of Hearing: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988
- Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis: 1-888-628-9454
- Lifeline, available 24/7: text or call 988
National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)
https://namict.org/crisis-info/
The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
https://www.thehotline.org/
National Eating Disorders Helpline: 1-866-488-7386 or Text NEDA to 741741
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
Peer-Based Support Lines
https://namict.org/resources/peer-based-support-lines/
Adult Crisis Intervention and Options Network: 1-800-HOPE-135 (1-800-467-3135)
Southeast CT Mental Health Authority Crisis Response: 1-860-886-9302
https://portal.ct.gov/DMHAS/SMHA/Agency-Files/SMHA---Homepage
Safe Harbor Warm Line: 1-800-258-1528
If you are not experiencing a crisis or emergency but need someone to talk with, you may call the Safe Harbor Warm Line. The Warm Line is staffed by trained Peer Support Counselors.
RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. Its 24/7 hotline provides support, advice, information, and referrals to other resources in a survivor’s local area. Has an online, 24/7 instant message chat hotline
FORGE is an organization that directs transgender and nonbinary sexual assault survivors to the resources they need to address their trauma. The organization is also dedicated to empowering the trans and nonbinary community beyond providing resources.
Love Is Respect is a website that provides different avenues of support for its users. The site outlines what healthy relationships should look like, offers resources specific to LGBTQ+ people, and helps people create safety and exit plans for abusive relationships.
The Network/La Red is an organizing campaign led by survivors of sexual assault focused on the LGBTQ+, BDSM, and polyamorous communities. The campaign offers various resources for help, including a 24/7 confidential support hotline.
Community United Against Violence offers counseling specifically for LGBTQ+ survivors of violence and abuse. It also conducts programs and workshops meant to stop the cycle of violence within and against the queer community.
Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: 1-800-563-4086
https://portal.ct.gov/dmhas
South Central Crisis Service: 1-203-974-7300
An evening and weekend telephone counseling service is available to help you at the following times:
Monday through Friday: 5 PM—8 AM the following morning
Weekends and Holidays: 24 hours per day
Connecticut Sexual Assault Hotline
You can be immediately connected with services in your area by calling the toll-free, 24-hour sexual assault hotline: 1-888-999-5545 English; 1-888-568-8332 Spanish
Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence
All sexual assault advocacy services are free and confidential.
Log into: https://endsexualviolencect.org/
Safe Futures: 24/7 Confidential Support Line: 1-860-701-6001
Emergency Walk-in Counseling or by appointment at New London Office
16 Jay Street, New London, CT 06320
New London Court Family Violence Victims Advocate: 1-860-443-3959 x4051 or x4052
Monday through Friday 9am-5pm.
Mental Health Crisis Intervention Services/Mobile Crisis Intervention Services – Connecticut – United Way of Connecticut: Call 211 or visit the eLibrary at https://www.211ct.org/