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Resources and Help
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call or text 988 or chat online.
The Blue Bench (formerly RAAP) is metro Denver’s only comprehensive sexual assault prevention and survivor support center. Through issue advocacy, scientifically-supported prevention programs and a robust offering of low to no-cost client services including a 24-hour hotline, individual and group therapy and case management, The Blue Bench has helped hundreds of thousands of Denver-area people of all gender identities find the courage to move from victim to survivor.
Confidential Talk Line: Text “TALK” to 38255 or call 1-844-493-TALK (8255) to be connected to a mental health professional at Colorado Crisis Services to talk over anxiety, suicidal thoughts, substance misuse or other issues.
Quick Guides
ConnectSafely is a Silicon Valley, Calif.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people about online safety, privacy, security and digital wellness. Their Quick Guides are short, clearly written guides for you to read, share, and print. The guides cover such topics as Apps & Games, Safety & Wellness, Media Literacy, and Security.
Your connection with your teen has real, positive impacts. Research shows that when youth have strong relationships with adults, they are healthier and more resilient. Forward Together shares advice from experts — and the stories of real parents and teens— to help you start building better connections today.
Article: “How parents can help their kids navigate the pressures of their digital lives – without pulling the plug on the positives”
The I Matter program can connect you with a therapist for up to six free virtual counseling sessions (some in-person appointments available, too) that are completely confidential. Talking with someone can make you feel better.
Jefferson Center is a nonprofit, community-focused mental health care and substance use services provider. Jefferson Center offers hope and support to individuals and families who are struggling with mental health issues and substance use disorders. Jefferson Center has navigation resources to help.
Restorative practices are collaborative approaches to building relationships and repairing harm. The process is really about connection, or knowing that you are heard and seen and that you matter. The Jeffco Public Schools Restorative Practices team focuses on a proactive approach to building a positive and welcoming community with all students. Ideally, when we build strong and supportive cultures of belonging in schools, the need for responsive discipline practices decreases.
Love is respect is the national resource to disrupt and prevent unhealthy relationships and intimate partner violence by empowering young people through inclusive and equitable education, support, and resources.
Talking with those around us about alcohol and other substances can reduce negative health consequences, improve family and work life, and promote overall well-being. One Degree: Shift the Influence empowers each of us to be the influence and help change the lives of those we care about.
The nation’s leading organization dedicated to addiction prevention, treatment and recovery, we are a diverse community of researchers, advocates, clinicians, communicators and more.
Based in harm reduction principles, the goal of the program is to reduce potential harms associated with drug use in a respectful, warm environment. We do this not just with supplies and education, but also by trusting that people who use drugs know what they need, and that they care as much about their health as people who do not use drugs.
PorchLight Family Justice Center (FJC) provides comprehensive legal, emotional and critical supportive services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, abuse of at-risk individuals, elder abuse, and human trafficking.
Anonymously report anything that concerns or threatens you, your friends, your family, or your community. We take your reports any time, any day.
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round.
Youth Celebrate Diversity is dedicated to educating and empowering youth in order to advance inclusion and equity for all.
