Mental Health Resources

At Crayon Box Politics, we believe that mental health is essential to thriving communities and engaged citizenship. This page offers a collection of resources to support your mental wellness, including tools for managing stress, navigating emotional challenges, and building resilience. Whether you’re looking for immediate support, seeking information on long-term mental health care, or exploring ways to stay informed about mental health policy, our resources are here to help.

Explore mental health hotlines, therapy directories, and community organizations dedicated to well-being. Our aim is to empower individuals to care for their mental health and foster a healthier, more resilient society.

Crisis Text Line

Crisis Text Line (CTL) is here for you. A live, trained volunteer Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool calm.

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988 Lifeline

Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone.

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Veterans Crisis Line

You're not alone—the Veterans Crisis Line is here for you. You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to call.

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Lifeline for Vets

When our troops come home, the struggle with the heavy impact of war in their lives continues unabated.

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Its Up to Us

Military life can foster resiliency and independence. It can also present mental and behavioral health challenges to service members and their families.

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SPART*A

SPARTA provides transgender service members with world-class peer support and mentoring to maximize resilience, excellence in service, mission readiness, and retention.

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The Trevor Project

Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S via text, chat, or phone. The Trevor Project is 100% confidential and 100% free.

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LGBT National Hotline

A confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues.

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988 LGBTQI+ Helpline

Like other oppressed communities, LGBTQI+ communities are disproportionately at risk for suicide and other mental health struggles due to historic and ongoing structural violence.

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BlackLine

A space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folks who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBT!+ Black Femme Lens.

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Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive.

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Thrive Lifeline

If you are not in an acute crisis, but are dealing with stress as you navigate identity, orientation, or barriers to academic and professional entry, we can help!

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