IN AN EMERGENCY

If you or your friend needs urgent help, call 911 right away. Or even take your friend to the emergency room for assistance. If you feel it’s safe, stay with your friend or find someone to stay with them until help arrives.

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IN AN CRISIS

You are not alone, and help is always available. Get immediate support 24/7. Reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting COALITION to 741741 or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. It’s free, and everything you tell them is confidential, unless it’s essential to contact emergency services to keep you or your friend safe.

Jevon Martin (he/him/his/KING)

Princess Janae Place offers a community-based, safe and accessible place for people of transgender experience to connect to critical services and support.

“What keeps me grounded and resilient is that the Black Lives Matter inclusiveness creates support for the Trans community.” 

If you can relate to this storyteller, below are some resources you might find helpful. If you are in crisis or just need someone to talk to, call the Trans Lifeline at 1-877-565-8860 for free (also available in Spanish.) For 24/7 support, text COALITION to 741741, or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. If in need of urgent assistance, call 911.

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Click here for information on LGBTQ+ suicide prevention resources, including links to crisis services.
  • Black Transmen Inc provides positive and affirming support to enrich the lives of Transmen. Click here for resources for Black Trans men and to learn more.
  • Princess Janae Place offers a community-based, safe and accessible place for people of transgender experience to connect to critical services and support. Click here to learn more
  • The Trans Lifeline offers direct emotional and financial support to Trans people in crisis – for the Trans community, by the Trans community. If you are in crisis or just need someone to talk to, call the Trans Lifeline at 1-877-565-8860 for free and available in Spanish.
  • The Trevor Project – click here for information on ways to care for yourself as a Black LGBTQ young person or to learn how you can support Black LGBTQ youth.
  • The Okra Project provides home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans people

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