The Trevor Hotline
(www.thetrevorproject.org/staging/helpline.aspx) is the only national 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention hot line aimed at lesbian, gay, and questioning youth. A fantastic national hotline, 866-488-7386. Learn more at www.thetrevorproject.org.

ON CAMPUS RESOURCES

UCLA LGBT Center
Student Activities Center, B36 (ground level), 310-206-3628

UCLA Center for Women & Men
Student Activities Center, B44 (ground level), 310-825-3945

UCLA Student Psychological Services
John Wooden Center West, 221 Westwood Plaza, 310-825-0768
24-hour counselor service available (by phone, after-hours)

LOCAL RESOURCES

Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center's Mental Health Services Department
323-993-7640, or email mentalhealth@laglc.org

California Prevention Center (SPC)
(part of the Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center in West Los Angeles)
310-391-1253 or 877-727-4747; www.suicidepreventioncenter.org

California Suicide Hotline
800-SUICIDE (800-784-2433)

OTHER SERVICES

American Association of Suicidology (www.suicidology.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=2) is a non-profit organization dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide. Learn more at www.suicidology.org.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=F2F25092-7E90-9BD4-C4658F1D2B5D19A0) is dedicated to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our ability to prevent it. For more information on the Foundation, go to www.afsp.org.

Campus Blues (www.campusblues.com) features information and resources for college student on mental health, anxiety, loneliness, alcohol abuse, gambling, and other social and emotional issues.

Go Ask Alice! (www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat4.html) Go Ask Alice! provides information to help young people make better decisions concerning their health and well-being. Go Ask Alice! Answers questions about relationships, sexuality, emotional health, and alcohol and other drugs, and other topics.

Jed Foundation (www.jedfoundation.org/programs_students.php) is an organization committed to reducing suicides among young people by understanding some of the underlying causes of suicide, increasing awareness of the issue of college student mental health and suicide, and creating effective prevention programs on campuses. For more information, check out www.jedfoundation.org.

National Association of People of Color Against Suicide (www.nopcas.com/contact/) 800-784-2433

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suifacts.htm), located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a valuable sources of information and statistics about suicide, suicide risk, and suicide prevention. Learn more at www.cdc.gov/ncipc.

National Institute of Mental Health (www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideprevention/sui911.cfm)
This website and printed brochure describe how the stresses of college can lead to depression, and provide information on symptoms, causes, treatments, and getting help. For general information, check out www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/students.cfm.

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (Bilingual Mental Health hotline; not a 24-hour service) 866-783-2465

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org) provides immediate assistance to individuals in suicidal crisis by connecting them to nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free telephone number: (800) 273-TALK (8255).

Samaritans (www.samaritans.org/talk/questions.shtm) is an organization based in the UK that offers 24-hours confidential emotional support to people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those feeling that may lead to suicide. They operate a free and confidential e-mail service, which generally responds to e-mails within 24 hours. For more information, check out www.samaritans.org.

Suicide Prevention Action Network USA (www.spanusa.org) is the nation’s only suicide prevention organization dedicated to leveraging grassroots support among suicide survivors (those who have lost a loved one to suicide) and others to advance public policies that help prevent suicide.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (www.sprc.org) provides prevention support, training, and materials to strengthen suicide prevention efforts. SPRC Library Catalog (http://library.sprc.org), a searchable database containing a wealth of information on suicide and suicide prevention is available on SPRC.

Ulifeline.org (www.ulifeline.org/main/page/58/WarningSigns) is a web-based resource created by the Jed Foundation to provide students with a non-threatening and supportive link to important mental health information and their college’s mental health center. Also check out, www.ulifeline.org.