Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Trevor Project for Teen Suicide Prevention

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among LGBT and questioning adolescents.  The Trevor Project makes itself available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by telephone for young people in crisis:
We promise to create a safe space, through our lifeline and online, for LGBTQ youth. We promise to deliver our message of suicide prevention in schools throughout the country. We promise to hire a highly qualified and professional staff and providing them with incentives. We promise to operate our board, our committees, our lifeline, our offices and our events with the utmost integrity.
The Trevor Lifeline is 866-488-7386. It's free and confidential.  TrevorChat is also an option.  Youth can access instant messaging each Friday.  With the help of sponsors like Wells Fargo, Google, and Levi Strauss, The Trevor Project has fielded more than 200,000 calls from teens in crisis.

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