For people in Colorado, either living here for university, born and raised here, or just living here for a few years!

Colordo Crisis Services: CCS provides free, confidential, and immediate support via calls and texts for people who are who are struggling with their mental health, in crisis, or know someone who needs support. They cover a wide variety of topics, from depression, grief, loss, self harm, bullying, stress, parent concerns, trauma, substance abuse, and more. They also provide walk in centers that are open 24/7 if you need help in person or need somewhere to go.

Mental Health Colorado: Mental Health Colorado is an organization that works on passing laws, changing practices, and building improvements for mental health across Colorado. They can help get help, make connections, and find resources for people who are struggling.

Looking for mental health resources that are focused on young people in the LGBTQ+ community? This is a great place for young people as well as adults with young LGBTQ+ people in their lives. 

The Trevor Project: The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ+ young people. Crisis counselors are available 24/7 every day of the year, from anywhere in the US. This service is also 100% free and anonymous.

IMatter: IMatter provides 6 free therapy sessions for any Colorado youth 18 years or younger. Therapy is provided by licensed clinicians in Colorado.

YouthSeen: YouthSeen works with the communities in Colorado to provide resources, education, and outreach to youth, specifically those that fall under BIPoC and LGBTQ+ umbrellas. They work strongly with the intersections that many communities of color face when talking about social issues. They also work on education, support, and creating a strong bond with parents or adults that have young people in their lives that are in these communities.

LGBT National Youth Talkline: This line comes from the LGBT National Help Center, providing safe and confidential spaces for callers of any age to talk about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues and problems.

Trans Youth Equality Foundation: TYEF provides education, advocacy, and support for transgender, nonbinary, and non-conforming youth and their families. They work on sharing information about the unique needs within the community, partnering with families, educators, and service providers to form strong, healthy, caring, and safe environments for all children and youth alike. They have strong support and educational resources for parents and adults with LGBTQ+ youth in their lives as well.

U.S Department of Education: The mission of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights in our nation’s schools. OCR enforces civil rights laws to protect all students from unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age. This includes students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, intersex, nonbinary, or identify their sexual orientation or gender identity in other ways (LGBTQI+).

Here are some curated resources for people who are transgender, non-binary, or non-gender conforming! If you do not fall under the cis umbrella this is the place for you!

Trans Lifeline: This line provides trans people peer support, connecting trans people to the community support and resources they need. They also provide tons of resources for trans people, including transition resources, terms and definitions, health and wellness, and more.

Transgender Center of the Rockies: The Transgender Center of the Rockies offers gender affirming individual and group counseling for transgender, non-binary, gender expansive, and gender-fluid indiciduals focused on support for mental health and substance use challenges. They are focused on trauma informed, diverse approaches to therapy and have backgrounds solidified with LGBTQ+ individuals. 

Out Bolder: Out Bolder offeres several transgender support groups, meetings, and activites across Colorado. 

Queer Asterisk: This group provides therapy for people within the LGBTQ+ community, as well as for allies looking for therapy and education support. 

Trans Youth Equality Foundation: TYEF provides education, advocacy, and support for transgender, nonbinary, and non-conforming youth and their families. They work on sharing information about the unique needs within the community, partnering with families, educators, and service providers to form strong, healthy, caring, and safe environments for all children and youth alike. They have strong support and educational resources for parents and adults with LGBTQ+ youth in their lives as well.