RESOURCES
TOOLKITS/HOTLINES
NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES
911
Emergency
- +1 (800) 273-8255
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - +1 (800) 799-7233
National Domestic Violence Hotline - +1 (800) 996-6228
Family Violence Helpline - +1 (800) 784-2433
National Hopeline Network - +1 (800) 366-8288
Self-Harm Hotline - +1 (800) 230-7526
Planned Parenthood Hotline - +1 (800) 222-1222
American Association of Poison Control Centers - +1 (800) 622-2255
Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line - +1 (800) 233-4357
National Crisis Line, Anorexia and Bulimia - +1 (888) 843-4564
LGBT Hotline - +1 (866) 488-7386
TREVOR Crisis Hotline - +1 (800) 221-7044
AIDS Crisis Line - +1 (800) 422-4453
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline - +1 (877) 565-8860
The Trans Lifeline
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
The National Association of Mental Illness is the largest nationwide mental health advocacy grassroots organization with hundreds of state organizations, affiliates and volunteers. It is a hub for support groups, free education, raising awareness and building community.
Mental Health Resources (MHR)
This nonprofit provides community-based mental health services to adults, especially those suffering medical, social or substance-related comorbidities.
American Psychiatry Association
The American Psychiatry Association is the largest professional membership organization of psychiatrists in the world. The APA website hosts “Let’s Talk Facts” brochures on a range of illnesses, professional resources for psychiatrists, psychiatric residents and medical students. It publishes up-to-date news, research, government policies and developments in psychiatry.

BLM RESOURCES

Black Owned Businesses/Eateries in NOVA:
https://www.supportblackowned.com/states/va
http://www.northernvirginiabcc.org/restaurants
Resources/ToolKits/Hotlines:
https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/
https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/resources
https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American
https://www.sprc.org/populations/blacks-african-americans
Specific Hotline for Black/ African American LGBTQ+ :
https://www.callblackline.com/
(includes lists of books for different age ranges for self-education)
Legal Actions/Laws Specific to Hate Crimes:
https://www.oag.state.va.us/programs-initiatives/no-hate-va


NoVa Salud (HIV Testing, Health Education, Harm Reduction, Mental Health Services)
www.novasaludinc.org
Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition (Immigration Assistance)
www.caircoalition.org
Ayuda (Immigration, Family Law, Domestic Violence Victims' Assistant)
www.ayuda.com
Multicultural Clinical Center; MCC (Home-Based & Outpatient Multicultural & Multilingual mental health services) [Also provides services in Vietamese, Korean, Urdu, Hindi, Mandarin, Punjabi, Pashtu, and Farsi)
www.mccva.com
