Here are some websites and other resources you may find helpful.

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Guide: Successful Youth-Adult Partnerships on Boards and Committees

• As adults, working to partner with youth can seem daunting, and bumps in the road can occur. This guide, from the Michigan State University Extension and the Innovation Center for Community & Youth Development, offers five important tips for making this process easier and also more productive.

ACCESSING HELP

• The Trevor Project - "The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24."

• Your Life Your Voice - Access to help with any problem from counselors via phone, text, chat, and email.

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

• The Trauma Center (Justice Resource Institute)

• DrugRehab.com: Teen Drug Abuse

• DrugRehab.com: LGBTQ+ and Addiction

LGBTQ+

• SMYAL

• Trans Lifeline - "Trans Lifeline is a national trans-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of our community with direct service, material support, advocacy, and education. Our vision is to fight the epidemic of trans suicide and improve overall life-outcomes of trans people by facilitating justice-oriented, collective community aid."

  • US HOTLINE: 877-​565-8860

  • Microgrants available for legal name changes and updated ID that affirms your gender.

• You Can Play - Focused on inclusion in sports for all members of the LGBTQ+ community.

GENERAL RESOURCES

• The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study

• The Implicit Association Test (IAT)

• The Feelings Chart

• Know Your Classmates - "A curriculum, a campaign and a national awareness day designed to create and nurture healthy and open relationships between classmates."

WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT

• Youth MOVE National

OTHER/FUN

• Text, Talk, Act - An initiative that allows you to access questions via text and start a conversation within your group about mental health.

• The STAR Center - "The STAR Center is one of the five National Technical Assistance Centers funded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support mental health systems transformation."

• #What'sMyDifferent - A place for people to share what makes them different and unique.

• Calm.com - Instructions, routines, and inspiration for meditation and mindfulness, as well as suggestions and stories for better sleep.

• Scratch - Learn to code through fun activities and projects.