(202) 628-4160 • Toll Free: 1 (800) 777-4723 • TTY (for those who are deaf or hard of hearing): (202) 216-1572 • https://www.hrc.org/ • Works to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people; Publishes reports on violent incidents against transgender and gender non-conforming people; Website includes tools and resources
(212) 475-2026 • Email: info@joyfulheartfoundation.org • https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/ • Education and advocacy initiatives focus on justice for survivors of sexual assault, including ending the rape kit backlog nationwide
Email: knowyourix@advocatesforyouth.org • https://knowyourix.org/ • Survivor and youth-led project of Advocates for Youth educating and empowering students; Website includes resources to educate on Title IX regulations
Help Line: 1 (866) 331-9474 • TTY (for those who are deaf or hard of hearing): 1 (800) 787-3224 • https://www.loveisrespect.org/ • A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline; Supports healthy relationships for those between 13 and 26; Website includes resources, live chat option, and information on healthy relationships, personal safety and supporting others
https://nnedv.org/ • Safety Net: https://www.techsafety.org/ • Provides training and assistance to state and local coalitions who help domestic violence survivors; Provides an annual report based on a survey of providers; Offers technology safety tips for survivors through the Safety Net Project
(703) 535-6682 • Helpline: 1 (800) 879-6682 [TRY-NOVA] • https://trynova.org/resource-type/24-7-lifelines-crisis-counselors/ • Wide variety of resources for crime victims
Office of Justice: (202) 307-5983 • Email: askovc@ncjrs.gov • https://ovc.ojp.gov/ • National government agency
(513) 721-5683 • Toll Free: 1 (888) 818-7662 • Email for more info or to start a chapter: natlpomc@pomc.org • https://pomc.org/ • Offers emotional support, education, prevention, advocacy
Confidential 24/7 National Helpline: 1 (800) 656-4673 • https://www.rainn.org/ • Chat online: https://hotline.rainn.org/online • Nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization
(202) 558-0040 • https://www.stalkingawareness.org/ • Provides online resources; Can do an online Stalking and Harassment Assessment and Risk Profile (SHARP); Not a direct service provider
1 (844) 762-8483 • https://strongheartshelpline.org/ • 24/7 confidential and anonymous culturally-appropriate domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans; Provides local referrals, support and advocacy, safety planning
www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/ • Developed the Trauma Resiliency Model and Community Resilience Model, offers “Find a Therapist” tool, offers training for service providers
https://www.traumasurvivorsnetwork.org/ • National network of trauma survivors; Offers national directory of peer support groups and trauma support services; Online forums for survivors of trauma
Lifeline 24/7: 1 (866) 488-7386 • Text: 678-678 • Online chat: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/ • Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ • Suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ young people
https://tribalresourcetool.org/ • Use website to connect with the directory of services available for all American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) survivors of crime and abuse; Funded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and provided by the National Center for Victims of Crime, National Congress of American Indians, Tribal Law and Policy Institute, and StrongHearts Native Helpline
(504) 571-9599 • 4390 Washington Ave, New Orleans 70125 • Email: info@voiceoftheexperienced.org • https://www.voiceoftheexperienced.org/ • Run by formerly incarcerated people to assist those impacted by the criminal justice system, and their loved ones; Addresses employment, housing, medical and voting rights, and policy reform; Chapters also in Baton Rouge and Lafayette; Member meetings held on first Wednesday of the month, 6-8 pm.
https://webhealing.com/ • Links to personal stories; grief and healing forums
(504) 837-7760 • Email: thrivekids@lcmchealth.org • https://www.manningchildrens.org/community/thrivekids-student-wellness/ • School-based mental health counseling, virtual counseling, psychiatric evaluations (depression, anxiety, ADHD, behavior challenges and other concerns), medication management, primary medical care, specialty medical and services, immunizations, care coordination between providers, families and schools; Call to enroll for free
(504) 658-2944 • 1530 Gravier St, New Orleans, 70112 • https://travelersaidsocietyneworleans.org/ • Permanent supportive housing programs, for those in need and also those unhoused
Call for all locations: (504) 568-3130 • Crisis Line 24/7: (504) 826-2675 • Central City: 2221 Philip St, New Orleans 70113 (Adults only) • New Orleans: 719 Elysian Fields Ave New Orleans 70117 (Children only; Developmental disability services) • N.O. East: 5630 Read Blvd, Ste 810, New Orleans 70127 (Adults and children) • St. Bernard: 6624 St. Claude Ave, Arabi 70032 (Adults; Children only after 5 pm) • Westbank: 3100 Gen. De Gaulle Dr, New Orleans (Algiers) 70114 (Adults and children) • https://www.mhsdla.org/ • Primary services cover Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard Parishes; Offers both trauma services and general mental health services; Substance abuse services; Assistance with developmental disabilities; Peer Support Program; Resource Coordination Program provides wrap around care; Behavioral Health Support Groups; Medicaid; Medicare; Uninsured; TeleHealth visits
CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM
Crisis Line: (504) 826-2675 • 719 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans 70117 • Email: jan.tarantino@rhd.org (for crisis response team) or tyesha.davis@rhd.org (Program Director for Metropolitan Crisis Intervention Unit: MCIU) • Website: https://www.rhd.org/program/metropolitan-crisis-response-team-mcrt/ • Phone and in-person triage, assessment, and intervention for mental health or substance abuse crises; MCIU responds robustly to mental health calls via 911 (Orleans Parish only); Youth and adults, 24/7 services