SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States.The Lifeline is available for everyone, is free, and confidential.

Description suicidepreventionlifeline.org

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a United States-based suicide prevention network of over 160 crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 1-800-273-8255. It is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.

Safe Place: 

Description: Quick Trips and Valley Metro Light Rail Stations are designated as Safe Places. Text “SAFE” to and your location to 4HELP (44357) to find the nearest location.   

Teen Lifeline:  call or text: (602)-248-8336

Description www.teenlifeline.org 

Teen Lifeline trains teens to talk to other teens about their problems. Our peer to peer hotline gives them a safe place to connect with someone they can relate to. Teen Lifeline is a free, confidential, anonymous hotline for teens. Peer Counselors are available by call or text from 3-9pm every day. Thanks to a partnership with Solari, our hotline remains open 24/7.

The Trevor Project: (866)-488-7386 (call) 24 hr assistance OR text “START” to 678678  

Description  www.trevorproject.org

The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.

Trans Lifeline: (877)-565-8860

Description: http://www.translifeline.org

Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans. 

1. When you call, you’ll speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator 

2. Full anonymity & confidentiality  

3. No nonconsensual active rescue (calling 911, emergency services, or law enforcement)

Aim Right Ministries, Phoenix:  www.aimright.org

Description:   Aim Right helps at-risk youth find direction in life by providing year-round programming that focuses on spiritual formation,  leadership development, and trust-based relationships with caring adults.

The Faithful City, Phoenix, Arizona, National:  www.thefaithfulcity.org/  

Description:  Weave & Cleave, Creating Communities of Belonging - Trauma and its effects are part of the human condition. When we are completely accepted right where we are, we are able to experience holistic healing, and become resilient servant leaders who care for others as ourselves.

Keys To Change:  www.keystochangeaz.org/

Description:  The collaboration of all the social services on one Campus allows Key Campus to uniquely help individuals experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County. Located in downtown Phoenix on 13 acres with seven buildings hosting 15 partners, nearly half of the services on the Campus are housed within the

Lodestar Day Resource Center.

Neighborhood Ministries, Phoenix:  www.nmphx.com   

Description:   Serving families in our community by providing basics like food, parenting support & counseling services.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800)-799-7233 

National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline: (866)-331-9474

RAINN:  www.rainn.org (800)-656-HOPE (4673)

Description: RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es) in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.

Red My Lips:  www.redmylips.org/

Description:  Red My Lips is an international nonprofit organization designed to raise visibility and awareness about the realities and prevalence of sexual violence while combating rape myths and victim-blaming. We run an annual global awareness and action campaign where our fierce and fearless supporters rock red lipstick all throughout the month of April (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) to demonstrate solidarity and support for survivors and start important conversations with people in their lives.

Bloom365: www.bloom365.org 

Description: To cultivate a culture of empathy, respect, and consent, free of interpersonal violence, bloom365 educates, activates, and trains young people and their trusted adult allies in schools and communities to advocate often and intervene early to promote healthy relationships and save lives.

Helping Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault:  www.helpingsurvivors.org/#

Description:  To assist anyone who has been victimized by sexual assault or abuse.  Provide resources to assist survivors and their families.  

Addiction Counseling | Community Medical Services:  www.communitymedicalservices.org

Description:  Maricopa County, CMS provides both individual and group counseling services to our patients. Through the use of evidence-based practices, counselors help clients to develop healthy coping strategies, individualized to their needs. Together, clients and counselors work on problem solving skills to address substance use.

Banner Poison:   www.bannerhealth.com/services/poison-drug-information

Description:  Maricopa County, National, Opioid Assistance & Referral Line - The OAR Line provides resources and referrals by phone.

No matter where you are in the United States, if you are having an emergency related to drugs or poisoning, you can dial (800) 222-1222 and you will be connected to the local poison and drug information center. Be sure to post the poison control number near your home phone and save it in your cell phone.

Whether it’s a scorpion sting, medication question, first aid advice or potential poisoning, the Banner Poison & Drug Information Center in Phoenix, Arizona is available 24/7.

When calling the center, you’ll speak with a nurse or poison information provider specifically trained in handling poison and drug-related emergencies. Assistance is available in more than 150 languages. The center is a Relay Friendly partner with the Arizona Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing. 

To reach us directly, please call (602) 253-3334.

Chicanos Por La Casa:  www.cplc.org/programs/substance-abuse

Description:  Maricopa County, CPLC Corazón is a client-centered center with bilingual staff where all cultures are welcome and celebrated. We have been providing Substance Abuse treatment since 1983, offering a variety of treatment modalities.  CPLC Corazón features a range of substance abuse services, including group, individual, family, and couples therapy, in addition to nightly community 12-step support groups. Our 65-bed, ADA compliant residential facility provides all meals, an on-site laundry facility free of charge, a basketball court, and a garden. We offer holistic health techniques including yoga, tai chi, chi gong, and sweat lodge.

Community Bridges: www.communitybridgesinc.org/

Description:  Maricopa County, National, Founded in 1982, Community Bridges, Inc. provides a full continuum of the highest quality substance use and mental health services in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC.

Lambda Phoenix Center: www.lambdaphx.org 

Description:  The mission of the LAMBDA Phoenix Center is to provide an inviting, safe and supportive community space for individuals and families in the metro phoenix LGBTQ Community recovering from alcoholism and other addictions. We achieve our mission by owning and operating a neighborhood-based support center. This center hosts a diverse offering of 12-step recovery meetings with more than 40 recovery meetings a week, over 3,000 visitors each month and currently offers several distinct 12-step programs, as well as hosting numerous special community events.

Live and Learn:  www.liveandlearnaz.org/

Description:  Maricopa County, Live and Learn provides women education empowerment and a structured pathway to economic independence.

Personalized education for women, career guidance, job training, mentoring and financial assistance support to each participant over a two-year period.  

Maricopa SHIFT (Safe, Healthy Infants and Families Thrive):  www.maricopa.gov/5768/Maricopa-SHIFT 

Description:  Maricopa SHIFT (Safe, Healthy Infants and Families Thrive) is a collaboration of family support and substance use disorder (SUD) professionals working together to break the stigma of parents with a substance use disorder, and improve the outcomes for children and families. We believe that first relationships are important in improving the quality of life for parents, and results in healthy and safe babies.

notMYKid:  www.notmykid.org/ 

Description:  Maricopa County, Substance Use Prevention & Recovery, Teen Mental Health, and Tech-Life Balance

Their mission is to ensure every kid thrives - provide support and resources.  notMYkid’s prevention programs help kids stay safe and make smart choices about drugs, bullying, and mental health.

Shot in the Dark (SITD):  www.sitdaz.org/

Description:  Shot in the Dark (SITD) is Phoenix’s own radical harm reduction collective.

We provide access to a variety of harm reduction resources to people who use drugs in Maricopa County, including: clean syringes, syringe disposal, Naloxone, educational resources, treatment referrals and much more.

Sonoroan Prevention Works:  www.spwaz.org/

Description:  Since 2011, Sonoran Prevention Works has been working to improve the lives of people who use drugs through street-based outreach, organizational capacity building, and state-wide advocacy work. Provides: Naloxone, Supplies, Trainings. 

Stonewall Institute: www.stonewallinstitute.com  

Description: Stonewall Institute is a licensed outpatient alcohol and drug treatment center located in Phoenix, Arizona. Our holistic approach to care provides clients with the vital tools necessary to fully recover from the painful grip of addiction. This life-long journey starts with the courage to ask for help, face vulnerabilities, and then to establish a solid foundation to maintain a meaningful life of sobriety. Purposeful life changes occur at Stonewall Institute Treatment Center in a supportive setting with structure and guidance necessary for recovery.

AZ Trans Youth and Parent Organization (AZTYPO): www.aztypo.org   

Description: Arizona Trans Youth and Parent Organization is a support group to empower children, teens, and their families in a supportive and inclusive environment in which gender may be freely expressed and respected.

GLSEN: www.glsen.org/  Phoenix chapter: www.glsen.org/chapter/phoenix 

Description: GLSEN believes that every student has the right to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education. We are a national network of educators, students, and local GLSEN Chapters working to make this right a reality.  Our research and experience has shown that there are four major ways that schools can cultivate a safe and supportive environment for all of their students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.

One N Ten: www.onenten.org

Description: One N Ten is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to serving and assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. We provide youth with tools to improve self-esteem and self-acceptance.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Gender Support Program: (602)-933-0659 

Trans Queer Pueblo: www.tqpueblo.org

Description: Trans Queer Pueblo In Arizona, as a migrant and LGBT+ community we face racism, transphobia, homophobia, and other types of discrimination. In this hostile environment, we are a haven for LGBT+ migrants of color. In our organization we create community solutions to solve our basic needs, we cultivate the leadership of migrant LGBT+ people of color to transform our needs into community power and fight for social justice for all.

Trans* Spectrum of Arizona (TSAZ):  www.transspectrum.org 

Description: Trans Spectrum of AZ provides support to transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive individuals and their allies through community services.

MIND24-7: www.mind24-7.com  / Text or Call:  1-844-MIND247

MIND24-7 is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week providing walk-in, mental health services for individual, youth and parents. 

Terros Health: www.terroshealth.org (602)-685-6000:

Terros Health is a healthcare company focused on the whole person, providing primary care and specializing in mental health and substance use treatment for over 50 years. We help people live their lives in recovery and we save lives every day

To Write Love On Her Arms:  www.twloha.com/  

Description: To Write Love on Her Arms is an American nonprofit organization that aims to present hope for people struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury and thoughts of suicide, while also investing in treatment and recovery.  

COALITIONS

HEAAL (Help Enrich African American Lives):  www.tcdccorp.org/heaal

Description:  Maricopa County,  The Mission is to enrich the quality of African American lives through community engagement and collaboration - Substance Misuse Prevention, Community Engagement, Educational Training, Awareness Campaigns, Promoting Total Wellness, Commitment ot Enrichment.

Rise Up Glendale: www.riseupglendale.org/

Description:  Maricopa County,
A primary prevention coalition in Glendale, AZ.  Unite Glendale in preventing substance use among youth while providing the life-skills to RISE UP to their potential.

Arizona Department of Health Services:  www.azdhs.gov/opioid/index.php

More than five people die every day from opioid overdoses in Arizona.

Prescription opioids and illegal opioids like counterfeit pills with fentanyl are addictive and can be deadly. In 2017, a statewide public health emergency was issued in an effort to reduce opioid deaths. We continue to collect opioid data and take action to address the ongoing opioid crisis in our state.

Help is available, call the OARLine at 1-888-688-4222.

Maricopa County:  Mental Health and Substance Use Data and Resource: 

Resource: www.maricopa.gov/5043/Mental-Health-Substance-Use

Data:  www.maricopa.gov/5079/Mental-Health-and-Substance-Use-Data

Suicide Prevention, Substance Use, Substance Use & Suicide Data, Opioid Settlement Planning. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION:   https://www.samhsa.gov/

Arizona Trauma Institue: 

https://www.aztrauma.org

26 October 2020Eve, 20, explains how to do Progressive Muscle Relaxation - a grounding technique that helps her when she's feeling anxious:

https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/how-i-use-progressive-muscle-relaxation-for-anxiety/