{"id":1607,"date":"2025-01-02T21:47:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T21:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/counseling-center\/?page_id=1607"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:03:40","slug":"national-mental-health-and-crisis-support-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/counseling-center\/remote-mental-health-support\/national-mental-health-and-crisis-support-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"National Mental Health and Crisis Support Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>National Crisis Support Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call toll-free at 1-800-273-8255.<\/li>\n<li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afsp.org\/\">Talk Saves Lives<\/a>: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, prevention research, and what people can do to help save lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/help\/\">The National Domestic Violence Hotline<\/a>\u00a0is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/what-is-live-chat\/\">chat live via text<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone can text with a trained counselor 24\/7 at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisistextline.org\/\">Crisis Text Line<\/a>, by texting \u201cHOME\u201d to 741741.<\/li>\n<li>For teens and young adults,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jedfoundation.org\/mental-health-resource-center\/\">The Jed Foundation<\/a>\u00a0offers a specialized texting support service through the Crisis Text Line. Text \u201cSTART\u201d to 741741. The Jed Foundation has launched a new project,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveislouder.org\/\">Love is Louder<\/a>. This site has so many resources, including an Instagram, links to concerts, suggestions for staying active, etc.<\/li>\n<li>For students of color,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevefund.org\/\">The Steve Fund<\/a>\u00a0offers a specialized texting support service through the Crisis Text Line. Text \u201cSTEVE\u201d to 741741.<\/li>\n<li>For students with eating-related concerns, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaleatingdisorders.org\/help-support\/contact-helpline\">National Eating Disorders Association<\/a>\u00a0offers a specialized texting support service through the Crisis Text Line. Text \u201cNEDA\u201d to 741741. NEDA also offers a Helpline (800-931-2237), available Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. \u2013 9 p.m. ET, and\u00a0Friday, 9 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m. ET.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pflaggvl.org\/\">PFLAG<\/a> Greenville is an LGBTQ+ chapter advocating for and supporting inclusivity in the Upsate.<\/li>\n<li>For LGBTQ students, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/\">TREVOR Project<\/a>\u00a0offers a Lifeline (1-866-488-7386), a texting option (text \u201cStart\u201d to 678678), and a chat option (accessible by computer, at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/get-help\/\">TREVOR Project<\/a>). All options are available 24\/7.<\/li>\n<li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnlr.org\/en\/24-hour-hotline\/\">The Network LA Red\u2019s 24-Hour hotline<\/a> for LGBTQ+ communities experiencing partner abuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transyouthequality.org\/\">The Trans Youth Equality Foundation<\/a> offers education and support for transgender youth including resources for navigating college<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gender Spectrum advocates for gender-inclusivity through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genderspectrum.org\/resources\">online resource offerings<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genderspectrum.org\/support-groups\">support groups.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Crisis Support Resources The Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call toll-free at 1-800-273-8255. Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, prevention research, and what people can do to help save lives. 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