We know that your life is not simple and all fun all the time. And we completely understand that sometimes, you need to talk about some serious problems. We definitely want you to get help with those problems -- keeping it inside isn't the answer. But some things are just too complicated to be dealt with here on our website, and we don't want you to get bad advice from someone who doesn't really know what they're talking about.
If there's no one in your life that you feel you can reach out to (for instance a family member, clergy person, teacher, doctor, counselor, or other trusted adult) -- we've compiled this list of ways to get the help you really want and need.

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• Teen Health Issues
• Sexual Health
• Violence and Discrimination
• Safe Schools For All Students
• Coping with loss
• Substance Abuse
• Home and Family Life
• Get Involved!

• Cutting/self injury
  Teen Health (Nemours Foundation)
  The Center for Young Women's Health -Children's Hospital of Boston
  
• Depression
  National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center - Depression
  
• Eating disorders
  National Institute of Mental Health - Eating Disorders
  GirlsHealth
  
• Suicide
  For immediate help, call 911.
  Suicide prevention lifelines:
  1-800-273-TALK (8255), 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-564-2120.
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Suicide Awareness Voices for Education
  The Trevor Project -suicide hotline geared towards GLBT teens: 1-800-488-7326
  
• Threats to commit violent acts (shooting, bombs)
  To report non-school threats, call your local police station.
  Pax: Call 1-866-SPEAK-UP (1-866-773-2587) to report a weapon threat at school.
  
• Learning Disabilities
  National Center for Learning Disabilities
  

• HIV -hotlines, testing resources
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  AIDS information (U.S. government)
  National HIV Testing Resources
  Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• Teen pregnancy/prevention/abortion
  National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
  Planned Parenthood Federation of America
  Sex Etc. (Center for Applied Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
  Advocates for Youth
  Go Ask Alice!
  

• Dealing with racially-based hatred
  National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center -Hate Crimes
  Southern Poverty Law Center
  
• Crime victims
  Contact your local police station for help.
  National Center for Victims of Crime
  
• Violence/bullying
  Stop Bullying Now! (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  National Youth Violence Prevention Center
  
• Rape
  Contact your local police station for help.
  National Sexual Assault Hotline 1.800.656.HOPE
  Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
  National Center for Victims of Crime -Sexual Assault
  
• Coming out/gay bashing
  If a crime has been committed, contact your local police station.
  Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network
  National Center for Victims of Crime -Gay/Lesbian hate crimes
  
• Being stalked/ sexually harassed
  National Center for Victims of Crime - Stalking
  National Center for Victims of Crime - Cyberstalking
  National Center for Victims of Crime - Sexual Harassment
  
• Physical or sexual abuse
  Contact your local police station for help.
  National Center for Victims of Crime - Child Abuse

• GLSEN, or the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is a national education organization working to ensure safe schools for ALL students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.
  
  GLSEN.org
• PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. Pflag.org
  
  PFLAG.org

• Survivors of Suicide
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• Teenwire
• Daily Strength bereavement support community

• National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

• National Runaway Switchboard 1-800-RUNAWAY
• Girls and Boys Town National Hotline 1-800-448-3000
• National Safe Place 1-888-290-7233

• The Big Help engages kids to make a difference in the world by moving their bodies, minds, communities and planet.
  The Big Help 1-212-846-4333