Mental/Emotional Health

• Counseling through Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Counseling utilizing public and/or private health insurance benefits (i.e., through educator benefits)
• Crisis and/or Peer Support:
  • “Warm-lines"- Phone and/or text lines with policies the DO NOT report calls regarding suicide to the police. Often operating from a harm reduction and non-carceral frameworks:
    • Wildflower Alliance (open to all callers)- https://wildfloweralliance.org/peer-support-line/
    • BlackLine (serving BIPOC- Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)- https://www.callblackline.com/
    • Trans Lifeline (serving trans and questioning peers)- https://translifeline.org/hotline/
    • THRIVE Lifeline (text based, serving underrepresented/marginalized individuals) - https://thrivelifeline.org/
  • Crisis lines and support with policies following mandated reporting of calls regarding suicide to the police (i.e. "active rescue" or non-consensual assessment with potential to escalate to forced hospitalization):
    • 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline (previously accessed through 911)
    • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24/7)
      • (800) 799-4889 Deaf or hard of hearing
      • Text "DEAF" to 741741
      • (800) 273-8255 Video relay service and voice/ caption
      • (800) 273-8255 Call or text
    • Telefónica's de crisis y salud mental (en Español)
      • Ayuda en Español, Línea de Prevención del Suicidio en Español: 888-628-9454

Data/Privacy Resources:

• Risk assessment and mitigation:
  • Privacy Guides - https://www.privacyguides.org/en/ “Privacy Guides is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run project that hosts online communities and publishes news and recommendations surrounding privacy and security tools, services, and knowledge.”
• Doxing Toolkit: https://www.cairchicago.org/doxing-toolkit-2024

Additional resources:

• Supporting your students and targeted community LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention & Sensitivity Training (for educators)- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/care-training/

If you are aware of resources in your community that could meet the evolving support needs of our librarians, please forward them to our team to be vetted and included on this growing resource page.

Disclaimer: The information and resources above are for informational purposes only and are not intended to assess, diagnose, or treat any mental health illness or condition. The use of this website does not imply nor establish any type of therapist-client relationship.