A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Specialties: Psychiatry patients 12 to 55 years old, depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, autism spectrum disorder, LGBTQIA+ mental health.

Saint Louis County Youth Connection Helpline 24/7 Youth Connection Hotline Call: 314-819-8802 or Toll Free 1-844-985-8282 Text: BHEARD to 31658 Web Chat: bhrstl.org

Services: Individual, group, couples, and family counseling; 24 hour crisis hotline; community outreach Services: Assessment and group treatment for both perpetrator and victim. Mix of mental wellness, counseling, and substance abuse services. Long- term case management, aware of STL- specific resources Counseling: individual, couples, family, and group for adults or children/ teenagers. “Provident accepts most private insurance and has a sliding fee scale based on financial need. There is no out of pocket expense for counseling to St. Louis County youth under the age of 20 thanks to a grant from Children’s Service Fund.” Hope After: for individuals who have struggled with suicide and need ongoing support (Funding Ended July 2019) Free service includes one-on-one phone calls, text service for 1- year following a suicidal incident. Call 314-446-2882 for enrollment- the phone number still works, left voice message Survivors of Suicide (S.O.S.)- free support group for people who’s loved ones passed away from suicide Feeling Kinda Blue is a private social networking site that provides a safe space for people to escape the isolation of depression. Monitored by Provident’s team of professionals, members can post, blog, chat, share, connect, and relate with others who understand and support them. Closest locations: 2021 Update: Launched an Easy Access Center out of Olive St. office Description: Similar to a walk-in crisis counseling program, it is the first and only in St. Louis so far, including options for telehealth (via a walk-in Zoom). Client can be seen within the same week Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9AM – 4PM: People can come in to get low-cost services, seen by a practicum student (supervised by a clinician), a session for $5 Walk-in Time: 9AM – 1PM Can be an: Emergency service, Short-term service, Start of a long-term service (e.g. next therapy session is too far away), Transition into a different service Limit: 5 sessions (someone with no resources, in crisis, and have no insurance or funding, and have to see someone right away) Limit: 3 sessions otherwise (will work to connect them with a therapist who covers their funding source / insurance afterwards) 2021 Update: Provident now offers psychiatric services, in an effort to be a one-stop shop for all behavioral health needs, with a modest waitlist and services for both adults and children. - For anyone under 18, services are free due to Provident's partnership with the St. Louis County Children's Service Fund, which could be especially helpful for youth who need financial/insurance independence from their parents. Youth, ages 19 and under, who live in St. Louis County can receive psychiatric services with no out-of-pocket costs. Self-Injury Support Group for Teens: This support group provides a chance for teens to understand why they hurt themselves, find better ways to handle difficult feelings, and to control desires to injure themselves. This 8-week support group is free and available to youth under the age of 20 who reside in St. Louis County. Contact Nancy Mesey at 314-802-2593 for information about when the next session begins - CANT HEAR ANY RINGING"

A service of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline that allows users to talk to a counselor online via web chat. Call 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Hotline.

Suicide prevention and crisis hotline that operates 24/7/365. Call 988 to reach hotline.

A national nonprofit that works to protect emotional health and prevent suicide for teens and young adults. Many resources on their website.

The Crisis Text Line is avalibale 24/7 for free anywhere in the US. It is a service connecting people in crisis with volunteer counselors. Text HOME to 741-741 or online chat avaliable Crisis Text Line serves young people (and others) in any type of crisis, providing them access to free, 24/7, emotional support and information they need via the medium they already use and trust: text. Simply text 741-741 from anywhere at any time, a trained specialist responds quickly, then provides effective and secure counseling and referrals to the individual in need. Text connects you to a Crisis Counselor, a person trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving Quick response for mental health issues or suicide prevention dialog. Their website provides additional resources.

Maternal Health Access Project aims to support MO's perinatal care providers in supporting pregnant & postpartum patients’ mental health. Offers free consultations for providers, care coordination for patients, & education on perinatal behavioral health.

Behavioral Health Response provides crisis support, telephone counseling, and mental health resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 314-819-8811

“The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.” TrevorChat: online instant messaging with a TrevorChat counselor; available 24/7; available 7 days a week between 3 PM-10 PM EST/ Noon-7 PM PT; thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ TrevorText: Text TREVOR to 1-202-304-1200; Text START to 678678; 24/7/365 available M-F between 3 PM-10 PM EST/ Noon-7 PM PT TrevorSpace: An online international peer-to-peer community for LGBTQ young people and their friends; ages 13-24 for youth under 25 years old Trevor Support Center: where LGBTQ youth and allies can find answers to FAQs and explore resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and more. A non-judgmental hotline with LGBTQ-sensitive trained counselors you can contact through a call, text, or chat during a mental health crisis and/or suicidal thoughts. Available in the United States."

21. Suicide AFSP seeks to bring together people across communities and backgrounds to understand and prevent suicide, and to help heal the pain it causes. The website provides information on suicide, risk factors, getting help, prevention, and other resources for those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts as well as those who have lost someone to suicide. www.afsp.org 21. Suicide (Eastern MO) Illinois Chapter- Mainly for public education, funding scientific research

A hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to whatever support needs members of our community might have. Services offered: Peer support crisis line for trans individuals, informational and financial resources for name change and federal identification changes on website

Provides individual and group support (including support from a therapist and registered nurse), access to resources, pregnancy/delivery/parenting support, and childbirth classes for pregnant and parenting youth up to age 19. Free individual, group and family counseling for youth living in St. Louis County and St. Charles County Weekly teen parent support groups, individual counseling, nurse on staff for checkups and birthing classes. Baby care items for all youth that enroll in the program. Services are free of charge. Schools based counseling school districts: __St. Louis County:__ Jennings, Hazelwood, Riverview Gardens, Pattonville, Parkway, Ritenour, Valley Park, Lindbergh, Maplewood Richmond Heights and North Tech High School __St. Charles County:__ City of St. Charles, Orchard Farm, Francis Howell and Wentzville __Lincoln County:__ Elsberry, Troy and Winfield If you are a youth in crisis, you can access help 24 hours a day. Based in St. Charles, with outreach programs in St. Louis City. Many resources and programs listed on their website, including HEAD START. Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing available. Staff completed one trans competency training with Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis (THISTL) in May of 2024.

Deanna Sophia Danger (they/them) is a Certified Insight Meditation Teacher & Mentor, queer Dharma practitioner, social impact organizer, retired professional performance artist, and WEAVER. Deanna’s approach to the Dharma finds ground within the intersection of spirituality and social impact. In their full time work, they are the Systems Change & Healing Justice Facilitator for the St. Louis Queer+ Support & Helpline (SQSH), where they are also a member of the STARLING Somatic Healers Collective. Deanna supports the St. Louis community as the facilitator of “STL QUEER SANGHA: You Can Sit With Us,” a monthly, inclusive Insight meditation group and community gathering for all LGBTQIA+ folks and co-conspirators, cultivating a path of Spiritual Solidarity, and an Advisory Circle Member at Empowered Spaces, a trauma-aware, holistic, healing collective. Deanna is accredited to teach Insight meditation through The Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center of the University of California at Berkeley, and accredited as a Mindfulness Mentor through Banyan (formerly Cloud Sangha). Deanna’s guiding teachers are internationally recognized authors, Theravada Buddhist meditation teachers, and psychologists, Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. Through an accessible, relatable, creatively expressive and engaged praxis of Spiritual Solidarity, Deanna is motivated by co-cultivating embodiment of liberation at the cellular and global levels. As a working class, queer, nonbinary, neurodiverse & chronically ill, IPV + trauma survivor, and former sex worker Deanna is passionate about weaving webs of support that take interdependence from transactional to reciprocal. Suitable for all experience levels & identities, Deanna’s interactive support meets you where you are. Their facilitation offers an intrinsically anti-oppressive, trauma-aware and neurocognitive-aware foundation supporting you to hone your self-agency, dissolve shame & self-blame, move from dissociation to embodiment, and increase your access to joy, pleasure and felt-sense belonging.

__American Academy for Pediatrics: Resources for Suicide Prevention __ A selection of evidence-based programs is outlined as examples that may be useful or replicable in your community.

KUTO is dedicated to providing youth-focused programming throughout the greater St. Louis area. Our crisis prevention, suicide intervention and postvention support services include community awareness, outreach and education; a youth-staffed telephone hotline; Peer Helper Skills Training; and support for survivors of a completed suicide. Our philosophy is simple; KUTO is teens helping teens help themselves. - __KUTO Crisis Hotline:__ A peer staffed youth friendly 24/7 (open everyday after 4PM CST, staffed by trained youth volunteers). The KUTO Crisis Helpline is a confidential telephone hotline available to any youth who may be in need of assistance, referral information or crisis services. - __SuvivAbility:__ A peer program for survivors of suicide, i.e. people who know someone lost to suicide Youth staffed Sunday – Thursday: 4 pm to 10 pm / Friday – Saturday: 4 pm to midnight; adult staffed all other hours."

Stronger U is a grassroots community dedicated to non-carceral wellness approaches, including free and low cost peer support, group and individual coaching, workshops, and educational resources. We partner with THRIVE Lifeline through a revenue sharing model; together, our services help THRIVE to keep thriving! Our team is made up of people with intersecting marginalized identities and we prioritize serving clients who also have intersecting marginalized identities and experiences. Our specialties include LGBTQ2S+ people; complex trauma survivors, including people living with DID and other dissociative experiences; neurodivergence; disability and chronic conditions (including chronic suicide and self harm). Join the Stronger Together discord community to access free peer support: [https://discord.gg/tGWKTX6uka](https://discord.gg/tGWKTX6uka "Stronger Together Dischord")

"Trans Lifeline is a 24/7 hotline available in the U.S. and Canada staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to whatever support needs members of our community might have." They also offer microgrants for Name Changes and Gender-Affirming Hair Removal (GAHR): "__Name Change Microgrants__ Name Change Microgrants help trans folks cover the costs of updating the name and/or gender markers on legal documents, like driver’s licenses and birth certificates. Updated legal documentation is critical for accessing gender-specific services and protecting against anti-trans discrimination. This microgrant is offered every month from the 1st-14th. __GAHR Microgrants__ Electrolysis, laser hair removal, and other permanent hair removal medical procedures are proven to increase quality-of-life and safety benefits for people who experience transmisogyny: the specific oppression directed towards people perceived as trans feminine. Our GAHR Microgrants help pay for the cost of these procedures."

Love for St. Louis is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing equitable access to therapy for all walks of life in the greater St. Louis area.

We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Online chat: What happens when you call the lifeline? “First you’ll hear a message telling you that you’ve reached the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We’ll play a little hold music while we connect you. A skilled, trained crisis worker who works at the Lifeline network crisis center closest to you will answer the phone. This person will listen to you, understand how this problem is affecting you, provide support, and share any resources that may be helpful.”

__Dial 988 __ Help is avaliable. Speak with someone today. We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. __What happens when you call the lifeline?__ “First you’ll hear a message telling you that you’ve reached the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We’ll play a little hold music while we connect you. A skilled, trained crisis worker who works at the Lifeline network crisis center closest to you will answer the phone. This person will listen to you, understand how this problem is affecting you, provide support, and share any resources that may be helpful.” Online chat also available at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ or you can__ start a text conversation instead by texting 988.__ __What happens when you contact via chat or text?__ "After you complete the short survey and agree to the terms of service, we will connect you to a counselor. There may be a wait time to connect. To speak to a counselor now, please call the Lifeline at 988." Formerly called the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.

We are not aware of any groups in the St. Louis area that focus on the experiences of survivors of suicide attempts. However, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center has these virtual resources listed. Not support groups, but may have some helpful information!