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LGBTQ+ Support Resources for Youth, Families & Beyond
- Mili Mehta
- Mar 12
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 2
Navigating gender and sexual identity can be overwhelming, especially when facing concerns about coming out or being accepted. These challenges can impact mental health, making support from family, friends, and other trusted adults incredibly important. Access to affirming support and resources helps LGBTQ+ youth feel understood, validated, and supported in their well-being.
Find our recommended LGBTQ+ youth support resources below, including options for direct support and those focused on broader family and community education.
For a full list of LGBTQ+ resources, visit our toolkits for youth & families, schools, or health providers.
Direct support resources for youth
The leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people, providing information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round
PFLAG > The nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them, providing peer-to-peer support through in-person and virtual meetings, online outreach, and a variety of additional resources and programs
A non-profit organization that provides vital peer support, community connections, and resource information through helplines and online chatrooms
A non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community
A space for peer support, counseling, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ and prioritizing BIPOC, by us for us
Offers free, confidential, culturally sensitive peer support, information and resources for LGBTQ+ South Asian individuals & families
Resources for family and community education and support
Helps families and organizations increase their understanding of gender and consider the implications that evolving views have for each of us, including parent and grandparent support groups and resources
Strives to increase family and community support for LGBTQ+ children and youth to promote wellbeing by offering the first evidence-based family support model to help ethnically, racially and religiously diverse families to support their LGBTQ children
This downloadable guide offers information and best practices to parents of LGBTQ+ youth to promote their health and wellbeing
Empowers students, educators, and communities to foster a school (K-12) culture where all students feel safe, valued, and able to thrive
>> For a full list of LGBTQ+ resources, visit our toolkits for youth & families, schools, or health providers.
