YOUTH RESOURCES + HOTLINES
Need help?
Contact Wilton Youth Services with any question you might have related to children.
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In Crisis?
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Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence 24/7 Hotline 1-888-999-5545
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence 24/7 Hotline 888-774-2900
Crisis Text Line 24/7 text “START” to 741-741
DVCC 24/7 Hotline 888-774-2900
Kids in Crisis 24/7 Hotline 203-661-1911
Love Is Respect, 24/7 text “LOVEIS” to 22522, or call 1-866-331-9474 to talk with a peer advocate to prevent and end abusive relationships
NAMI Helpline Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) Monday - Friday 10 AM-10 PM ET, text "HelpLine" to 62640 or email at helpline@nami.org
National Eating Disorder Association
Online Chat Monday—Thursday 9am—9pm ET; Friday 9am—5pm ET
Call 1-800-931-2237 Monday—Thursday 11am—9pm ET Friday 11am—5pm ET 1-800-931-2237
Text (800) 931-2237 Monday—Thursday 3pm—6pm ET; Friday 1pm—5pm ET
National Sexual Assault Hotline 24/7 1-800-656-4673
The Rowan Center 24/7 203-329-2929 or text 888-999-5545 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
SAMHSA Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 24/7 Call 988
SAMHSA's Helpline 24/7 Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Al-Anon Family Groups Teen Center: A place for teens impacted by someone else’s alcoholism.
Partnership for Drug Free Kids works to reduce substance abuse among adolescents by supporting families and engaging with teens.
Recovery.org Quitting Marijuana
Smart Recovery Addiction recovery help for teens and young adults.
Truth Campaign provides information using videos and social media to engage youth in taking action against tobacco and tobacco companies.
Your Room is a place to get facts about alcohol and other drugs, including their effects, withdrawal, and how to get help for yourself or for anyone else who needs it.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Facts, personal stories and resources about college anxiety
Anxiety apps:
Mindfulness for Teens offers teens resources to help handle stress by using mindfulness and has apps to practice meditation and guided meditation recordings.
Strength of Us was developed by NAMI. It is an online community for young adults. This is a safe place to share personal stories and advice.
ADL: What Bullying Is and Is Not
How to Report Cyberbullying setup by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, hotline is available 24/7 at 800-273-8255
Kids Helpline: Is it Bullying?
Teens Against Bullying is a national organization created by and for teens to provide space for middle and high school students to address bullying, take action and be heard.
Teens Against Bullying: Bullying Assessment
Connecticut’s Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-888-774-2900
CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers insight into what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like. It provides information for teens on dating abuse and unhealthy relationships.
Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence is a statewide alliance of individual sexual assault crisis programs. The Alliance works to end sexual violence through victim assistance, community education, and public policy advocacy. Hotline: 1-888-999-5545
DVCC (Domestic Violence Crisis Center) supports people on their journey to safety. DVCC’s multiple services and professional staff help those experiencing any level of domestic violence and assist them in building a safer environment for the well-being of themselves and their families. All victim services are free and confidential and all services offered are multicultural/multilingual. 24-hour hotline: call 203-588-9097 or text the CT Safe Connect Hotline at 888-774-2900. Teen Resource Guide on dating abuse
Love is Respect is a project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and Break the Cycle. By combining their resources and capacity, they are reaching more people, building more healthy relationships and saving more lives. They are proud to call loveisrespect.org the ultimate resource to engage, educate and empower youth and young adults to prevent and end abusive relationships. Text LOVEIS to 22522. Respect Helpline 1-866-331-9474
The Rowan Center offers education, advocacy, and counseling. Their hotline is (203) 329-2929
United Way 211: Dating Violence helps you recognize signs of abuse and / or unhealthy relationships and information on how to help yourself or someone you know in an abusive relationship.
Eating Disorders Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from their eating disorders.
Kids Health: What are Eating Disorders?
National Eating Disorders Helpline offers support, resources, and treatment options for yourself or a loved one who is struggling with an eating disorder. Hotline: Call 1-800 -931-2237
National Eating Disorders: Where do I Start
Crisis Text Line: Text "NEDA" to 741741 for eating disorder resources
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: Call 1-630-577-1330
Bulimia and Self Help Hotline: Call 1-314-588-1683
CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers insight into what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like. It provides information for teens on dating abuse and unhealthy relationships.
It Gets Better Project‘s mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world that it gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to make it better. They offer video resources and other media resources.
Kids in Crisis Lighthouse Program Lighthouse is a peer-to-peer social support group for LGBTQ youth and their allies. Meetings are relaxed and social in nature.
NAMI NAMI Connecticut provides support, education, and advocacy for people in Connecticut affected by mental illness.
The Trevor Project focusses on suicide prevention amongst the LGBTQ community.
Triangle Community Center provides programming and resources to enhance connections and offers programming in the LGBTQ community.
Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling: provides support, resources & referrals to treatment and self-help groups for those struggling with gambling related problems and others impacted or concerned with another person’s gambling behavior. 888-789-7777
Teen Help Problem Gambling: Is Gambling an Issue for You?
Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence is a statewide alliance of individual sexual assault crisis programs. The Alliance works to end sexual violence through victim assistance, community education, and public policy advocacy. Hotline 1-888-999-5545
Love Is Respect engages, educates and empowers youth and young adults to prevent and end abusive relationships. Text LOVEIS to 22522. Respect Helpline 1-866-331-9474
Teen Sexual Assault: Information for Teens
Connecticut Quitline 1.800.QUIT.NOW
SAMSHA Helpline: 1.800.662. HELP
American Heart Association 5 Steps to Quit Smoking and Vaping