If you’re a young person, you can get free, confidential help from trained counselors who understand your struggles.

Who should I contact for youth mental health support?

There are many resources for youth mental health in Oregon, including crisis lines, support organizations and other resources: 

• Đường dây hỗ trợ về khủng hoảng
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org 
  • Oregon YouthLine: Call 1-877-968-8491 or text "teen2teen" to 839-863. You can also email Teen2Teen@LinesforLife.org or chat.
• Support organizations
  • Safe + Strong: A youth-based organization and resource center that offers peer support via chat or Twitch 
  • Reach Out Oregon: Offers peer-to-peer support for parents and families 
  • Trillium Family Services: Offers mental and behavioral health care for children and families 
  • Morrison Child and Family Services: Offers support for children, youth and their families 
  • The Trevor Project: Offers support for LBTQIA+ youth
• Other resources
  • Youth Era: Works to empower young people and create breakthroughs with the systems that serve them
  • School-based mental health services: Check with your school for available resources

What if I’m a parent of a young person with a mental health struggle?

There are many resources for parents in Oregon who are concerned about their child's mental health, including: 

• Reach Out Oregon

  A warm line for parents, families, and caregivers that provides information and support: 

  • Phone: 833-732-2467, Monday through Friday, noon to 7 PM 
  • Website: www.reachoutoregon.org 
  • Chat room: Family support specialists are available to answer questions 
• Looking Glass Community Services: A crisis line for parents of children up to age 18
  • Call (541) 689-3111
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

  A program that provides parents with direct coaching from a therapist to build or strengthen a secure relationship with their child 

• 988 Lifeline

  A national resource that provides emotional support, whether your child has a mental health crisis or needs access to resources: 

  • Phone or text: 988 
  • Chat: 988lifeline.org