Resources
Click below to access resources for a variety of services.
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Q-Center- LGBTQ Resource Center
(503) 234-7837
SMYRC- Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center
GLSEN- Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education
For curriculum and anything you need to know about running a GSA.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Oregon GSA Network/Oregon Safe Schools and Communities
Trans Lifeline
1-877-565-8860
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Support Groups:
Groups for Transgender/Gender Expansive Teens, Adults and D&D (Dungeons & Dragons)
Partner of a Transgender/Gender Expansive Person Support Group
Medical/Surgical Resources for Transgender/Gender Expansive Care:
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Support Groups
Websites
Introduction to NeuroQueer Theory
ADHD & Autism Assessments
Books
Unmasking Autism – Devon Price
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You - Jenara Nerenberg
Queerly Autistic – Erin Ekins
The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills - Sonny Jane Wise (@livedexperienceeducator)
How to Keep House While Drowning – K.C. Davis (@strugglecare)
The Myth of Normal – Gabor Maté
Healing Developmental Trauma – Laurence Heller
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma - StephanieFoo
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ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
Podcasts
My Black Body Podcast
Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back
Maintenance Phase
Do No Harm Podcast
Food psych
Dietitians Unplugged
Books
Body Is Not an Apology – Sonya Renee Taylor
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat – Aubrey Gordon
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia – Sabrina Strings
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body – Roxane Gay
Health at Every Size- Linda Bacon
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Local: 503.235.5333
1.888.235.5333
Oregon Warmline
1-800-698-2392
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Trans Life Line
877-565-8860
M-F; 10am to 6pm PST
A hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people
Trevor Life Line 1-866-488-7386
LGBTQ+ crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service
Text Lines:
YouthLine
Text 839863
6:00pm-9:00pm PST
TrevorText
Text 1-202-304-1200
Available Monday-Friday between 12pm-7pm PST
An LGBTQ+ crisis intervention and suicide prevention text line, chat available online
Domestic Violence Resources:
Domestic Violence Resource Center
(503) 469-8620 [24 Hour crisis line]
Confidential shelter services
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1 (800) 799-SAFE (7233) [24-hour crisis line]
Portland Women’s Crisis Line
(503) 235-5333 | 1 (888) 235-5333 [24-hour crisis line]
Information and referrals for mental health, domestic violence, victim assistance. Also provides transportation to a shelter.
Raphael House of Portland
(503) 222-6222 [24 hour line]
Safe, confidential short term emergency housing for women and children.
Restraining Order Information
– Multnomah County
(503) 988-3943 and court advocates (503) 988-3222.
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