RESOURCES
TOOLKITS/HOTLINES

NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES

911
Emergency

• +1 (800) 273-8255
  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• +1 (800) 799-7233
  National Domestic Violence Hotline
• +1 (800) 996-6228
  Family Violence Helpline
• +1 (800) 784-2433
  National Hopeline Network
• +1 (800) 366-8288
  Self-Harm Hotline
• +1 (800) 230-7526
  Planned Parenthood Hotline
• +1 (800) 222-1222
  American Association of Poison Control Centers
• +1 (800) 622-2255
  Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line
• +1 (800) 233-4357
  National Crisis Line, Anorexia and Bulimia
• +1 (888) 843-4564
  GLBT Hotline
• +1 (866) 488-7386
  TREVOR Crisis Hotline
• +1 (800) 221-7044
  AIDS Crisis Line
• +1 (800) 422-4453
  The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
• +1 (877) 565-8860
  The Trans Lifeline

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
The National Association of Mental Illness is the largest nationwide mental health advocacy grassroots organization with hundreds of state organizations, affiliates and volunteers. It is a hub for support groups, free education, raising awareness and building community.

Mental Health Resources (MHR)
This nonprofit provides community-based mental health services to adults, especially those suffering medical, social or substance-related comorbidities.
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American Psychiatry Association
The American Psychiatry Association is the largest professional membership organization of psychiatrists in the world. The APA website hosts “Let’s Talk Facts” brochures on a range of illnesses, professional resources for psychiatrists, psychiatric residents and medical students. It publishes up-to-date news, research, government policies and developments in psychiatry.

BLM RESOURCES

Black Owned Businesses/Eateries in NOVA:
https://www.supportblackowned.com/states/va
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http://www.northernvirginiabcc.org/restaurants


Resources/ToolKits/Hotlines:
https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/

https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/resources
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https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American
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https://www.sprc.org/populations/blacks-african-americans 


Specific Hotline for Black/ African American LGBTQ+ :
https://www.callblackline.com/  (includes lists of books for different age ranges for self-education)

Legal Actions/Laws Specific to Hate Crimes:
https://www.oag.state.va.us/programs-initiatives/no-hate-va 
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NoVa Salud (HIV Testing, Health Education, Harm Reduction, Mental Health Services)
www.novasaludinc.org

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition (Immigration Assistance)
www.caircoalition.org

Ayuda (Immigration, Family Law, Domestic Violence Victims' Assistant)
www.ayuda.com

Multicultural Clinical Center; MCC (Home-Based & Outpatient Multicultural & Multilingual mental health services) [Also provides services in Vietamese, Korean, Urdu, Hindi, Mandarin, Punjabi, Pashtu, and Farsi)
www.mccva.com

Beirut Explosion RESOURCES

​Beirut Red Cross- https://supportlrc.app/donate/donate.html

Disaster Relief- https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lebanon-relief

Lebanese Food Bank- https://donate.lebanesefoodbank.org/

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Mercy Corps- https://www.mercycorps.org/

Humanity & Inclusion- https://www.hi-us.org/beirut_explosion

List of Hotlines- https://www.refugees-lebanon.org/en/contact/index
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​Provides Housing/Food/Medical- https://beitelbaraka.net/welcome/


GoFundMe- https://www.gofundme.com/f/beirut-blast-victims-relief-fund?
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