EFR supports communities, workplaces, and schools with comprehensive behavioral health services. Through our Employee Assistance, Student Assistance, Counseling, Substance Abuse, and Prevention Programs, we provide guidance and care at every step—from substance abuse prevention and early intervention to outpatient mental health treatment. Life Happens. We’re here to help.
Provides culturally responsive support, mental health navigation, and community services for refugee and immigrant communities.
Offers community-based support services, immigrant and refugee programming, and family wellness resources.
The Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence supports a statewide network of 25 victim service provider agencies, connects survivors with the assistance they need, and advocates for policy and community transformation to make Iowa a safer place for everyone.
Children & Families of Iowa (CFI) is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families throughout Iowa. With offices across the state, CFI supports Iowans with services ranging from family support and childcare to career training, behavioral health, and much more.
Provides crisis support, housing assistance, and youth services, including support for LGBTQ+ youth, and addiction treatment and mental health therapy.
The Iowa GSA Network empowers students in their mission to foster inclusive spaces through GSAs. Designed with LGBTQ and allied students, educators, and advisors in mind, the network is a source of resources, support, and connection of GSAs statewide.
Provides support groups, educational programming, advocacy, and affirming services for LGBTQ+ students and community members.
Provides LGBTQ+-affirming healthcare, behavioral health services, HIV services, and referrals to affirming mental health providers.
Iowa Safe Schools provides comprehensive support and resources to LGBTQ youth, educators, administrators, and helping professionals, and the families and community members of LGBTQ youth.
One Iowa Action works to preserve and advance the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) Iowans through grassroots efforts, policy work, voter education, and advocacy.
Iowa's largest LGBTQIA+ advocacy organization. Offers community programs, education, policy advocacy, leadership development, and connections to affirming mental health and healthcare resources.
The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC). We work at the intersection of movements for social justice and the field of mental health to integrate healing justice into both of these spaces. Our overall goal is to increase access to healing justice resources for QTPoC.
Nonprofit that allows therapists to provide affordable, in-office and online psychotherapy sessions between $40 and $70 ($30 for student intern sessions)
1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678. You can also chat with a counselor on the Trevor Project website | 24/7 information and support for LGBTQ+ young people
Phone: 1-800-344-2666 | Hope and Help for young people who are the relatives and friends of a problem drinker
Call: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) | 24/7, free and confidential treatment referral and information service for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders
Phone: (818) 773-9999 Ext. 771 | Helping addicts find the opportunity for a new way of life
Call: 1-800-621-4673 | 24/7 support for anyone affected by sexual violence
Call: (212) 227-3000 | 24/7 hotline for domestic violence survivors providing crisis counseling, safety planning, assistance finding domestic violence shelters and more. Provides LGBT-affirming services for runaway and homeless youth, including emergency housing, food, clothing, showers, medical care, needle exchange and an HIV support group.
Call: 1-800-799-7233 | 24/7 Support for survivors of domestic violence
Text “CUNY” to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling | Resources for suicidal people, their loved ones, and others who care
Skills and support for coping with suicidal thoughts
Call 988 and press 1 or Text 838255 | Confidential crisis support for veterans and their loved ones available 24/7
Phone: 1-800-448-3000 | Text VOICE to 20121 | Focused on supporting youth
Call 988 | The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Phone: (619) 280-7224 | 24 Hour Hotline: (619) 265-8762 | Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
The Crisis Text Line offers confidential, free 24/7 support over SMS for any crisis you might be experiencing. Responses are from trained Crisis Counselors.
