After Hours Resources
LGBTQ Center Regular Business Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
LGBTQ Center is closed during weekends and university holidays
Tips for being home during the holidays
- Coming Out Resources
- PFLAG's Tips for the Holidays
- 8 Tips for LGBT People to Lower Holiday Stress
- LGBT and Heading Home for the Holidays?
On-Campus Support Services
CAPS Crisis Resources & After Hours Line: Dial (765) 494-6995, then press 1.
Additional on- and off-campus mental health resources
Office of the Dean of Students: Dial (765) 494-1747 (Open Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm)
Crisis Support Services through the Office of the Dean of Students: For urgent situations occurring after 5:00pm or when the university is closed, you can call the the Office of the Dean of Students On-Call Team (OOT) at (765) 494-8221.
The Purdue Police Department will answer your phone call and will contact a staff member in the Office of the Dean of Students who is on-call and available to respond. The on-call staff member will reach out to you to address any needs that may arise. Team members offer assistance, support and resource information to help resolve any crises you may encounter.
Off-Campus Organizations and Hotlines
Trevor Project - A national 24-hour, toll free confidential crisis and suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth. Chat and text options also available.Dial (866) 488-7386
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 24/7, free suicide prevention hotline. (800) 273-8255
Trans Lifeline - Trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive, 24/7. (877) 565-8860
Crisis Text Line - Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via a medium people already use and trust: text. Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime, about any type of crisis. A live, trained counselor will respond from a secure online platform to assist you.
NAMI Helpline (provides resources, but unable to provide assistance for crisis or suicide prevention) – National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. The NAMI HelpLine is not a hot line, crisis line or suicide prevention line. (800)-950-6464, Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm (ET)
Fenway Health Peer Listening Line (for people 25 years and younger) LGBT Helpline (for people 25 years and older) - Talk to trained volunteers about safer sex, coming out, where to find gay-friendly establishments, HIV and AIDS, depression, suicide, and anti-gay/lesbian harassment and violence, as well as receiving help identifying LGBT groups and services in your local area.
- Peer Listening Line: (800) 399-7337, Monday - Saturday, 5:00pm - 10:00pm
- LGBT Helpline: (888) 340-4528, Monday - Saturday, 6:00pm - 11:00pm
See also: Local, State, and National LGBTQ Resources and Organizations