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Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call OR Text: 988 (Veterans +1; español +2)
Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Speech Impaired: 711 + 988
(English)
(español)
Online Chat:
(English)
(español)
Mental Health Emergencies: County Crisis Lines
Cuyahoga County: 216-623-6888 (also for emergency shelter/housing)
Medina County: 330-725-9195
Lorain County: 1-800-888-6161
Summit County: 330-434-9144
Crisis Text Line
*Offers emotional support; doesn't have to be an emergency.
Text: “GO” to 741-741 (Nationwide)
Text: “AYUDA” to 741-741 (para español)
(English)
(español)
United Way 2-1-1 (*Formerly First Call for Help)
Call: 211 or 216-436-2000
Online Chat/Website:
*Referrals for emergency housing, food, health, social and government resource
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Call OR Text: 216-619-6192 or 440-423-2020
Online Chat:
Human Trafficking Hotline
Call: 1-888-373-7888 or
Text 233733
Online Chat:
Journey Center for Safety and Healing (*formerly Cleveland Domestic Violence Center)
Call OR Text: 216-391-4357 (HELP)
Online Chat:
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call: 1-800-799-7233
Text: "START" to 88788
TTY: 1-800-787-3224
Ohio CareLine
Call: 1-800-720-9616
*Offers professional support for personal or family crisis; doesn't have to be an emergency.
Runaway Safeline
Call: 1-800-786-2929
Text: “SAFE” and your current location to 69866
Sexual Assault Hotline
Call: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Online Chat:
The Trevor Lifeline: Preventing Suicide Among LGBTQ+ Youth (13-24)
Call: 1-866-488-7386
Text: “Start” to 678-678
Online Chat:
Transgender Lifeline
877-565-8860
Counseling and Psychological Services
216-987-5200
www.tri-c.edu/counseling
Campus Police and Security Services
Emergency: 216-987-4911
Non-emergency: 216-987-4325
www.tri-c.edu/campuspolice
Campus Food Banks/Pantries
www.tri-c.edu/foodbank
Office of Student Affairs
www.tri-c.edu/studentaffairs
Project GO!
/projectgo
Helps Tri-C students complete benefits applications through and find additional resources to ease financial challenges.
Student Accessibility Services
www.tri-c.edu/SAS
Title IX/Sexual Harassment
216-987-3949
www.tri-c.edu/titleix
TRIO Services
www.tri-c.edu/trio-programs
Veteran and Military Connected Services
www.tri-c.edu/veterans
Alcoholics Anonymous
Call: 216-241-7387
Anazao Community Partners
Counseling Services for Wayne and Holmes County
Call: 330-264-9597 or 1-800-721-9472
*24-hour crisis services: 330-264-9029
Child Abuse Hotline
216-696-KIDS (5437)
The Centers (*Formerly Circle Health Services & The Free Clinic)
Call: 216-325-9355
*Free medical, dental, and mental health services upon qualification
Eating Disorders
Call: 1-888-375-7767
Text: NEDA to 741741
EDEN Housing
Call: 216-961-9690
*Housing for those facing housing insecurity or unhomed
Elder Abuse Hotline
Call: 216-420-6700
Gamblers Anonymous
Call: 855-222-5542
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Call: 216-738-2265
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
Call: 216-651-5428
Narcotics Anonymous
Call: 1-888-438-4673
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Call: 216-875-7776
Overeaters Anonymous