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EnglishWhat Is The Trevor Project and Who Does It Serve?
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The Trevor Project is a nonprofit suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people. It provides information and support 24/7, year-round, and offers trained counselors by phone, text, or chat to anyone who is thinking about suicide or feeling lonely. It also publishes research and runs advocacy and volunteer programs. The site is written for LGBTQ+ young people and for the people who care about them.
Who it serves
- Primary audience: LGBTQ+ young people. The site's research describes following LGBTQ+ young people ages 13–24 across the U.S., which indicates the youth focus of its work.
- Secondary audience: friends, family, and others who want to help someone else. The homepage explicitly offers "the tools you need to help someone else" and features a resource on friends and family support systems for LGBTQ+ youth.
What it offers
Crisis support
The core service is reaching a trained counselor anytime: "Call, text, or chat with us anytime you need support." The site states this support is available 24/7, all year round. If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide or feeling lonely, this is the direct entry point.
Information and resources
A resource center lets visitors pick a topic, including:
- Resources for talking about suicide
- LGBTQ+ mental health resources
- LGBTQ+ community resources
- Facts about suicide (the site notes suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people aged 10 to 24)
- Support for LGBTQ+ self-harm recovery
Research
The organization publishes its own studies. Project SPARK, described as its first longitudinal study, followed 1,689 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13–24 across the U.S., drawing on five waves of data over two years to show how mental health, experiences, and sources of support change over time. The two-year findings are available as a report on the site.
Advocacy and volunteering
- Advocacy: initiatives in all 50 states aimed at changing hearts, minds, and laws in support of young LGBTQ+ lives.
- Fundraising: supporters can donate a birthday or use social channels to gather friends and family.
- Volunteering: trained counselor roles are the organization's main volunteer pathway.
- Careers: open roles are listed on the site.
How to decide if it fits your need
| If you want to… | Go to… |
|---|---|
| Talk to someone right now about suicidal thoughts or loneliness | Call, text, or chat with a trained counselor (24/7) |
| Learn how to support an LGBTQ+ young person | The resource center, starting with friends and family support systems |
| Understand the data on LGBTQ+ youth mental health | The Project SPARK two-year findings report |
| Get involved | Fundraise, advocate, volunteer as a counselor, or apply for a job |
The site does not present itself as a general mental health provider for all ages; its stated focus is LGBTQ+ young people, with resources extended to their support networks. For immediate crisis help, the counselor contact options are the fastest route; for background and guidance, the resource center and research reports are the place to start.