3/9/10

The Trevor Project





Have you ever heard of the Trevor Project?


The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
Their mission?
The Trevor Project is a non-profit endeavor established to promote acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group. The Trevor Project operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Each year, our helpline fields more than 30,000 calls from LGBTQ youth as well as their families, friends and educators.
The Trevor Helpline(866) 4-U-TREVOR(866) 488-7386Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearAll calls are toll-free and confidential

This is some of the history of this essential organization:
The Trevor Project was founded by writer James Lecesne, director/producer Peggy Rajski and producer Randy Stone, creators of the 1994 Academy Award®-winning short film, Trevor, a comedy/drama about a gay 13-year-old boy who, when rejected by friends because of his sexuality, makes an attempt to take his life.When Trevor was scheduled to air on HBO® in 1998, the filmmakers realized that some of the program’s teen viewers might be facing the same kind of crisis as Trevor, and began to search for an appropriate support line to broadcast during the airing. They discovered that no such helpline existed, and decided to dedicate themselves to forming what was, in their view, a much-needed resource: an organization to promote acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group. Thus, The Trevor Project was born, and with seed funding provided by The Colin Higgins Foundation, The Trevor Helpline was established and became the first and only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.Today, in addition to operating the crisis and suicide prevention helpline, The Trevor Project provides online support to young people through the organization’s Web site, and also provides lifesaving guidance and vital resources to educators and parents.
There is no minimizing the importance, especially for LGBT youths in rural areas, of having a 24 hour, 7 day a week crisis line for them to call for support.
The number: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)

3 comments:

Patty said...

What a wonderful service. Sadly it is very much needed as well. Too many teens who are struggling with their orientation have no one to turn to.

Anonymous said...

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Patty said...

thanks for the feedback. Let us know if there are other topics you would like to see posted.