Celebrating the Trevor Project During Pride

As Pride Month comes to an end,  Resilia is proud to stand in support of our LGBTQ community year-round and  highlight a nonprofit that has been doing exceptional work in support of LGBTQ youth for over 20 years. 

You may have recently seen The Trevor Project in the news, as Carl Nassib, who became the first openly gay NFL player to come out, announced a $100,000 donation to The Trevor Project. 

Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

After the film debuted and producer director/producer Peggy Rajski discovered there was no real place for young people like Trevor to turn when facing challenges similar to his, she quickly recruited mental health experts and figured out how to build the infrastructure needed for a nationwide 24-hour crisis line, and film writer Celeste Lecesne secured the funds to start it. 

On the night that the film premiered on HBO in 1998, these visionary filmmakers launched the Trevor Lifeline, the first national crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth. The Trevor Project supports LGBTQ youth through several programs including: 

Crisis Interventions

Trevor Lifeline - The only national 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ young people under 25, available at 1-866-488-7836.

TrevorChat - A free, confidential, secure instant messaging service for LGBTQ youth that provides live help from trained volunteer counselors, open daily.

Trevor Text - A free, confidential secure service in which LGBTQ young people can text a trained Trevor counselor for support and crisis intervention, available daily by texting START to 678-678. To learn more about the resources that The Trevor Project provides, visit The Trevor Project resources page. 

We continue to be inspired and fueled by nonprofits like The Trevor Project and many others who work tirelessly to support the mental health and well being of our LGBTQ community.