PREVENTION RESOURCES
Prescription Medication Lockboxes
Thanks to our funders, AVPRIDE is able to give away FREE lockboxes to safely store your medications. Please fill out the form, and someone will be in contact with you.
Crisis Hotlines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – call or text 988
National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233 or text “START” to 88788
National Sexual Assault Hotline – 1-800-656-4673
Veterans Crisis Line – call 988 then press 1, or text 838255
The Crisis Text Line – This text-based crisis line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via texting. Text “HOME” to 741-741.
Suicide Prevention (these are NOT crisis hotlines)
Stop A Suicide Today – Helpful website that provides suicide prevention information for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts, their friends, and family.
SAVE – A prevention and advocacy organization the provides a variety of resources for suicide awareness, links to care, and prevention guides.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center – A hub for suicide prevention and mental health resources that contains multiple guides and links to further resources.
Teen Mental Health Resources
Trevor Text – 1-866-488-7386 A service provided by The Trevor Project that aims to help LGBTQ youth who may be struggling with a mental health crisis. Text “START” to 678-678 anytime to be connected with a counselor.
SIOS – Self-Injury outreach and support. A non-profit outreach initiative focused on supporting those who self-injure.
Tips to Help Teens Cope During COVID-19 – A helpful guide on promoting and maintaining positive mental health. This guide provides actionable tips to improve mental health and wellness, especially during the COVID pandemic.
Smokefree.gov: Nicotine & Addiction – Information on nicotine and tobacco use prevention
Breaking the Silence – A part of the Project Safe organization, 706-765-8019 is a text line that is aimed at helping teens recognize and safely exit unhealthy relationships.
Substance Abuse Disorder Support Resources
Alcoholics Anonymous in Georgia – Resource for finding in-person and virtual AA meetings throughout the state.
The Summit Wellness Group – Highly-rated Atlanta-based addiction and mental health provider with an extensive assortment of online recovery resources. Their phone number is 770-741-2579.
SAMHSA’s Treatment Locator – Directory for finding treatment facilities confidentially and anonymously. Helpful online recovery support resources and a 24/7 helpline at 678-705-8762.
Georgia Overdose Prevention Project – An advocacy organization that provides free naloxone kits to Georgians through the mail, also maintains a map of Naloxone kit locations. In Fayetteville, there is a 24/7 Naloxone box outside of Fayette C.A.R.E. Clinic, located at 105C Bradford Square, Fayetteville, GA 30215.