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V&R in Community and Self
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Programming
  • Let's Boost Mental Health
  • V&R Spotify Playlist
  • V&R and Dayton Children's
  • How to Join a Drop-In
  • In Our Own Words
  • Resources
  • Contact Us

Activities for Wellness

LGBTQ+ Book List

  • Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (series) - Rick Riordan
  • Trials of Apollo (series) - Rick Riordan
  • RENEGADES (series - features a character with two dads) - Marissa Meyer
  • They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera
  • Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom (series) - Leigh Bardugo
  • Girl Mans Up - M.E. Girard
  • At the Edge of the Universe - Shaun David Hutchinson
  • Openly Straight - Bill Konigsberg

Well-Being Music

Check out our Spotify playlist (linked on the list of pages) with a list of songs from our team! Music can be such a helpful way to cope with mental stress and chill out after a long day! Check out the button below for our playlist!

Spotify Playlist

Suggest a Song

We're also taking song suggestions, so click the button below for more info!

Suggest a Song

Mental Health Resources

TREVOR PROJECT:

  • The Trevor Project is an organization focused on providing support to Q+ youth struggling with self harm and/or suicidal thoughts.
  • CALL - 1-866-488-7388
  • TEXT - Text START to 678-678

7 CUPS:

  • 7 Cups is a website that allows users to talk with trained volunteers about issues impacting their life.

YOUTHLINE:

  • Run by Lines for Life, YouthLine provides teen-specific help and support directly from teenage volunteers.
  • **Teenage volunteers are available from 4-10 PM PST (7 PM-1 AM EST); otherwise adult volunteers will answer**
  • CALL - 877-968-8491
  • TEXT - Text TEEN2TEEN to 839863

TRANS LIFELINE:

  • The Trans Lifeline is focused on providing support to transgender, nonbinary, and gender-questioning people.
  • CALL - 877-565-8860

OTHER HOTLINES:

Suicide and Crisis Hotline 

  • CALL - 988

Crisis Text Line

  • TEXT - Text HOME to 741741

LGBT National Health Center Hotlines (4 PM - 12 AM)

  • LGBT National Hotline 
    • CALL - 888-843-4564
  • LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline
    • CALL - 800-246-7743
  • LGBT National Youth Talkline
    • CALL - 800-246-7743

Suggestions for activities

- Stop to enjoy small aspects of the day

- Exercise/Yoga

- Perform a random act of kindness

- BREATHE

- Eat food/Eat healthy food

- Give yourself time alone

- Take breaks from electronics/social media

- Taking a long shower/bath

- Gardening

- Keep a journal

- Go outside

- Make something (Origami, baking, pottery, etc.)

- Be kinder

- Take about your feelings to someone

- Make a schedule 

- Distract yourself

- Stay active

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