Call these numbers immediately if you feel you are having troubles coping:
(614) 294-5553
Provides crisis counseling and shelter for teenagers.
Other Crisis Centers
AIDS Service Connection
1066 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43201
(614) 291-2300
Provides central Ohio with a wide range of direct services (housekeeping, transportation, residential program, case management advocacy) to persons living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends.
Columbus AIDS Task Force (CATF)
1500 W. Third Avenue
Suite 329
Columbus, OH 43212
(614) 488-2437
Provides HIV/AIDS services and education. Services include support groups, counseling, legal assistance, speakers bureau, newsletters, Ryan White program, medical referrals. Providing training and education on basic HIV/AIDS information as well as safer sex workshops.
BRAVO
(614) 268-9622
Provides crisis counseling for victims of violent crimes including rape
and domestic violence.
Other Crisis Centers
Columbus City Health Department
181 Washington Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 645-7772
Anonymous/confidential HIV and STD testing. Many other services.
Huckleberry House
1421 Hamlet Street
Columbus, OH 43201
(614) 294-5553
Provides crisis counseling and shelter for teenagers, as well as a range
of after-crisis services that assist young people and families to remain
stable in the community.
North Central Mental Health Services
1301 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43201
(614) 299-6600
Individual, couples, and group counseling for gay, lesbian, and bisexual
persons.
Ohio AIDS Center
PO Box 10034
Columbus, OH 43201
(614) 265-7530
A grassroots organization, dedicated to serving HIV-positive community
throughout the state of Ohio. Run by and for people living with AIDS.
Publishes "Wellness Times", a publication distributed in the
state of Ohio addressing the concerns of people living with HIV.
Ohio Human Rights Bar Association
PO Box 10655
Columbus, OH 43201
(614) 265-7530
A legal association dedicated to addressing gay and lesbian issues in
the State of Ohio legal community.
Teen
Suicide Hotline
(614) 221-5445
Provides crisis counseling for who feel out of control.
Other Crisis Centers
OSU Office of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Services
340 Ohio Union
1739 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-6200
Provides education with, about, and on behalf of the GLB student population
at The Ohio State University. In this capacity, the office servce all
the students at the University. Services include a roommate and job referal
board, resource library, speakers bureau and support to students wishing
to build a safer environment for themselves. Can provide current information
and contacts for lesbian and gay student organizations at colleges throught
Ohio.
Southeast Inc.
1455 S. Fourth St.
Columbus, OH 43207
(614) 225-0980
Reaches out to gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth through support groups,
referral services, training and education for adults who work with youth.
Also provides individual, group, family, marital, and couples counseling,
drug and/or alcohol abuse counseling, sex offender counseling, and other
specialized older adult services.
PFLAG Columbus
PO Box 340101
Columbus, OH 43234
(614) 227-9355
Parnets, Families & Friends of Lesbian, Gays and Bisexuals promostes
the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons and their
families and friends through support, education, and advocacy.