is the statewide behavioral health crisis response system offering mental health, substance use or emotional crisis help.
*Disclaimer: risk of non-consensual active rescue and law enforcement involvement.
provides mental health, behavioral health, and crisis services.
provides LGBTQ+ teens in distress with the peer-positive human connection that they are too often missing.
is a program of the state of Colorado that connects young people with three free therapy sessions.
is a medically-monitored detox, acute care, and outpatient care for clients with substance use disorder.
is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans. Trans Life Line has a strict policy against non-consensual active rescue.
is a crisis hotline, chat rooms, and resources for LGBTQIA2+ young people and the adults who support them.
is a local resource whose mission is to unite the community in addressing suicide in the Pikes Peak Region through education, intervention, and postvention.
Call us today at 719-573-7447
In Crisis? Dial or Text 988
Q Chat Space’s goal is to help LGBTQ+ and questioning teens (13 to 19 years old) find community and connect with peers in a supportive environment that encourages them to feel pride in their identities & increases their mental well-being, all of which is too often missing from their lives. Although Q Chat Space is not currently hosting chats, in the past, we achieved this goal by providing live, chat-based support groups facilitated by trained staff/volunteers from LGBTQ+ centers across the United States.
Child Community Services offers LGBTQIA2+ support group for young people ages 10 -17.
SMYAL offers virtual support groups for gender-diverse children, ages 6-14.
Learn about testing and treatment for HIV/AIDS.
Colorado Springs & the Pikes Peak Region LGBTQ+ Affirming Providers Directory
is for LGBTQ+ individuals and their loved ones, finding healthcare providers who offer sensitive, supportive, quality care has been a discouraging process for far too long. The Prism Provider Directory is dedicated to filling this crucial gap of care for our community.
Our free, searchable database is designed to connect you with inclusive professionals who prioritize LGBTQ+ individuals and their unique needs.
is a program offering free sexual health services including telehealth visits, medication, and STI screening to anyone under the age of 24 in Colorado.
encompasses a wide range of initiatives and services, including community outreach and programming, resource identification, medical and community education, training, mentorship, research, and the OutList—the largest, free, publicly accessible directory of LGBTQ+ affirming providers.
State of Adolescent Sexual Health Report
For over a decade, the State of Adolescent Sexual Health (SASH) report has provided a summary of up-to-date statistics on the sexual health of young people and a brief snapshot of how Colorado’s progress compares to national trends over time.
offers support for tobacco (vaping, smoking, chewing, etc.) cessasion in the LGBTQIA2+ community of Colorado.
is a resource for Coloradans who use tobacco can share stories about quitting, learn about overcoming challenges during the quitting process, and find ways to continue to live tobacco free.
is a real-world guide to quitting tobacco on your own terms, brought to you by Mile High Behavioral Healthcare.
Prism Community Collective is a community center for LGBTQIA2+ people ages 18+, especially those impacted by the Club Q tragedy.
The Trust Center is a trans-led and trans-supporting organization that provides a safe space for trans people to be themselves.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Colorado Springs offers support groups for LGBTQIA2+ adults, ages 18+, living with mental illness.
NAMI Colorado Springs offers a peer-led support group for LGBTQIA2+ adults and a peer-led support group for trans and gender expansive adults.
44 Resources for LGBTQ+ College Students
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is the most comprehensive bias-based bullying prevention program in the nation to provide LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive professional development training, lesson plans, booklists and resources specifically designed for educators and youth-serving professionals. Our program uses an intersectional, anti-racist lens dedicated to actionable policies and practices. We uplift school communities with critical tools to embrace family diversity, create LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive schools, prevent bias-based bullying, and support transgender and non-binary students.
Other Resources
Cutler Law : Cyberbullying Guide
Learn about cyberbullying and how to address it.
LGBTQIA2+ Family Connection Facebook Group
is a Facebook group for families/caregivers/guardians of LGBTQIA2+ individuals in the Tava (Pikes Peak) region.
Love is Respect – Parent Discussion Guide on Youth Healthy Relationships
How to talk to your kids about healthy relationships.
is a resource and advocacy group for allies of LGBTQIA2+ people.
is Inside Out’s support, resource, and advocacy group for parents/guardians of transgender and gender-diverse children of any age.
offers resources for LGBTQIA2+ students, educators, and allies in schools.
has services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.
is an MMAA program dedicated to military families with LGBTQ youth. MilPride is committed to ensuring no matter where you are stationed, you and your family never feel alone. MilPride is designed to be a resource and support network helping these modern military families navigate the unique challenges of military service.
is a collaborative space for LGBTQ+ people of all ages and genders in the Western Slope. Among many incredible opportunities, events and projects that currently exist for LGBTQ+ to socially connect, The Center was envisioned as a resource hub to bring together LGBTQ+ people utilizing an enthusiastically anti-oppressive philosophy. The space was chosen for its accessibility features and was thoughtfully designed in recognition of the intersecting spaces queer people occupy and engineered to promote a sense of belonging and connectivity for all queer, trans and nonbinary people.
Partnership for Community Action
is an LGBTQIA+ advocacy group in Southern rural Colorado (more specifically Salida), which hosts the Ark Valley Pride parade and festival.
is a group of LGBTQIA2+ young people under age 25 who work to create the best possible world for the next generation.
is a Southern Colorado queer, undecided/unisex, intersex, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, asexual, gay, and allies social group.
Transgender Center Of The Rockies
offers holistic gender-affirming services to support transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive individuals in Colorado. Our goal is to empower you to live your most authentic life. We provide social-emotional support and substance use treatment for the Colorado transgender community through clinical groups, individual counseling, peer-led support groups, PrEP case management, and community events.
empowers LGBTQI youth and their families to access appropriate care in all areas of their lives. “We encourage the creative creation of a community that celebrates everyone’s worth, diverse characteristics and dignity.”
has resources on how to change your name and gender marker in Colorado.
is based in Michigan and was founded by the mom of a trans young person, Roz Keith. Stand With Trans has a wealth of resources on their website for parents, friends, and families of trans and gender-expansive young people. They also have support groups for parents, youth, and tweens!
is a Colorado-based nonprofit that supports the authentic selves of transgender Coloradans by removing financial barriers to transition-related healthcare.
From crisis lines to reading recommendations, this resource list is here to answer questions and provide support while you navigate new or changing understandings of your child’s identity and experience.
is the only comprehensive care center in the Rocky Mountain region specifically set up for gender-diverse children, adolescents and young adults.
Empowers Trans Lives in Southern Colorado. Join our supportive community dedicated to uplifting and celebrating transgender individuals, providing resources, and ensuring a safe, inclusive space for all.
Keep Colorado Springs Queer organizes a monthly Queer Open Mic night of poetry, art, music, and creative goodness
United Court of the Pikes Peak Empire, the oldest LGBTQ organization in Southern Colorado, conducts charitable and public service projects and events to benefit legitimate charities, and provides social and charitable activities for the benefit of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.
Colorado Springs Queer Friends is a meet-up group as well as a private group on Facebook where you can connect with other LGBTQ+ people in the community.
One Colorado is an amazing statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization that can help with legal questions and needs, job openings, and all manner of concerns!
Suicide Prevention Collaborative of El Paso County is a network of organizations working to end suicide.
Inside Out is a tobacco- and vape-free organization, as well as a drug/alcohol sober space. No use of tobacco products is permitted at IOYS, within any venues IOYS utilizes, nor permitted within 25 feet of any entrance of the building. One of our safe/brave space rules is “sober up before you show up.” We are committed to preparing young LGBTQIA2+ people with healthy coping skills to prevent drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and abuse, while also connecting youth with resources for curbing risky substance use. Here are some helpful resources in our community:
LGBTQ+ Tobacco Free: Get support in the process of quitting the use of tobacco and/or nicotine. All support systems are trained to help you as best as possible in quitting the use of tobacco or nicotine.
Springs Recovery Connection has an LGBTQIA2+ 12-step recovery group.
Diversus Health (formerly Aspen Pointe) has a great number of programs for drug/alcohol recovery.
Partnership to End Addiction resources for families of LGBTQ+ people
