Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Resources
- Access & Accessibility
- Antiracism
- LGBTQ+
- Mental Health and Crisis Hotlines
- Other Resources
- Housing Insecurity
Access & Accessibility
- LADSE(LaGrange Area Department of Special Education
- Illinois Department of Human Resources
- Paratransit Services
- Suburban Access
- When I'm 3, Where Will I Be (IDHS Resources for Families)
- Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education (US Dept of Ed)
- Making the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities (NCLD)
- Rehabilitation Services (IDHS)
- Illinois PUNS - Division of Developmental Disabilities
- STEPS - IL DRS (LADSE)
- Suburban Access without Limits
- PACE Bus Paratransit Services
Antiracism
LGBTQ+
- Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois
- Toolkit: Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Students
- Desi LGBTQ+ Helpline for South Asians: 908-367-3374
- Illinois Department of Human Rights
- ISBE: Supporting Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Nonconforming Students
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- QChatSpace: A Community for LGBTQ+ Teens
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- Trevor Project: Website
- Call: 866-488-7386
- Text: “START” to 678678
- Chat Online: thetrevorproject.org
- Youth Outlook
- West Suburban Community Network Resource Padlet
- PFLAG Spanish Language Resources
- Recursos en Espanol
- Y Ahora Que? is a Spanish-language interactive web experience that guides families through a series of videos, articles, and personal accounts about what it means to have a child who identifies with the LGBTQ+ community. https://www.somosfamiliabay.
org/resources/ - LGBTQ Center of Orange County offers a Spanish-speaking support group for parents of LGBTQ+ youth. Reach out to Luis Gomez, our Director of Immigration Services, for more information: luis.gomez@lgbtqcenteroc.org
- TransFamily Support Services has a support group for Spanish-speaking parents of transgender and gender diverse children. The group meets every month on the second Saturday, at 6pm (Pacific Time). Here's the link to register via Google Form. We are currently developing our Latine programming and are looking to introduce more Spanish speaking parent groups, so they can keep in touch or send their suggestions over at apoyo@transfamilysos.org.
Mental Health and Crisis Hotlines
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline): Dial 988
- Crisis Text Line: Text “REACH” to 741741
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- YWCA Rape Crisis Hotline: 888-293-2080 (Chicago Region)
- ReferralGPS - A referral portal for local, community-based therapeutic/mental health support that is available to all of the LT families to use. You can search by location, insurance status, specific mental health need, provider expertise and characteristics.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
- Call or text (sms: 62640) the NAMI Helpline at 800-950-6264,or chat with us, M-F, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. ET.
- In a crisis? Call or text 988