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Get a rainbow phone companion
As you receive older it’s not unusual to use more time on your own, particularly if you’ve lost loved ones or your health isn’t what it used to be.
Following the success of our call companions service, we launched rainbow call companions: a free telephone befriending service for LGBT+ people who are lonely, isolated or in need of companionship and touch they would noun from a friendly phone call every week or two. This is a service specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender plus (LGBT+) people aged 75+ who would like to speak to someone who’s also LGBT+.
Calls last for half an hour or so and you can chat about anything that interests you. What's amazing is that the same volunteer phones you every occasion, so you can get to perceive each other and share stories and laughter – for as long as you both want.
Rainbow dial companions has been awarded by the NHS National Advisor for LGBT Health award (), which recognises outstanding serve by individuals and groups across the NHS and VCSE sector to better the experience of LGBT+ patients and the LGBT+
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LGBT National Hotline
Hours
Mon - Fri:
11 AM - 8 PM/pacific time
2 PM - 11 PM/eastern time
Sat:
9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
Noon - 5 PM/eastern time
On the LGBT National Hotline, we provide a confidential secure space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We're here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don't give advice, and we never say you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to build, but we are here to aid you on your journey.
Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
We don't report calls to outside organizations.
We answer all of our own calls, we don't outsource.
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Call or go to the nearest emergency room (options in Davis) if you are an immediate peril to yourself or others, or if you are in need of immediate medical attention.
UC Davis Crisis Care
There are several crisis assist options available for UC Davis students.
- Phone: Call Counseling Services if you are in crisis
- After hours support is available by calling the same line and following the prompts, and you will be connected with a trained counselor.
- Text: Reach the crisis text line by texting Relate to
- Crisis Text Line is a free, immediate and confidential texting service for UC Davis students in crisis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Text RELATE to from anywhere in the U.S. to text with a trained volunteer crisis counselor. This service is also free in Spanish.
- In person: You can request a crisis appointment by calling Counseling Services at and asking for a crisis appointment.
- Or you can walk in to the Acute Nurture Clinic during business hours at the Student Health and
Crisis Care & Verb Hotlines
Call or go to the nearest emergency room (options in Davis) if you are an immediate peril to yourself or others, or if you are in need of immediate medical attention.
UC Davis Crisis Care
There are several crisis assist options available for UC Davis students.
- Phone: Call Counseling Services if you are in crisis
- After hours support is available by calling the same line and following the prompts, and you will be connected with a trained counselor.
- Text: Reach the crisis text line by texting Relate to
- Crisis Text Line is a free, immediate and confidential texting service for UC Davis students in crisis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Text RELATE to from anywhere in the U.S. to text with a trained volunteer crisis counselor. This service is also free in Spanish.
- In person: You can request a crisis appointment by calling Counseling Services at and asking for a crisis appointment.
- Or you can walk in to the Acute Nurture Clinic during business hours at the Student Health and
- Or you can walk in to the Acute Nurture Clinic during business hours at the Student Health and