Resources
Local & National hotlines, warmlines, website links, and psycho-educational articles written by our very own BCA therapists.
Lehigh / Northampton County Crisis Intervention
Lehigh County:
- Crisis Intervention: (610) 782-3127 or text “PA” to 741741
- Warm Line (Before Crisis Occurs) – (610) 820-8451 7 Days a Week (6 AM – 2 AM)
Northampton County:
- Crisis Intervention: (610) 252-9060
LGBTQ+ Resources
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center:
- 522 W. Maple Street | Allentown, PA 18101
- (610) 347-9988 ext. 200
- www.bradburysullivancenter.org
TrevorLifeline
- (866) 488-7386 or text 678678
- www.thetrevorproject.org
TrevorLifeline offers 24/7, free and confidential support by phone, text message (SMS) and online chat. We support LGBTQ+ young people in the U.S. and Mexico who may be experiencing emotional distress related to gender & sexual identity, loneliness, relationships, suicide, supporting a friend or family member.
PFLAG
- (202) 467-8180
- www.pflag.org
PFLAG is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.
Additional Mental Health Resources outside of BCA
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
- Lehigh & Northampton Counties: (610) 882-2102
- www.nami-lv.org
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call: 988
The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We’re committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness. We can all help prevent suicide.
Substance Abuse & Addiction Resources
Alcoholics Anonymous Lehigh Valley:
- 24-hour hotline: 610-882-0558
- www.aalv.org
- find a meeting: www.aalv.org/meetings
Narcotics Anonymous (Allentown):
- (610) 439-1998
- www.littleapplena.com
Narcotics Anonymous World Services:
- www.na.org
- find a meeting: www.na.org/meetingsearch/
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse / Mental Health Services Administration):
- SAMHSA National Helpline: (800) 662-HELP
- www.SAMHSA.gov/find-help
Gamblers Anonymous:
Military Veteran Support
Northampton County VA Clinic:
Allentown VA Clinic:
Cedar Crest Blvd. VA Clinic:
National Veterans Crisis Line:
- Call: 988 then press 1 or text: 838255
- www.veteranscrisisline.net
The Veterans Crisis Line serves Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them.
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