Resources
There are plenty of places locally and on the web where you can go to get support and information. Here are some of those resource, but there are plenty more that we haven't yet included.
Local
Akron
Pride Center
(330) 253-2220
info@akronpridecenter.org
Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays of Akron
(330)
342-5825
Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and
Gays of Cleveland
info@pflagcleveland.org
Awakenings GLBT Support Group of Brecksville, Ohio
Family Connection Lesbian/Gay Parents
(330) 677-9856
Gay Fathers & Husbands
The Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Greater Cleveland
(216) 651-LGBT or 1-888-GAY-8761
Akron Area National Organization for Women
(330) 253-7151
Townhall II (counseling services)
(330) 678-HELP
Hotlines
Akron AIDS Hotline
(330) 375-2000
(office number)
(330) 375-AIDS (24 hour hotline)
Ohio STD/AIDS Hotline (24 hours)
1-800-332-2437
National Gay and Lesbian Hotline
1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)
(M-F 4pm-midnight)
National Center for Disease Control HIV/AIDS/STD Hotline (24 hours)
1-800-342-2437
Safer Futures of Portage County Domestic Abuse Hotline (24 hours)
(330) 673-2500
Cleveland Rape Crisis Hotline (24 hours)
(216) 619-6192
National Hate Crime Hotline (24 hours)
(208) 246-2292
National Gay & Lesbian Youth Hotline
Monday - Saturday 6:30 - 9:30pm
(800) 347-8336
Cleveland LGBT Community Center Hotline
1-888-GAY-8761
Suicide
Hotline for LGBT Youth
1-4UTREVOR (4887386) (24 hours)