Resources
Collective Wellness is part of a Pittsburgh-area network embracing a holistic approach to well-being. By connecting clients with additional services, we enhance psychotherapy and provide comprehensive support. Explore the resources below to support your wellness journey.
Emergency
If you are experiencing a clinical emergency (e.g., feeling at risk of harming yourself or someone else), please consider the following options:
- Call 911.
- Visit the nearest Emergency Room.
- Call UPMC’s Re:solve Crisis Network at 1-888-7-YOUCAN (1-888-796-8226).
For more information about the Re:solve Crisis Network, click here
If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, Call 988 to talk with someone at the National Suicide Hotline or click here to text.
Sexual Violence & Advocacy
PAAR (Pittsburgh Action Against Rape)
The only agency in Allegheny County solely devoted to the issue of sexual violence. PAAR was the first victim service agency in Allegheny County, and one of the first rape crisis centers in the nation. As of today, PAAR is the only agency in Allegheny County solely devoted to the issue of sexual violence. PAAR provides comprehensive services to victims of sexual violence and to their families, serving children and adults of all gender identities, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network)
Supporting Survivors, Cultivating Community, Pursuing Justice
RAINN is committed to supporting survivors of sexual violence, cultivating communities of anti-sexual violence activism, and promoting policies that deliver justice and hold perpetrators accountable.
Crisis
Resolve: 1-888-7-YOU-CAN
Resolve is available 24/7/365. Call them and they will support you in the moment with crisis support, referrals, and intervention.
Gambling Problem?
The CCGP is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the National Council on Problem Gambling. Our purpose is to educate and share information on problem gambling and to provide resources for help.
Call 1-800-Gambler (1-800-426-2537) or visit pacouncil.com
Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQIA+) youth ages 13-24. If you’re thinking about suicide, you deserve immediate help – please call the Trevor Lifeline at 866-488-7386.
Trans LifeLine: 877-565-8860
Grassroots organization offering emotional and financial support to trans folx in crisis.
Community
YWCA
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s Center for Race & Gender Equity provides training, organizes events, engages in advocacy, and builds community around the vision of a world in which all women and girls, especially women and girls of color, have equitable access to personal and professional opportunities, free from racial injustice.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
AFSP is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy.
Equality Center
Pittsburgh Equality Center serves as a bridge that promotes education, advocacy, and social justice for all LGBTQIA+ people and allies in Western Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy
The Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy seeks to advance equity for autistic people in all realms of life. PCAA believes in inclusive education, policy, and community for autistic people and all people with disabilities. We work to make autistic voices heard in conversations about autism and empower autistic leaders in our community using principles of the disability rights movement and intersectional feminism.
Dreams of Hope
Dreams of Hope provides Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ youth a welcoming environment to grow in confidence, express themselves and develop as leaders by creating art. Through the program, youth create visual art, music, films, poetry, theater and dance routines. Their creative contributions educate audiences, build awareness and increase acceptance.
PFLAG
PFLAG Pittsburgh focuses on building a loving support network that helps with education and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ people. They celebrate and affirm all people who are part of the queer community.
Domestic Violence
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
WCS is a source of hope for survivors of domestic abuse. By offering a holistic approach to healing, our programs and services provide the safety and support survivors deserve. We welcome survivors of domestic violence at different stages in their journey and work with them to meet their personal, individual needs.
Blackburn Center Greensburg
Blackburn Center advocates for the rights of all individuals to live free from domestic and sexual violence in their homes and communities by eliminating the root causes of this violence and providing for the well-being and safety of survivors/victims.
Medical
Metro Community Health Center
Metro Community Health Center is an integrated medical, mental health, and dental clinic located in Swissvale. Our providers collaborate with each other to treat every aspect of a patient’s health, all under one roof. We offer all of our services to everyone, regardless of identity, income, insurance status, or the ability to pay.
Central Outreach
Central Outreach offers PrEP and free STD testing in Pittsburgh, Aliquippa, Erie, and Washington, Pennsylvania. Central Outreach Wellness Center is a holistic, multicultural, LGBTQ+, HIV, and Hep C health organization that offers medical and mental health services to low-income individuals. They have free electrolysis for trans clients and free prescriptions at the pharmacy for patients, andwaive all co-pays for treatments and prescriptions.