Resources for Support
If you are a student in the Buncombe County School system and you have experienced bullying or harassment at school or a school event or on a bus, you can make an anonymous report at 828-225-5292
Hotlines and Helplines
Below is a list of major U.S. hotlines that are available 24 hours a day for support and peer advice.
If you are afraid that you may hurt yourself or someone else, please call #911 now!
(866) 488-7386
The Trevor Project
(888) 843-4564
(youth serving youth through age 25)
(800) 246-7743
1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)
National AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-AIDS
In Spanish: (800) 344-7432
TDD: (800) 243-7889
1 (828) 586-8958
www.mountainyouthresources.org
12 Ravenscroft Drive Asheville, NC 28801
1 (828) 253-7233
Contact Katie Levy, Youth Mediation Coordinator
The Mediation Center
40 N. French Broad Avenue
Asheville 28801
Tel: (828) 251-6089, ext. 14
katielevy@mediatebuncombe.org
www.mediatebuncombe.org
Any youth can ask for mediation with their parent/guardian etc.
The Mediation Center will then call the other party and they must consent to the mediation.
Other Resources
A national social justice organization working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people to strengthen the role of young people in the LGBTQ rights movement.
1638 R. Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
800.541.6922
Support Books and Videos
Youth OUTRight is currently in the process of building a lending library of books, CDs and DVDs that will be available free of charge to YOR members and parents. If you are interested in making a financial or resource contribution to help build our library, please contact us for more information.
(requires a YO account)
Facilitator Schedule
(Password required)
