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Everyone needs support sometimes. But reaching out can be difficult. At some point, you may have talked yourself out of sharing a challenging experience with phrases like:<\/p>\n
No matter who you turn to or where you go for help, YOU are worthy of support!<\/p>\n
People react to experiences in different ways. And our need for support may look different based on our identities and experiences.
For people of color, experiences of racism and discrimination can be traumatic and, over time, harm our psyche and affect our mental health and the way we move through the world.<\/p>\n
Reaching out can feel especially difficult when you feel like no one understands you or you fear people will judge you. And getting support can feel even more complicated if you lack health insurance or access to easy transportation.<\/p>\n
If you need support but haven\u2019t found someone you can trust, don\u2019t have insurance, or can\u2019t travel easily, we\u2019re here to help. Get free, confidential support wherever you are from a person of color by calling our Racial Equity Support Line<\/b> \u2013 an emotional support helpline led and staffed by those who experience racism and discrimination. *<\/p>\n
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\u201cI didn\u2019t know a line like this existed,\u201d a caller said to a Racial Equity Support Line counselor. When you call 503-575-3764, you\u2019ll talk with a person of color who gets what you\u2019re going through \u2013 someone like Martin<\/a>. You can talk freely and openly about the issues you\u2019re experiencing and know that what you say will be validated and understood. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”25px||10px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n * We are deeply disappointed to share that\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>he<\/span>\u00a0Racial Equity Support Line\u00a0<\/span><\/span>closed on June 30, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0due to the\u00a0<\/span>conclusion<\/span>\u00a0of pandemic-era funding from the Oregon Health Authority.\u00a0<\/span>Whil<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0this change is deeply felt<\/span>, our commitment to ensuring\u00a0<\/span>communities of color have access to the support they need\u00a0<\/span>remains<\/span>\u00a0unchanged<\/span>. View other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>culturally specific resources available in Oregon<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>call 988 in Oregon and talk to a caring Lines for Life counselor<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0trained to respond without assumptions, support without judgement, and de-escalate without force.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lines for Life is working to change that through its Racial Equity Support Line, a helpline staffed entirely by professionals of color who understand the unique challenges BIPOC individuals face.\u201d Include footnote message included below.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Todos necesitamos apoyo a veces. Pero pedir ayuda puede ser dif\u00edcil. En alg\u00fan momento, es posible que te hayas convencido a ti mismo de no compartir una experiencia dif\u00edcil.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health-awareness-month"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281176"}],"curies":[{"name":"\u00a1Buen juego!","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}