Teen & Young Adult Resources

Discover Helpful Resources Here to Support Teens and Young Adults

The resources on this list offer free, confidential helplines and other services. All are available to Oklahoma youth and young adults. If you have any questions about our resilience-building resources, please contact us.

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Mental Health

Substance Use

Dating Violence / Sexual Assault

Sexual Health / Teen Pregnancy Prevention

LGBTQ+

Housing

Health Services

Legal Support

Mental Health

Information on mental health care and resources to help youth and young adults connect with mental health professionals who can provide support during times of crisis and/or emotional distress.
Teens at Lake

Crisis Text Line

Nonjudgmental crisis support.

 

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Oklahoma

Support groups, resources, education.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Crisis support from Oklahoma’s mental health lifeline.

Youth Crisis Mobile Response

Confidential crisis line.

 

Northcare

Sliding scale fee counseling for youth.

Red Rock Behavioral Health Services

Outpatient counseling, substance use services, court services, and community housing.

CREOKS (Tulsa Area)

Comprehensive health, wellness, and social services, including mental health services.

Youth Services of Tulsa -- Counseling Team

Individual and family counseling on an income-based sliding scale. Counseling services are available for youth ages 12-18 if still in high school.

Substance Use

Information on substance use disorders with resources for treatment and recovery.

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for Teens

Substance abuse resources for teens.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

National helpline for substance abuse and mental health services.

Truth Initiative

Online quitting program and support.

Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline

Free quit smoking or vaping support/resources.

HOPE Testing Vending Machine (Tulsa)

 

Hope’s vending machine contains FREE sterile syringes, safer sex kits (including a variety of condoms and lubricant), nasal Narcan, and other safer sex and harm reduction supplies.

Dating Violence / Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence

Resources aimed at disrupting and preventing unhealthy relationships and intimate partner violence through information, support, and advocacy.
Friends Sitting Together

Love is respect

Offers 24/7 information, support, and advocacy.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Offers 24/7 support for you and others.

 

YWCA OKC

Helpline, hospital advocacy, counseling, and other health services.

 

National Sexual Assault Hotline

24/7 confidential helpline.

Domestic Violence Intervention Services (Tulsa)

24-Hour Information & Crisis Line

 

Family Safety Center (Tulsa)

Wrap-around victim services, assistance obtaining protective orders for victims of domestic violence, forensic medical assistance, and legal support.

 

Child Advocacy Network (Tulsa)

Collaborative intervention services for child abuse victims. 

 

Sexual Health / Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Resources that aim to support sexual health in teens and help prevent unplanned pregnancies.

 

AMAZE

Sexual health education and resources.

Guiding Right

No-cost STI screenings (walk-ins and appointments welcome).

Teen Clinic by Variety Care (OKC Metro)

No-cost birth control, STI screenings, pregnancy tests, and emergency contraception (by appointment).

Take Control Initiative

Offers free birth control in Tulsa County. Some services may be available to residents of other counties in Oklahoma. Refer to website for details. 

  • takecontrolinitiative.org
  • Provides free access to all birth control methods, IUD and implant removals, Lyft rides to partner clinics, and morning-after pill kits for eligible individuals. They also offer education workshops for community members, referral trainings for partner organizations, and training opportunities for healthcare providers.
  • Free Morning After Pill Kits
  • The kit includes a morning-after pill, condoms, pregnancy tests and lube
  • Helpline: Text (539) 302-3615

Tulsa Health Department

Confidential STI Testing

Amplify Youth Collective (Tulsa)

Offers curriculum trainings, best practice trainings, and positive youth development trainings for youth-serving professionals. 

Youth Services of Tulsa - Health Services Program

Providing health education and connecting youth to the preventative care and health care they need. The program encourages adolescents to take responsibility for their health and their future.

Teen Clinic - Hope Testing (Tulsa)

Health services for hepatitis C, HIV, and other STIs Open to all, and through outreach across Oklahoma focused on the most at-risk.

Teen Clinic - Community Health Connection (Tulsa)

Website: Teen Clinic – Community Health Connection

Three locations in Tulsa:

  • Kendall-Whittier location (walk-ins welcome): 
  • 2321 East 3rd Street, Tulsa OK 74104
  • Hours: Friday 1-6pm 
  • Ellen Ochoa location (walk-ins welcome)
  • 12020 East 31st St, Tulsa OK 74146
  • Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 1-6pm
  • Youth Services of Tulsa location (walk-ins welcome)
  • 1001-A East 3rd Street, Tulsa OK 74120
  • Hours: Monday – Friday 8am-6pm

LGBTQ+

Resources for youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or any other identity who may be in crisis, feeling suicidal, and/or in need of a safe and judgment-free space.
Friends Talking Outside

LGBT National Help Center

Support through hotlines and chatrooms.

 

Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Supporting equal rights through advocacy, education, and programs.

 

Freedom Oklahoma

Community building, support group, and advocacy.

Q Chat Space

Live chats and professionally facilitated discussion groups.

The Trevor Project

Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people aged 13-24.

Trans Lifeline

Peer support service run by trans people for trans and questioning callers. Operators are all trans-identified and located across the U.S. and Canada.

Youth Services of Tulsa LGBTQ+ Team

LGBTQ+ programming and GSAs for youth.

How Healthcare Bias Puts LGBTQ+ People of Color at Risk

Article includes legal resources for addressing healthcare bias.

Guide to LGBTQIA+ Campgrounds & Camping

This article explores the obstacles the LGBTQIA+ community faces when spending time camping and in nature. Offers helpful tips for combatting that obstacle. 

Housing

Housing resources for youth in Oklahoma.

 

PIVOT

Counseling, educational and vocational services, prevention, intervention, and diversion services.

Sisu Youth Services

LGBTQ+ affirming shelter and care for unhoused youth.

Youth Services of Tulsa - Housing Services

Helping youth, ages 16 to 24 who are currently experiencing homelessness through housing assistance and support services. Intensive case management services focus on life skills, employment and education so youth can gain the skills needed to move towards self-sufficiency and out of homelessness.

Health Services

Resources to help teens and young adults access affordable health care.
Teens Sitting Outside

Variety Care

Sliding-fee scale healthcare. Documented and undocumented people are accepted.

 

Diversity Family Health

Patients of Diversity Family Health are provided primary care services in an environment free of discrimination and bias.

 

Hope Testing (Tulsa)

Provides health services for hepatitis C, HIV, and other STIs at the Tulsa clinic.

  • Website: Home – H.O.P.E. Testing
  • 3345 E 51st Street Tulsa, OK 74135
  • (918) 749-8378
  • Hours:
    • Monday and Thursday: 11am-2:30pm (appointment only)
    • Thursdays: 3-6:30pm (walk-ins welcome)
    • Teen Clinic: Mondays 3-6pm (walk-ins welcome)

 

Diversity Family Health (Tulsa)

Offers competent care for the LGBTQ+ community in northeast Oklahoma.