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Help and advice

YouthLine: 1-877-553-TEEN or (503) 244-1611: http://oregonyouthline.org/

Teen volunteers answer the line Mondays through Fridays from 4-9 pm, and adults who answer Oregon Partnership’s Alcohol and Drug HelpLine and the Suicide LifeLine answer YouthLine during all other hours, making it available 24/7.
LiveWire: http://www.golivewire.com

Advice by and for teens.
Office of Youth Violence Prevention: http://www.portlandonline.com/safeyouth/index.cfm?c=49757

Find out what help may be available for youth experiencing violence.
STRYVE Training: http://www.safeyouth.gov/Training/Pages/Training.aspx

Watch short videos to learn about violence affecting youth and how communities can unite both to prevent violence and to heal after violence has occurred. From STRYVE: Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere.
Janus Youth Programs: Runaway and Homeless Youth: http://www.janusyouth.org/explore-resources/runaway-and-homeless.php

Help for runaway and homeless youth.
New Avenues for Youth: http://www.newavenues.org/

Empowering homeless youth to exit street life.
Outside In Youth Services: http://www.outsidein.org

"Helping Portland's homeless youth transition off the streets and into stable lives."
Portland Copwatch: http://www.portlandcopwatch.org

"Portland Copwatch is a grassroots, volunteer organization promoting police accountability through citizen action."
Portland Public Schools Teen Parent Services: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/education-options/745.htm

"Teen Parent Services (TPS) provides support for young men and women who are pregnant and parenting."
Sexual Assault Resource Center: http://www.sarcoregon.org/

SARC helps survivors of sexual assault, both past and present, with a 24 hour crisis line (503-640-5311 Toll free: 1-888-640-5311) and other services.
Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center: http://www.smyrc.org

"A safe place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans youth under 24."
Trevor Project Lifeline: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

"If you’re a young person looking for someone to listen and understand without judgment or if you’re feeling suicidal, please call The Trevor Lifeline now at 866-488-7386." The site also has information about the warning signs of suicide and how you can help others.
Youth Faces the Law: A Juvenile Rights Handbook: http://www.osbar.org/public/pamphlets/youthlaw/youth_index.html

From the Oregon State Bar Association. En español también.