Phone and Text Helplines
Click on the headings below to find important numbers and links.
Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.
Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and non-credit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.
More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.
Tri-C's Workforce Training provides both non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses to assist individuals with skills leading to employment. Tri-C's Corporate College provides professional development and corporate training opportunities.
Tri-C offers a variety of affordable and convenient community programs for both adults and youth. These programs are designed to promote individual development.
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Get answers to your frequently asked questions from navigating the website to programs and services.
Click on the headings below to find important numbers and links.
Mental Health Emergencies
Cuyahoga County: 216-623-6888 (also for emergency shelter/housing)
www.frontlineservice.org
Medina County: 330-725-9195
www.alternativepaths.org
Lorain County: 1-800-888-6161
Summit County: 330-434-9144
Suicide Prevention
Call 800-273-TALK (8255)
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Online Chat: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat
• Spanish Speaking: 888-628-9454
• Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Speech Impaired: 800-799-4889
Crisis Textline
Text “4HOPE” to 741741 (Ohio only)
Text “GO” to 741741 (Nationwide)
www.crisistextline.org/textline
Spanish Speaking Available
*Offers emotional support; doesn't have to be an emergency.
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Call OR Text: 216-619-6192 or 440-423-2020
Online Chat: clevelandrapecrisis.org/chat
Domestic Violence Center
216-391-HELP (4357)
www.dvcac.org
Human Trafficking Hotline
888-373-7888 or
Text “HELP” or “INFO” to 233733
www.humantraffickinghotline.org
Ohio SafeLine
800-720-9616
https://recoveryohio.gov/resources/all-resources/ohio-careline
*Offers emotional support; doesn't have to be an emergency.
Runaway Safeline
Call 800-786-2929 or Text “SAFE” and your current location to 69866
www.1800runaway.org
Sexual Assault Hotline
800-656-HOPE (4673)
https://hotline.rainn.org
Online Chat: online.rainn.org
The Trevor Lifeline: Preventing Suicide Among LGBTQ+ Youth
Call 866-488-7386
Text “Start” to 678678
Online Chat: 7 days/week: 3-9 p.m. www.thetrevorproject.org
Transgender Lifeline
877-565-8860
www.translifeline.org
Veterans Crisis Line
Call: 800-273-8255 (Press 1) Text: 838255
Counseling and Psychological Services
216-987-6000, Option #4 (Specify campus when you call)
www.tri-c.edu/counseling
Campus Police and Security Services
Emergency: 216-987-4911
Non-emergency: 216-987-4325
www.tri-c.edu/campuspolice
Student Accessibility Services
www.tri-c.edu/SAS
Campus Food Banks/Pantries
www.tri-c.edu/foodbank
Office of Student Affairs
www.tri-c.edu/studentaffairs
Title IX/Sexual Harassment
216-987-3949
www.tri-c.edu/titleix
TRIO Services
www.tri-c.edu/trio-programs
Veteran Services and Programs
www.tri-c.edu/veterans
Alcoholics Anonymous
216-241-7387
www.aacle.org
Child Abuse Hotline
216-696-KIDS (5437)
https://hhs.cuyahogacounty.us/divisions/
detail/children-and-family-services
Circle Health Services
216-721-4010
www.circlehealthservices.org
Free medical, dental, and mental health services upon qualification
Cutting/Self-Injury
800-DONTCUT (366-8288)
www.selfinjury.com
Eating Disorders
Text NEDA to 741741
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Elder Abuse Hotline
216-420-6700
https://hhs.cuyahogacounty.us/
programs/detail/adult-protective-services
First Call for Help
216-436-2000 or dial 211
www.211oh.org
Referrals for emergency housing, food, health, social and government resources
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
216-738-2265
www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
216-651-5428
www.lgbtcleveland.org
Narcotics Anonymous
888-438-4673
www.na.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
216-875-7776
www.namigreatercleveland.org