WJCS Center Lane is where LGBTQ+ youth create community, connect with culture, and contribute to the world!

Our Mission: Advocate | Educate | Celebrate. To further the cause of inclusion, diversity, and pride through education, advocacy, and celebration. Sign up on the website to receive a weekly e-newsletter providing timely resources, events, etc.

Half of Us provides resources for all types of mental health concerns, as well as offering ways to call or text for immediate help.

The goal of this website is to offer information and tools to individuals who are affected by an eating disorder and to their families. Individuals and families who learn about the complexity of eating disorders are better equipped to make continuing, tangible progress.

HRC advocates for LGBTQ equality and educates the public about LGBTQ issues.

GLAAD is a LGBTQ Media Advocacy organization. Their website offers a wealth of information, resources, news, and initiatives, including youth programs.

Positive Youth Development (PYD), harm reduction and trauma-informed care are the theoretical frameworks in which we ground our programming. Our programs and services are all designed to help young people reach their full potential.

The Tyler Clementi Foundation was founded by the Clementi family to prevent bullying through inclusion and the assertion of dignity and acceptance as a way to honor the memory of Tyler: a son, a brother, and a friend.

The leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for LGBTQ students.

PMHS junior Jordan Schwarz explains the realities around the need for gender neutral bathrooms. “I have never used the bathroom at PMHS. I do not feel comfortable using bathrooms labeled “girls” or “boys”, as I identity as non-binary.”

Especially during the pandemic, it can be hard to tell what is typical teen behavior and when it would be beneficial to see a professional. For suggestions on places to look for help in answering this question, inside Pelham schools and outside, read more here.

At this extremely difficult time managing anxiety and stress levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be looking for mental health support for yourself or a loved one. Once you decide, you may be concerned about the cost. Pelham Together has researched a number of provider options in lower Westchester County, including the insurance they accept.

Written by women of color, this guide lists mental health resources created specifically for BIPOC individuals.

Online screenings for a variety of mental health conditions.

Online courses that offer the opportunity to learn coping and holistic healing skills from licensed psychotherapists at an affordable price.

From Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization.

Terms related to sexual orientation and gender diversity have been defined in several APA documents. Due to the developing understanding of constructs, shifting usage of terms, and contextual focus of these documents, the definitions vary somewhat. This resource provides definitions and their sources.