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      • How Animal Farm by George Orwell Still Speaks Today
      • How To Train Your Hyper-Realistic Live Action Reboot
      • Absense of August
      • Art fight Collection
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      • The Overconsumption Cycle
      • My Experience Being Painfully Insecure.
      • An Age-Old Question
      • They Hate Us Cause They Ain't Us
      • Transgressions Against the Father
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      • The Black Phone 2: More is Less
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      • White Hair Braiders
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      • They Could've Made Anything, but They Chose This Book
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      • The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate is Love
      • Is it Possible to Separate Art From the Artist?
      • Take Things Seriously
      • Blood-Covered "Love"
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      • Iron Lung Review
      • Night In the Woods Analysis: The Hole At The Center Of Everything
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Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network: 
1-800-656-4673

24/7 help is available
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-8255 
24/7 help is available
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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
1-800-826-3632
24/7 help is available


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​Teen Line
1-800-852-8336
6 p.m. to  10 p.m. pacific time every night
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TMS for Depression:
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is an FDA-cleared therapy option for those struggling with treatment-resistant depression.​
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The Trevor Project:
866-488-7386 
The Trevor Project offers support to the LGBTQ young adult community. 
​24/7 help is available
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The Recovery Village:
855.977.6978
To cope with the pain of domestic and sexual abuse, some victims turn to the use of drugs and alcohol. Our mission is to be a support resource for those coping with these issues.
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Abuse and Domestic Violence (loveisrespect):
1-866-331-9474

24/7 help is available
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“an interpersonal, interactive process whereby a person receives social recognition and support for their gender identity and expression.” 
Gender affirming healthcare can include therapy to address feelings of gender dysphoria, as well as medical treatments that help individuals achieve physical characteristics that better align with their gender identity with heathcare plans from childhood to adulthood.​
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National Eating Disorder Association:
1-800-931-2237

Monday through Thursday, from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 
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General Crisis Text Line:
Text SUPPORT to 741-741
The Crisis Text Line extends to everyone. 24/7 help is available
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National Alliance on Mental Illness: 
1-800-950-6264

Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Bankrate
website
Non-U.S. citizens face a range of difficulties when they arrive in America, including figuring out how to keep their money safe and avoiding fees for check-cashing services. Our experts at Bankrate created a guide that provides information on ways non-U.S citizens can open a bank account to safeguard their funds and build financial wealth.
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The Cerebral Palsy Guide has compiled the most in depth resources nationwide to help guide and serve all families with disabilities caused by physical birth injuries.
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  • Home
    • LGBTQ+ Resources
    • Student Businesses
  • Meet Us
    • Socials >
      • Google Forms
  • This Month
    • BALM Radio >
      • September 2025
      • October 2025
      • November 2025
      • February 2026
      • March 2026
    • Op-Eds >
      • Anybody can be Spider-Man
      • Ramadan
      • The Pocketbook Bargain
      • It's time to start indulging
      • Your Abusive Boyfriend Is Not DL
      • Know Your Rights: What To Do Around Ice
    • CREATIVE WRITING >
      • Invisible Thread
      • Dear Jane Doe
      • What Could I Be
      • Weather Boy
      • I hate you
      • My Beautiful Spring
      • I, Who Have Worn Many Faces
      • Creativity Is A Burden On The Creative
      • Arrow Through The Chest
      • Deathbott Chapter 5
      • YOLO OR YËAT
      • Deathbott Chapter 6
    • Artist Corner >
      • Dream Sweet in Sea Major
      • Dog.
      • When you have a bat, everything looks like a ball.
      • Deathbott Character Art
    • Media Reviews >
      • Danganronpa Trial 3's: They Suck
      • And I Wonder (Kanye West)
      • So…What’s Up With REANIMAL?
    • Sports Panel >
      • Boys Swim: Senior Highlight
      • Girls Swim: Senior Highlight
      • Girls Basketball: Senior Highlight
  • Featured Article
    • The Queen Is Dead
    • Know Your Rights: What To Do Around Ice
  • Teacher's Corner
    • Teachers Corner: DeVaul
    • Teachers Corner: Ejzak: How to Combat chatGPT? Embrace the Same Anti-Authoritarian Teaching Practices We Should’ve Been Doing All Along
    • Teacher's Corner: Mr. Hazzard's Love Letter To Brooks
    • Teacher's Corner: Gordon
    • Teacher's Corner: Wilde
    • Teacher's Corner: David
    • Teacher's Corner: Ejzak
    • Teacher's Corner: Rago
  • Archive
    • 9.25 >
      • Two
      • Young and Pretty
      • Chimeras: Growing Up in Majority-White and Majority-Black Schools
      • My Favorite Color Used To Be Pink
      • Good Mother
      • Cancel the Mouse: Why New Disney Sucks
      • Is Hope the New Punk Rock?: Superman Movie Review
    • 10.25 >
      • Ignorance Is PURE Bliss
      • The Subjectivity of Creativity: How Wrongful Interpretation is Dangerous
      • Petty Games
      • If You're So Wise, Why Do You Come Off So Passionless?
      • How Animal Farm by George Orwell Still Speaks Today
      • How To Train Your Hyper-Realistic Live Action Reboot
      • Absense of August
      • Art fight Collection
    • 11.25 >
      • The Overconsumption Cycle
      • My Experience Being Painfully Insecure.
      • An Age-Old Question
      • They Hate Us Cause They Ain't Us
      • Transgressions Against the Father
      • Watership Down
      • The Black Phone 2: More is Less
      • How Fish Became Gods
    • 1.26 >
      • The Concept of One Individual
      • Police & Black Americans—The Battle for Civil Rights
      • White Hair Braiders
      • The Dust Under My Bed
      • Popular (Wicked)
      • “Carpe Diem, Seize The Day.” - A Media Review On Dead Poets Society
      • They Could've Made Anything, but They Chose This Book
    • 2.26 >
      • The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate is Love
      • Is it Possible to Separate Art From the Artist?
      • Take Things Seriously
      • Blood-Covered "Love"
      • Sunflower
      • Iron Lung Review
      • Night In the Woods Analysis: The Hole At The Center Of Everything