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Are you or a friend coping with a family conflict like separated, divorced, drug addicted, abused or abusive parents?
family
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Are you or a friend coping with a problem friendship, boyfriend, girlfriend, authority figure, cult or gang?
relationships
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Are you or a friend coping with poor self-esteem, stress, anxiety, loneliness, grief, anger or depression?
feelings
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Are you or a friend coping with depression or thoughts of suicide?
suicide
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Are you or a friend coping with a lack of basic needs like food, clothing, housing, employment, or trouble at school?
basic needs
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Are you or a friend coping with prejudice, neglect, emotional, physical or sexual abuse, survival sex, prostitution, domestic violence or crime?
abuse
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Are you or a friend coping with a physical disability, sexually transmitted disease (STD), HIV/AIDS, self-harm, a psychiatric or eating disorder?
health
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Are you or a friend coping with questions about sexuality, sexual hygiene, a pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease (STD) or HIV/AIDS?
sex
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Are you or a friend coping with tobacco, alcohol, street drugs or prescription drugs?
drugs & alcohol
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Are you or a friend coping with thoughts of leaving home, running away or are you already homeless?
running away
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Do I lack basic needs?
If you answer yes to two or more of the questions below, you might benefit from talking to someone you trust to help meet your basic needs.
What are basic needs?
Am I lacking basic needs?
How do I get help?
How can Nineline help me?
meet a Covenant House kid
visit our forum on basic needs
download info on basic needs (pdf)
abuse information for caregivers
2. Do you eat less than three meals a day?
3. Do you ever go a day without eating at all?
4. Is your clothing often inappropriate for the weather?
5. Is your clothing often inappropriate for school or work?
6. Is your living situation unstable?
Do you move frequently?
7. Do you often find you have no water or heat in your home?
8. Are you temporarily or permanently homeless?
9. Are you missing a lot of school?
10. When you are there do you find it hard to concentrate?
11. Are you struggling with your grades?
12. Are you having trouble getting or keeping a job?