Out Youth offers individual counseling and peer support to youth after a brief intake process. All of these services are offered at our drop-in-center (the Out Youth house), which is open three evenings a week.

Counseling: Out Youth provides one-on-one counseling as requested by youth. Sessions are available with staff during the day Monday through Friday or during drop-in-center hours in the evenings. Youth frequently require counseling relating to issues of coming out, abuse, depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies, dropping out of school, relationship issues, becoming homeless, and HIV. Approximately 30% to 40% of our youth receive individual counseling.

Peer Support: Out Youth's peer support groups are important in helping youth feel less isolated in dealing with difficulties related to sexual orientation. Support groups are one hour in length and occur on Wednesday and Sunday evenings. Frequent topics include coming out to parents and family, loneliness, relationships, school, fear of AIDS, and what it means to be "a sexual minority." Peer support services also include our youth providing support via email to rural and other isolated youth who are dealing with sexual orientation issues.