Social & Emotional Resources
Source of website and helpline information:
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Missouri Department of Mental Health, and National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (2012)
Youth Mental Health First Aid USA For Adults Assisting Young People
WEBSITE RESOURCES (by topic):
Anxiety/Panic Attacks
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behaviors
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Resource Center
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Bullying
Banish Bullying - see attached file below
Depression
Eating Disorders
Iowa AEA Mental Health Website:
Mental health professionals from Iowa's nine AEAs recently collaborated to create a website for Iowans who are searching for mental health assistance. The website came from a request by the state legislature to help educators, parents, and student navigate resources related to mental health and well-being in Iowa. In addition to AEA contacts for the schools, the site provides contacts for the home setting from Iowa's Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS).
Mental Illness
Substance Abuse
Suicide
Violence
HELPLINES:
Dial 2-1-1
United Way of the Midlands offers a hotline service available to anyone in the state of Nebraska, as well as Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties. Individuals may dial the 2-1-1 number free of charge to be connected to non-emergency health and human services. If you cannot reach 2-1-1, please call 402-444-6666 (NOTE: this call may result in long distance charges).
An alcohol, drugs, problem gambling or suicide hotline, answered 24/7/365 by caring professionals.
Call: (855) 581-8111 or Text: (855) 895-8398 or use the online chat function on the website.
Your Life Iowa is funded by the Iowa Department of Human Services and is your link to the most recent behavioral health information and resources.
Iowa AEA Mental Health Website:
Mental health professionals from Iowa's nine AEAs recently collaborated to create a website for Iowans who are searching for mental health assistance. The website came from a request by the state legislature to help educators, parents, and student navigate resources related to mental health and well-being in Iowa. In addition to AEA contacts for the schools, the site provides contacts for the home setting from Iowa's Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS).
Hope 4 Iowa Hotline
1-844-673-4469
Your Life Your Voice (Boys Town)
1-800-448-3000
Alateen
1-800-352-9996
American Psychiatric Association Answer Center
1-888-35-PSYCH (77924)
American Psychological Association Public Education Line
1-800-964-2000
Bullying and Suicide Prevention Helpline
1-855-581-8111 or text "TALK" to 85511
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Online chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Text: Hello to 741741
National Youth Crisis Hotline
1-800-442-HOPE (4673)
Treatment Referral Helpline
1-800-662-HELP
Reach Out
1-800-448-3000
SUPPORT GROUP WEBSITES:
OTHER RESOURCES:
Books available in the Guidance Office:
(these may be checked out as available)
Next to Nothing by Carrie Arnold; A firsthand account of one teenager's experience with an eating disorder.
When a Friend Dies by Marilyn E. Gootman; A book that speaks directly and simply to anyone who has suffered the loss of a friend.
Monochrome Days by Cait Irwin; A firsthand account of one teenager's experience with depression.
Alateen, Hope for Children of Alcoholics; This book offers hope, healing, and recovery for children of alcoholics.
Reviving Ophelia, Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher; This book offers parents compassion, strength, and strategies to help girls with issues such as depression, eating disorders, addictions, and suicide attempts.