Embedded Files
Family Resources & Community Resources
Family Resources & Community Resources
Call 211 for community resources – Impact in Milwaukee covers Racine County. If 211 does not work from your phone, call toll-free at 866-211-3380, and also report the issue. Searchable online database is available at: http://www.impactinc.org/
24-hour mental health crisis intervention, information, referral and listening support. English and Spanish speaking counselors available. Call, text, chat with your local 211 to speak with a community resource specialist in your area who will help you find services and resources that are available to you including:
Supplemental food and nutrition programs, shelter/housing options, utilities assistance, emergency information, disaster relief, employment and education resources, health care, vaccination, and health epidemic information, addiction prevention and rehabilitation programs, mental health or special needs support groups, domestic abuse victim assistance
Child Mind Institute: The Child Mind Institute is an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders.
https://racine.extension.wisc.edu/family-living/family-living-news-events/ This site provides links to MANY resources.
Racine County Crisis Services 24-hour help line: (262) 638-6741
Trevor Project 24-hour national hotline for suicidal LGBT teens: 1 (866) 488-7386
LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin: (262) 664-4100
Campus Pride: Building Future Leaders & Safer, More LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities Since 2001. Within the website there are numerous resources that may be helpful to youth considering college, including a "ranking" tab to look at the inclusivity practices of certain schools.
National Alliance on Mental Illness-Racine: (262) 637-0582
Focus on Community’s Teen Peer Educators program, in part for connecting troubled teens with peer mentors: (262) 632-6200. Ask for Jason Meekma or Alicia Barreto.
Kenosha Human Development Services 24-hour crisis line, serving Kenosha and Racine counties: (262) 657-7188
Fight to End Exploitation (FEE) is a 501(c)(3) organization that aims to eradicate human trafficking and exploitation through prevention, intervention, and restoration and prioritizes multidisciplinary collaboration within the anti-trafficking field.
Rape, Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(800) 656-HOPE
Calling the National Sexual Assault Hotline gives you access to a range of free services including:
Confidential support from a trained staff member, support finding a local health facility that is trained to care for survivors of sexual assault and offers services like sexual assault forensic exams, someone to help you talk through what happened, local resources that can assist with your next steps toward healing and recover, referrals for long term support in your area, information about the laws in your community.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
If students are experiencing a crisis or are struggling with suicidal thoughts, they can call 1-800-273-8255 or dial 998 on their phones.
TrevorLifeline for LGBTQ+ youth
Youth can call the TrevorLifeline at 866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678.
This website has free videos, guided meditations, and more resources for teens to learn about mindfulness to deal with stress.
Unicef has mental health resources for youth experiencing cyberbullying, distress during COVID-19, and more.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI has free resources to support teens dealing with mental illness and life changes.
Youth can find a Safe Place near them by texting “safe” and their current location (city/state/zip) to 4HELP (44357). They will be connected with the closest Safe Place to them as well as an option to text with a mental health professional.
OTHER RESOURCES
OTHER RESOURCES
National Parent Teacher Association provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child and the best tools to help their children be safe, healthy and successful in school and in life.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Assisting parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents.
American Counseling Association
The official website of the American Counseling Association
American School Health Association
The American School Health Association unites the many professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children. The Association, a multidisciplinary organization of administrators, counselors, dentists, health educators, physical educators, school nurses and school physicians, advocates high-quality school health instruction, health services and a healthful school environment.
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
Call or TEXT: 1-800-4-a-child or 1-800-422-4453
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse.. Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24
hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. The hotline
offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All calls are confidential.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-SAFE (7233) If you’re unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.
Thehotline.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline provides lifesaving tools and immediate support to enable victims to find safety and live lives free of abuse.Highly trained, experienced advocates offer compassionate support, crisis intervention information, educational services and referral services in more than 200 languages. Visitors to this site can find information about domestic violence, online instructional materials, safety planning, local resources and ways to support the organization 24/7.
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
The National family-run organization dedicated exclusively to helping children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality of life
National Alliance of Mental Health
The official site for the National Alliance for Mental Illness. This site contains information, links, and publications regarding mental illness
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. They provide educational materials and resources regarding bullying prevention, including their recent documentary, BULLIED: a student, a school and a case that made history. Discussion guide included
DRUG ABUSE
DRUG ABUSE
Teen prescription drug abuse prevention from NIDA
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
800-985-5990
text talkwithus to 66746
The Disaster Distress Helpline is a 24/7, 365-day-a-year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Call or text to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
Prescription drug abuse information from the National Organization of Students Against Substance Abuse
SELF INJURY/CUTTING
SELF INJURY/CUTTING
Self injury help, support and treatment
Welcome to the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults website. This site is intended to summarize our work and to provide links and resources for information of value in understanding, detecting, treating, and preventing self-injurious behavior (SIB) in adolescents and young adults.
DEPRESSION
DEPRESSION
This site contains information about: Trends in Treating Teen Depression, adolescent Depression Statistics Depression, Alcohol, and Drugs, Suicide and Teenagers, and Treatment Options.
Teen Depression: Ericka's Lighthouse
SUICIDE
SUICIDE
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our ability to prevent it.
Center for Disease Control - Suicide
CDC site that provides information, statistics, facts and resources that deal with suicide
HOPELINE Text Line serves anyone in any type of situation, providing them access to free, 24/7 emotional support and information they need via the medium they already use and trust: text.
Someone texts into HOPELINE --- 741741 --- anywhere, anytime, about any type of challenge or struggle.
A live, trained specialist receives the text and responds quickly.
Eash person that text in is important to us and we care about what they are dealing with.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Promoting a public health approach to suicide prevention
800-273-TALK (8255) or chat online: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Technology/Screen Time and Addiction
Technology/Screen Time and Addiction
Page updated
Report abuse