211 has trained professionals who can help assist families with finding essential community services. 

If someone you know is struggling emotionally or having a hard time, you can be the difference in getting them the help they need. It's important to take care of yourself when you are supporting someone through a difficult time, as this may stir up difficult emotions. If it does, please reach out for yourself. 

The Contra Costa Crisis Center has a team of counselors who can help students and parents better understand and deal with trauma response and the grief process. They dedicate their services to keep people alive and safe, help them through crisis, and provide or connect them with culturally relevant resources in the community. 

Care Solace is the mental health care coordination service of choice for K-12 districts, higher education institutions, municipalities, and employers.  Care Solace helps school districts provide wraparound support for every student, staff member, and family member in need. 

HearYou.org offers secure video counseling at nearly half the cost of a typical counseling session. 

Create an account and explore the Alliance for Healthier Generations Action Center to access tools and guidance to create healthier environments that support student's physical, social, and emotional well-being. 

BrightLine Kids is for any family living in California with kids 0-12 years old. Parents and caregivers can turn to BrightLine kids for peer support, and expert advice on how to handle behavioral challenges while teaching resilience, problem-solving, and communication. 

Bring Change 2 Mind is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging dialogue about mental health, and to raising awareness, understanding, and empathy.  Explore Bring Change to Mind to find out how to establish a mental health/wellness club at your school.

The CalHOPE Schools Initative links three powerful resources togetehr at one easy access point for CA educators. A Trusted Space: Redirecting Grief to Growth, Angst: Building Resilience, and adds Stories of Hope: Shorts.

The Calm app has handpicked some of their favorite meditations, sleep stories, movement excercises, journals, and music. All of these resources can be used to take care of our emotional health and wellness. 

Contra Costa Mental Health Services strives to create an effective, high quality integrated system to meet the needs of all residents of Contra Costa County. The Mental Health Services provides an array of opportunities for partners to work together in the spirit of hope toward recovery. 

As part of California's ongoing mental health movement, the Take Action for Mental Health campaign is designed to help you check in, learn more, and get support for mental health.

Education is vital for students to understand, empathize, and act when they or their friend is experiencing mental distress. Erika's Lighthouse educate about mental health, depression, and suicide. 

The Jed Foundation's Mental Health Resource Center provides essential information about common emotional health issues and shows teens and young adults how they can support one another, overcome challenges, and make a successful transition to adulthood. 

Mental Health Literacy takes the best available scientific evidence in mental health and makes it easy to understand and accessible for everyone. They are committed to create and deliver the highest quality mental health literacy information, research, education and resources.

Mental Health Technology Transfer Career Center Network's purpose is to disseminate and implement evidence-based practices for mental disorders in the field. This network supports resource development and dissemination, training and technical assistance, and workforce development for the mental health field. 

Mind Out Loud is a youth-led mental health movement which includes free monthly workshops, free student rep program, and a free online annual event. Mind Out Loud focuses on personal wellness, suicide prevention, support for marginalized communities, and mental health awareness and advocacy. 

A grassroots organizaton that provides support, advocacy, and education for people with mental illness. Among the services provided through local and regional affiliates are peer education and support groups.

Since mental health conditions typically begin during childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood, NAMI have compiled essential resources to help  young people get the mental health support they need. 

NAMI On Campus are student-led clubs that tackle mental health issues at high school and on college campuses by raising mental health awareness, supporting students, and advocating for more support. 

The Center of Resiliency, Hope, and Wellness promotes trauma-informed school systems that provide prevention and early intervention strategies. 

Safe Spaces is a free, online training designed to help early care providers, TK-12 educators, and other school personnel recognize and respond to trauma and stress in children. 

The Soluna App is an innovative virtual behavioral health program. The Soluna App will provide youth and young adults (ages 13-25) with immediate access to a comprehensive mental health toolkit, community support, resources, digital journaling, and personal coaching - all at no cost to the user, their parents, or their school. The Soluna App is available to download on all IOS and Android devices.  

Rainbow Center builds community, equity, and well-bring among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Intersex (LGBTQIA+) people and our allies. 

The Trevor Project's mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ young people. The Trevor Project has trained counselors to understand the challenges LGBTQ young people face. They will listen without judgement.

Wellness Education Lab is offered by Wellness Together School Mental Health. Wellness Together School Mental Health, a national 501 (c)(3) organization, delivers effective mental health services online so that you can provide a safe and more supportive environment for students. 

Find Your Anchor is a grassroots movement aimed at suicide prevention, awareness, and education. 

Pain isn't always obvious. If you observe one or more of these warning signs, especially if the behavior is the new,  has increased, or seems related to a painful event, loss, or change, step in, or speak up. 

A list of resources to assist school districts with the concerns about youth suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention.