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Resources

• Activity Guide: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Activities for Young People

• Parent Education: Suicide Prevention Presentation (English and Spanish)

• Suicide Prevention and Awareness for Parents and Caregivers: Presentation

• Mental Health Parent Education Resources: Document 

• Supporting Your Child’s Mental Health

  • • Recording of Workshop Presentation

    • PDF of Workshop Presentation

• Mindfulness for Kids: Website 

• 10 Tips for parents supporting their child’s mental health: Website  

• Open-Ended Conversation Starter: Document 

• Suicide Warning Signs and Risk Factors: Website 

• Suicide Prevention Brochure: English and Spanish

• Raising Healthy Teens Parent Handbook: 

  • • Middle School

    • High School 

    • Spanish 

• What I Wished My Parents Knew: Activity 

• Talk Play & Connect Toolkit: English & Spanish

• Navigating a Mental Health Crisis:  English & Spanish

• Warning Signs of Suicide: English and Spanish 

• Warning Signs of a Mental Health Crisis: English and Spanish 

• Preparing for a Crisis: English and Spanish 

• National Alliance on Mental Illness: Website

Support and Crisis Hotlines

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.

• Call or text 988

• Lifeline Crisis Chat: 988lifeline.org (available 24/7)

  • Español

Teen Line: Teen Line is a confidential hotline for teenagers that operates every evening from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PST. The Teen Line volunteers who answer the calls, emails, and texts are Southern California teenagers who have received specialized training. They don’t provide advice, but instead listen to the caller or texter’s feelings, help them to clarify their concerns, define the options available to them, and help them make positive decisions. No problem is too small, too large, or too shocking for the Teen Line volunteers.

• Call: 800-852-8336 from 6-10 PM PST

• Text “TEEN” to 839863

• Talk via their app: teenline.org/youth

• Teen Line also offers message boards, resources, and information.

The Trevor Project: The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24. All services below are available 24/7.

• The Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386

• TrevorChat – Confidential online instant messaging

• TrevorText – Text “START” to 678-678

Parental Stress Line: A confidential, 24/7 hotline for parents who would like to speak to a trained volunteer counselor about issues related to their children. Counselors provide non-judgmental support, referrals, and crisis intervention.

• Parental Stress Line: 1-800-632-8188

National Parent Hotline: Helpline advocates are available to provide emotional support and referrals to parents.

• Helpline Advocates are available Monday-Friday, 12 pm - 5 PM PST

• Phone: 1-855-427-2736 

California Youth Crisis Line: Provides crisis intervention counseling, youth-to-parent message service, phone connections to service providers and families, and information and referral to youth in crisis and their families.

• Phone: 1-800-843-5200

• Website

Care Solace: Care Solace is an online resource with a live 24/7 concierge meant to assist individuals in finding local mental health-related programs and counseling services.  CCUSD families and staff may access Care Solace services in two ways: 

• Call (888) 515-0595 to speak with someone from the Concierge team

• Visit our custom district link:  https://caresolace.com/site/ccusd/. 

• Care Solace Flyer - English

• Care Solace Flyer - Spanish

Crisis Text Line: This agency serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via a medium people already use and trust.

• Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor. 

• Website

National Domestic Violence Hotline: Advocates are available 24/7/365 to talk confidentially with anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship

• Call 1-800-799-7233

• Text LOVEIS to 22522

• Chat at thehotline.org

• Website 

StarVista's Crisis Hotline: StarVista’s Crisis Center provides intervention services for schools, a 24-hour crisis hotline, online teen support and chat room, an alcohol and drug helpline, and a parent support hotline.

• Call 650-579-0350 or 800-273-8255

• Website

211 LA: 24-hour mental health crisis intervention, information, referral, and listening support. English and Spanish-speaking counselors are available. 

• Call or text 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.

• Website 

The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: This agency is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. 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. 

•  Call or TEXT: 1-800-4-a-child or 1-800-422-4453 

Disaster Distress SAMHSA: This 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 800-985-5990  to connect with a trained crisis counselor. 

National Runaway Safeline: NRS is available to listen, support, and connect youth and families to resources

• Call  1-800-786-2929

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Support is available in English and Spanish, from 9:00 a.m. to midnight ET on weekdays and noon to 5:00 p.m. ET on weekends. This is a nonprofit committed to supporting the whole family as they address every aspect of substance use and addiction, from prevention to recovery.

• Call 1-855-378-4373 

• Text 55753 (response within 24 hrs).

Rape, Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN): 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.

• Call (800) 656-4673

Youth Crisis Line: a 24/7 statewide emergency response system for youth (ages twelve to twenty-four) and families in crisis. 

• Call or text 800-843-5200.

CalHOPE Warmline: Teens and adults can call this line to be connected to other people who have persevered through struggles with stress, anxiety, depression, or any other emotions triggered by traumatic events. 

• Call 833-317-HOPE (4673).

Comprehensive Mental Health Resources for Youth from California Health and Human Services: https://www.chhs.ca.gov/youthresources/