Resources
Note: This is not a comprehensive list of resources, please use this list as a guide only.
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Social / Emotional Support
Teen Health Connection
"Teen Health Connection is a healthcare practice that provides medical and mental healthcare and prevention and health education services for adolescents ages 11 to 22. We are a medical home that offers comprehensive, integrated healthcare services delivered by a multidisciplinary team of adolescent specialists in a safe, family-centered environment. We have provided nearly 170,000 comprehensive healthcare visits since 1992." Teen Health Connection's services include:
Medical services
Disordered eating services
Emotional & mental health services
Leadership opportunities
Parent Workshops
Nutritional support
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Cardinal Innovations
"We serve people and families with diagnoses in intellectual or developmental disabilities, mental health, or substance use disorders. Through our network of contracted providers, the members and families we serve receive the care and coverage they need."
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Suicide Resources
Crisis Services (24 hours/7 days)
Mecklenburg County 24-hour Crisis Line (FREE): 1-800-939-5911
Mobile Crisis (FREE service that will come to my location): 704-566-3410 Opt. 1
Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center (see walk-in hours below)
Monarch Open Access Center: 1-866-272-7826
5700 Executive Center Dr., Suite 110, Charlotte, NC 28212
Walk-in Hours: 8-3 Monday-Thursday, 8-1 Friday
SECU Youth Crisis Center: 1-844-263-0050
1810 Back Creek Dr., Charlotte, NC 28213
The SECU Youth Crisis Center provides access to timely, age-appropriate, inpatient mental health care for children and adolescents, ages 6-17, both during a time of mental health crisis and beyond.
Behavioral Health Emergency Rooms (24 hours/7 days)
Behavioral Health Charlotte: 704-444-2400, 501 Billingsley Road
Novant Health Presbyterian Main: 704-384-4255, 200 Hawthorne Lane
Follow-up Counseling or Therapeutic Providers
Cardinal Innovations: 1-800-939-5911
Teen Health Connection: 704-381-TEEN
The Trevor Project:
Crisis Intervention Services for LGBTQ ages 13-24 by calling 1-866-488-7386 or texting “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200
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Suicide Awareness and Support Information
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide Parent Center
Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide Teen Center
National Alliance for Mental Illness Charlotte (NAMI - Charlotte)
Parent Voice: (704) 365-3454 or (704) 365-4380
Grief Counseling
Kindermourn:
704-376-2580
"KinderMourn provides hope for bereaved parents, grieving children and teens by offering support and counseling programs, creating awareness of bereavement issues and empowering the community to effectively assist those who have suffered an unthinkable loss."
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Hospice & Palliative Care
704-375-0100
"Our promise is to provide exceptional care, to guide you and your family on this journey, and to respect your choices. Your comfort, needs, and wishes come first. You can count on us -- where you need us and when you need us. "
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Academic Support
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Online Tutoring
Get free homework help from a live, online, qualified tutor—up to 10 free tutoring sessions each week! All you need is a library card and an Internet connection. You can use Tutor.com from home, school and even the Library.
K-12 students can get help in English or Spanish in a wide range of subjects including math, science, English, social studies and essay review. NOTE: One Access students should enter your Student ID number as your username and your 4-digit birth year as your password.
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Khan Academy
"We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere."
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Other Local Support
E2D: Eliminate the Digital Divide
"The mission of E2D is to ensure that every student in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has essential, at home access to computer technology and digital literacy support to achieve academic success."
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A Child’s Place
"A Child’s Place works to erase the impact of homelessness on children and their education."
704-343-3790
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Crisis Assistance
"The mission of Crisis Assistance Ministry is to provide assistance and advocacy for people in financial crisis, helping them move toward self-sufficiency."
704-371-3001
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Charlotte Family Housing
704-335-5488
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Homeless Support Services
"The CSS Homeless Services Division connects people who are homeless, or about to become homeless, to available community resources and services. A social worker talks with the individual or family to understand their need. Together, they develop a plan to improve the situation and support continued success."
704-522-4970
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Salvation Army Center of Hope
"When women and children have nowhere else to go, they can count on The Salvation Army Center of Hope. Located two miles north of Uptown Charlotte, the Center of Hope sleeps an average of 340 women and children every night. An active member of the Homeless Services Network, The Salvation Army is a leader in providing families with a successful way out of homelessness. Each program is graduated to step clients from the point of crisis to the point of resolution. These programs include emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, and shelter diversion."
704-716-2769
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The Relatives
"The Relatives keeps kids safe, families together, and prepares youth and young adults to be healthy, productive, engaged members of the community."
704-377-0602
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DSS Child Abuse Reporting Line:
980-31-HELPS (980-314-3577)