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If your family has any unmet needs during the holidays, one of the district's Mental Health Specialists put together this great list of resources and supports!
Coping with the Pandemic
Coping with the Pandemic
Our youth may struggle to tell us how they are or what they need. Hearing from other teens can help us gain a better understanding of how to respond to their experiences. The teens in this video share challenges, self care and self worth strategies that are working for them, and how adults can help in a pandemic.
24/7 Crisis Support
24/7 Crisis Support
Sacramento County Mental Health Crisis Line: (888) 881-4881 or (916) 875-1055
WellSpace Health Sacramento: (888) 281-3000
The Source Sacramento: (916) 786-7678, call, text, or chat
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME, START, or HELLO to 741741
Boys Town Caregiver & Youth Hotline: (800) 448-3000
Emergency Hotlines: (Source: American Psychological Association)
Emergency Mental Health Resources: Source: Psycom)
Student in Crisis Support: California Department of Education's recommended resources.
Mental Health Stigma
Mental Health Stigma
Your response to your teens' moods, behaviors, or mental health concerns can affect their self-acceptance and willingness to get help and help themselves. Kelly Richardson, local psychotherapist and mom, gives teens (including FHS youth) space to speak directly to adults on what they experience and how to help.
Mental Health, Social Services, and Grief Resources
Mental Health, Social Services, and Grief Resources
Local and national resources for mental health care, social services, and grief are listed here. Contact Scarlett Stoppa, FHS Mental Health Specialist (sstoppa@fcusd.org) if you need assistance accessing any of these services.
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Suicide is the leading cause of death among school-age youth, but it is also preventable. Caregivers, particularly during distance learning, are in a unique position to notice changes in their loved ones. Warning signs may include direct or indirect suicidal threats (e.g., notes, social media posts); previous attempts; giving away belongings; and changes in behavior, appearance, thoughts, or feelings.
Risk Factors and Warning Signs (Source: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
Responding to Suicidality (Source: National Association of School Psychologists)
FCUSD's Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Resources
COVID-19 Anxiety and Support
COVID-19 Anxiety and Support
The novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and our collective responses to it has created hardships. Particularly as our region is affected, caregiver struggle and anxiety may limit how supportive we are able to be for our children. If you are experiencing economic hardship, Social Service information is listed on our Community Supports page and on FCUSD's Community-Based Resources Page. If you are anxious about exposure to COVID-19, Mental Health America provides guidance to manage your anxiety, and CalHope Warm Line (833-317-4673) can provide others to talk to about your concerns. To help you stay up-to-date and guide your children and teens through their responses in ways that are appropriate to their developmental age, FCUSD gathered COVID-19 and pandemic-specific information and resources. Teaching Tolerance's website also offers great insight for addressing the trauma and loss experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grief
Grief
Grief can be complicated for adults; imagine the range of feelings and responses children and teens experience as they grieve. Our teens may understand death, but their grief may bring up difficult feelings to process, or may trigger risky behaviors. Caregivers will need patience to encourage healthy grief strategies while also maintaining consistent expectations for behavior. Learn strategies to support children and teens through their grief here, or access additional resources on our Community Supports page.
Social, Emotional, and Behavior Resources
Social, Emotional, and Behavior Resources
During distance learning, caregiver responsibility has increased, but so also have resources and guidance.
Parenting Guidance
Parenting Guidance
FHS's Challenge Success Parent and Student Resources Common sense strategies for promoting teen health and well being.
Top Parent Resources and Parenting by Topic (Source: American Psychological Association)
Parenting Information Links (Source: Center for Effective Parenting)
Parenting Teens (Source: Mayo Clinic)
Library of Subject-Specific Parenting Articles (Source: Center for Parenting Education)
Quality Time: 50 ways to spend quality time with your teen.
Social-Emotional Concerns
Social-Emotional Concerns
SEL 101 for Parents ~ English, Spanish: Video on the importance of social-emotional learning and how to positively partner with your youth, school staff, and other influencers in your youth's life to build social-emotional competencies. (Source: CASEL)
Anxiety: Symptoms, helpful responses, and treatment (Source: HealthyChildren.org)
Depression: Symptoms, early intervention, and treatment for teens (Source: Child Mind Institute)
Gender Identity: Parent guide (Source: Psycom) and one non-binary teen's perspective.
LGBTQ: Parenting tips (Source: Johns Hopkins) and PFLAG Sacramento, a family support group
Self Injury: Parent Guide (Source: Psycom.net)
Stress Relief: FCUSD's Virtual Calming Room for tools, activities, and strategies to reduce stress.
Behavior Concerns
Behavior Concerns
PBIS at Home: This practice brief provides recommendations for families on how to use daily positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) at home to support their students’ social and emotional growth and minimize behavioral disruptions in the home.
Peaceful Parenting to Address Problem Behaviors: Positive discipline strategies for parenting.
Avid Gamer v. Gaming Addiction: Symptoms, treatment, and prevention strategies for gaming addiction.
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