Social & Emotional Resources
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month impacts children of all ages and adults around the world. In October 2021, the Children’s Hospital Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry declared the mental health crisis among children and adolescents a national emergency. According to Paul King, President and CEO of Stanford Children’s Health, pediatric suicide attempts and mental health cases rose by 53% in 2021.
HOTLINES & RESOURCES
National Suicide and Crisis Lifelife, 24/7: Call or text 988
Philadelphia Crisis Hotline, 24/7: 215-686-4420
Crisis Text Line: text “TALK” to 741741
Philly Hope Line, Mondays-Thursday 10am-8pm: 1-833-745-4673
Trans Lifeline, 24/7: 877-565-8860
Peptok, listen to inspiring messages by kids: 707-873-7862
Important dates
September 1st-September 30th: Suicide Prevention Month
September 10th: World Suicide Prevention Day
September 10th-16th: National Suicide Prevention Week
Stress & Anxiety
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress : An Illustrated Guide
A stress management guide for coping with adversity. The guide aims to equip people with practical skills to help cope with stress. A few minutes each day are enough to practice the self-help techniques.
The guide can be used alone or with the accompanying audio exercises.
Download this resource to help you and your child handle stress.
Guide available in many languages!
ChildMind.org- Education section
"Millions of children – as many as 1 in 5 – struggle with mental health or learning challenges. Fully 70% of U.S. counties do not have a single child and adolescent psychiatrist. Due to stigma, misinformation, and a lack of access to care, the average time between onset of symptoms and any treatment at all is over 8 years. Our children deserve better.That’s why the Child Mind Institute was created.We’re dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We’ve become the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow’s breakthrough treatments.Together, we truly can transform children’s lives."