Mental Health Resources by Topic

General Mental Health Resources:

24/7 Mental Health Resources List

Resources from SRMS Mental Health Team

• Safe2Tell: www.safe2tell.org or 1-877-542-7233

• Colorado Crisis Services: http://coloradocrisisservices.org/

• Colorado Crisis Services Text TALK to 38255 or call 1-844-493-TALK

• Jefferson Center for Mental Health: http://www.jeffersonmentalhealth.org/ or 303-425-0300 24/7 support

• Second Wind Fund: http://www.thesecondwindfund.org/

• Family Resources from the NASP: http://www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx\

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline = 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

• Crisis Text Line (national): www.crisistextline.org. Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere to reach a crisis counselor.

• Depression/Suicide resources: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/faq/ and https://www.chooselife.org/

• Anxious v. Anxiety: What's the Difference: https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/stress-anxiety/anxious-vs-anxiety

Substance Use/Abuse Resources:

• Quit vaping/JUULing app (free): http://www.thisisquitting.com/

• Jeffco Student Engagement Office: Drug Intervention Services brochure

• NPR Article: Discreet Vaping with JUUL devices

• Resources from Tobacco Free CO:

  • Vaping 101

  • Vaping - Know the Facts

  • Vape: Myths vs. Facts

  • Tips for Quitting

  • Talking to Youth about Vaping

  • CDC page on e-cigs and vaping

  • U.S. Surgeon General E-Cigs site

• Drug and Alcohol Rehab options in Colorado: https://www.drugrehab.com/colorado/

• National Institute on Drug Abuse-Marijuana Facts for Teens: www.drugabuse.gov

• Denver Post Article: Teens and pot use: Parents, here's what you need to talk about

• The Truth About Drugs: www.drugfreeworld.org

Grief/Bereavement Resources:

• Judi's House for Grieving Children and Families: www.judishouse.org

• Healing Circles provides a safe and healing environment to empower children, teens and their families to help deal with grief and loss. www.healing-circles.org

• Lighthouse for grieving children and families dealing with death, incarceration, or military deployment www.childgrief.org

• Suicide Information: "How to talk to a child about a suicide attempt in your family" http://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/talk2kids/index.asp

Human Services Resources:

• Jeffco Human Services Website: http://jeffco.us/human-services/

• Jeffco Schools Community and Family Connections: http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/programs/homeless_services_resources.html

• Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Adolescent Health

• Parenting Resources

• Perfectionism: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/perfectionism

• 10 reasons why Teens have So Much Anxiety: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201711/10-reasons-teens-have-so-much-anxiety-today

• Suggested reading list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6eUm5-UV8ZdZEV1NW0yNHVXTVE/view

• Simon Sinek on 'Millennials, Smartphones, and Parenting:' https://nypost.com/2017/09/30/this-15-minute-speech-helps-explain-millennials-in-the-workplace/

• Family Resources from the NASP: http://www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx\

• "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/?utm_source=eb

• Why Children Need Boundaries: https://iheartintelligence.com/children-need-healthy-boundaries/

• Why Our Screens Make Us Less Happy: https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_alter_why_our_screens_make_us_less_happy

• 5 Ways to Stop Cyberbullying: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/5-ways-to-stop-cyberbullies-0

• Five Ways to Help Teens Build a Sense of Self-Worth: https://www.mindful.org/five-ways-to-help-teens-build-a-sense-of-self-worth/

• "Talking Parents" is a free and fully secure co-parenting communication tool: https://www.talkingparents.com/home

Kids & Concussions:

• BrainSTARS Manual (Brain Injury: Strategies for Teams And Re-education for Students): Available through ATAT or the school's District Nurse on loan.

• Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Network Team Resource Network: www.cokidswithbraininjury.com (includes information specific to TBI/Concussions/REAP Protocol)

• LEARNet: www.projectlearnet.org

• Project Brain: www.tndisability.org/brain/cd/ProjectBrain/mediaframeset.html

• Center on Brain Injury Research and Training: www.cbirt.org

• CDC's Heads Up on Brain Injury: www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury/index.html

• Intervention Central: www.interventioncentral.org

Wellness Apps:

• Insight Timer : timed, guided meditations. When you are done, see how many people throughout the world did the same meditation.

• Destressify : toolbox for stress relief

• Take a Break: guided relaxation meditation

• Calm: guided relaxation sessions and nature scenes

• Breathe2Relax: easy-to-follow breathing exercises

• Fluid Monkey: use your fingers to smear paint, jiggle gelatin, or fling bright colors

• Virtual Hope Box: tools to cope, distract, relax, and think positively

• Penzu: start a gratitude journal

• Breathe2Relax: portable stress management tool

• AnxietyHelper: mental health toolkit