Parent Resources

• Delaware County Mobile Crisis Team (a trained crisis team can respond to your home). Call 1-855-889-7827 for 24/7 support.

• Delaware County Telehealth Helpline - Call 1-855-464-9342 for 24/7 support. Speak to a Certified Peer Specialist or Mental Health Professional. The call is confidential and may be anonymous if the caller prefers

• Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741 and a crisis worker will respond. Their website also has extra resources.

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline - You can talk online or call 1-800-273-8255 for 24/7 support. Check out their website for additional resources - https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

• Peer-to-Peer Warm Line: (This phone helpline uses Certified Peer Specialists to provide support to individuals who aren’t in crisis, but struggle with emotional and mental health challenges. The peer specialist will listen and problem-solve with the caller, and offer direction to other crisis services if necessary). Call 855-464-9342

• National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/find-support/nami-helpline - Call 800-950-6264 on Monday-Friday from 10am-6pm or text NAMI to 741741 for 24/7 immediate support.

• Safe2Say Something: https://www.safe2saypa.org/what-is-safe2say-something/  (This site allows for anonymous reporting of safety concerns to a crisis team in order to help prevent violence, threats or tragedies from occuring).

• Child Abuse Hotline: Call 1-800-932-0313

• Drug and Alcohol Help Line: Call 1-800-821-4357

The Department of Human Services (DHS) announced the launch of a statewide Support & Referral Helpline staffed by skilled and compassionate caseworkers who will be available 24/7 to counsel Pennsylvanians struggling with anxiety and other challenging emotions due to the COVID-19 emergency and refer them to community-based resources that can further help to meet individual needs.

“Pennsylvanians will overcome this crisis together by following the guidance of public-health professionals who advise social-distancing to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but physical isolation does not mean social isolation,” said DHS Secretary Teresa Miller. “We must support people where they are during this time of crisis.”

Call the toll-free, round-the-clock, support line at 1-855-284-2494.

Springfield Psychological is offering Telehealth for medication management and outside counseling. 

• https://springpsych.com

Delaware County Professional Services

• https://www.dcpsonline.com/why-gbhp-copy-3-copy/

Child Guidance Resources Center

• https://cgrc.org

• Article: "How to Talk to Your Anxious Child or Teen About Coronavirus"

• Article: "How Parents Can Talk to Students About Coronavirus Anxiety"

• Article: "5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus"

• Article: "A Survival Guide for Parenting Through the Global Pandemic"