Please contact one of the counselors if you have questions.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255
Línea directa nacional de prevención del suicidio en Español 1-888-628-3454
Crisis Text Line www.crisistextline.org or text “HOME” to 741-741
Trevor Project LGBTQ+ Crisis Line 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678-678
Transgender Lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Compass Health Mobile Crisis Outreach Team 1-800-584-3578
Seattle Children’s Mental health Referral Service for Children and Teens 1-833-303-5437
Below are websites and handouts that have many different strategies and resources:
NAMI - National Association of Mental Illness
99 Coping Skills - Website that gives great suggestions on coping with anxiety and depression. Provides an interactive list and printout of 99 coping skills and strategies
Grounding: Create Personal Calm - Handout that has strategies to help you become grounded/calm down
Just for Teens: A Personal Plan for Managing Stress - Educates young people about stress, triggers, and stress management
Pixel Thoughts - 60 second meditation tool to ease worries and release bothersome thoughts
Quiet Kit - Provides easy guided meditations and breathing exercises for beginners.
Kindness - This website creates initiatives for small acts of kindness (for anyone, anywhere) to create a sense of purpose and community.
Cutting and Self-Harm - Provides information on cutting and self-harm, including identifying triggers, finding new coping techniques, and how to support a loved one who cuts or self-harms.
Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery - Lists numerous distraction techniques and alternative coping skills for dealing with self-harm.
Building Self-esteem Booklet - Teaches self-esteem-building exercises, coping skills, and provides basic information about related issues like depression.
Sleep Hygiene - Handout that gives tips for healthy sleeping habits.
We R Native -Resource for Native American students
Trevor Project - Resource for LGBTQ+ youth
Insight Timer - Provides age specific mindfulness programs designed to assist people in dealing with the pressure, stress, and challenges of daily life.
Below are apps that have many different strategies and resources that you can download directly to your phone/device:
What's Up? - Provides an app to help cope with depression, anxiety, and stress. Also includes grounding and breathing techniques and tracking negative thoughts and habits. Offers a forum to connect with others.
Stop, Breathe, Think - Provides short activities to guide people through meditation for mindfulness and compassion.
MoodTools - Tracking and instructions on a variety of skills, coping strategies, and safety planning.
Wisdo - Connects people with similar life experiences to share knowledge and wisdom.
Calm Harm - Timed activities to help resist or manage self-harm urges with ability to log completed activities and tracks progress.