Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433
Help!Line Center: 1-800-273-8255 or text "icare" to 898211
VOA Family Crisis Intervention: 605-366-6757
https://voa-dakotas.org/our-service-areas/homelessness/family-crisis-intervention
West River Mental Health: Services at school for families that qualify. Please see your school counselor for more information.
Free Drug & Alcohol Diversion Services are offered for youth as needed on campus through Action for the Betterment of the Community (ABC). Enrollment in the classes is confidential, classes include:
Phase I Diversion (10 hour class)Phase II Diversion (20 hour class)Phase III Diversion (indefinite number of hours)Tobacco Diversion (2 hour class)Drug/Alcohol CounselingFree Drug Testing is availableSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Treatment Locator
South Dakota QuitLine
Helpline Center - Basic Needs Guide
United Way of The Black Hills
Basic Needs of School Readiness and Success
The Spearfish School District maintains a firm policy prohibiting bullying behavior. We expect everyone in the building to treat others with respect and dignity. Behavior which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Please report all bullying to administration.
http://www.stopbullying.gov/ - A federal government website on bullying managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Evidenced Based Treatment Centers of Seattle
Relaxation strategies, cognitive therapy strategies, exposure therapy strategies, and progressive muscle relaxation audio)
New York Times
How to Meditate (includes five meditation audio sessions)
PsychCentral
Resources for anxiety and anxiety reduction
HelpGuide
Nonprofit mental health and wellness website with a mission to provide empowering, evidence-based information.
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/coping-with-depression.htm
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard.htm# (HelpGuide's collaboration with Harvard)
National Sleep Foundation
Sleep hygiene resources and ways to relax
Harvard Health Blog
An article on nutritional psychiatry