• RACSB 24-hour emergency mental health services: (540) 373-6876

• The Fredericksburg Food Bank (540) 371-7666 is still providing food for families in addition to what we distribute at schools

• The RACSB Spotsy office is able to offer virtual intake sessions and therapy appointments: 540-582-3980

• Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Department non-emergency number: (540) 507-7200

• Virginia 211 offers local information about services, food/rent support, etc.:  dial 211

• Suicide hotline: 800-273-TALK

• Substance abuse hotline: 800-662-HELP

• Mary Washington Health Care Grief Support Services  540-741-1874

• Capital Caring Fredericksburg 540-891-1200

• Empower House 540-372-9373

• Spotsylvania Department of Social Services 540-507-7898

Mental Health Education

From National Institute of Mental Health

• ADHD (Website/PDF) - En Español

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (Website/PDF) - En Español

• Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens (Website/PDF) - En Español

• Bipolar Disorder in Teens and Young Adults (Website/PDF) - En Español

• Children and Mental health (Website/PDF) - En Español

• Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder- (Website/PDF) 

• Eating Disorders- (Website/PDF) - En Español

• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events (Website/PDF)- En Español

• Psychosis - (Website/PDF) - En Español

• Suicide in Children and Teens- (Website/PDF) - En Español

• Teen Depression - (bu/PDF) - En Español

From The Center for Disease Control and Prevention:

• Anxiety and Depression in children /Español (Spanish)

• Behavior or Conduct disorders in children/Español (Spanish)

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)/Español (Spanish)

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children/Español (Spanish)

Find a Mental Health Provider

• Psychology Today

• American Psychology Association

• How do I find a therapist? (from Mental Health of America)

• Finding the right mental health care for you (From Mental Health of America)

Reading and Resources

• SCPS Parent Resource Center

• SCPS Office of Student Support Services Resource Page

• De-escalation: it all begins with awareness and mindfulness (Video)

• Adolescent Depression, A Guide For Parents by Francis Mark Mondimore, M.D. (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• Lost In School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them by Ross W. Greene (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• Opening Our Arms, Helping Troubled Kids Do Well by Kathy Regan (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• Parenting Teens with Love and Logic by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D. (Amazon/Barnes and Noble) (Love and Logic website)

• The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• Helping Your Anxious Child by Rapee, Wignall, Spence, Cobham & Lyneham (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• The Bipolar Child by Demitri Papolos and Janice Papolos (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An essential resource for parents by Evans & Andrews (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• Bleeding to Ease the Pain by Lori Plante (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

• "Thinking in Pictures" by Temple Granden (Amazon/Barnes and Noble)

Source: https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/o/scps/page/community-and-mental-health-resources