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2023 Back-to-School Resource Highlights
With children headed back to school later this month, we're highlighting resources to help youth, parents, and educators center student mental health.
Back to School 2023: For Students
This back-to-school season, The Jed Foundation (JED) is focused on helping you lower stress, plan for smooth transitions back to school and campus, and access everything you need to prioritize your emotional well-being.
Seize the Awkward
Be the Friend Who Listens.
Starting a conversation about mental health does not need to be uncomfortable, and it can make all the difference. Check out these resources to learn how to support a friend – or get help for yourself.
Sound It Out is a campaign that uses the power and soul of music to help parents and caregivers support their children’s emotional wellness.
On the website for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), visitors can find the Kids, Teens, and Young Adults page, which is dedicated to resources for supporting the mental health of young children through young adults.
Connection Is Key
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says, "building connections with young people can help protect their mental health. A sense of belonging can make a big difference." Learn more about youth mental health and the power of connectedness by visiting the CDC website's page on Adolescent and School Health.
BIPOC Mental Health Podcast Round-Up
Historically, the narrative around BIPOC Mental Health has been defined by trauma, disparities, and oppression. In support of changing the narrative to one centered on culture, community, and connection - the pillars that support and uplift BIPOC communities facing oppression and systemic racism - we are offering a round-up of podcasts by and for people of color.
Have an addition to recommend?
Email us at outreach@mhagc.org.
New York Times best-selling author, relationship expert, and licensed therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab gets to the heart of relationships in her new podcast, You Need to Hear This.
MannMukti.org is a one-stop resource for South Asians to learn about and address mental health concerns with each other.
Together, let’s #SpeakUp.
“Strong Talk” is a podcast dedicated to the discussion of equity, diversity, and family as it relates to mental health and addictions. We started this podcast because we believe that we are at a pivotal point, as it pertains to access to mental health services for historically marginalized communities. We wanted to create a space, not only to talk about challenges, but to explore and to create space for solutions.
The purpose of CelesteTheTherapist podcast is to help shift the way you think. Many times, we get stuck in a negative cycle and struggle with getting out. Celeste interviews guests from different backgrounds who empower people in different capacities. You can find monthly relationship podcast with Jeff Rogers where they answer your questions about relationships and a monthly segment with Jermaine Morris where they discuss, "Getting your mind right”.
In the process of her journey to healing, Lianne started her podcast to share the life stories of what she’s gone through. It has since become a beautiful & safe platform where guests come on to share their own testimonies of turning their pain into power.
Watch Us Thrive is a safe space to normalize having tough, taboo conversations and be a voice for the voiceless.
PTSD Awareness
The National Center for PTSD offers a host of resources on understanding, screening for, and treating PTSD. Veterans can take a PTSD Self-Screen, access the PTSD Bytes podcast, hear Veterans' stories about their PTSD experience, download the PTSD Coach app, and more.
LGBTQ+ Resource Spotlight
South Carolina Resources
However far the fight for equality may have come, society has yet to fully see, accept, and embrace its LGBTQ+ members.
Throughout South Carolina, numerous organizations support the health and wellness of the LGBTQ+ community. Check out the resources near you!
National Resources
Youth
Seniors
Professionals
Whether to serve LGBTQ+ youth or seniors or train health professionals serving the LGBTQ+ community, these agencies conduct research and offer support and resources.
The Trevor Project aims to end suicide among LGBTQ young people by providing information & support 24/7, all year round. The organization's 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health showed that 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide in the past year. But youth who experience a supportive home or school environment considered suicide at lower rates than peers in unsupportive environments.
The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging is a technical assistance resource center focused on improving the quality of services and supports offered to older LGBTQ+ adults and their families and caregivers. In their Facts on LGBT Aging report, the agency outlines factors impacting older LGBTQ people, including higher rates of poverty, homelessness, social isolation, and poor physical and mental health. Yet, as the report notes, these were the pioneers who paved the way for the rights and freedoms gained by the LGBTQ community over the years. Aging LGBTQ people need and deserve supportive and affirming care.
SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Equity program offers resources and training opportunities for practitioners serving LGBTQ+ youth.
The CDC also provides this printable compilation of resources for family members, friends, educators, and school personnel on supporting LGBTQ+ youth.
General Mental Health Resources
SAMHSA - the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - just launched FindSupport.gov, a collection of resources for information about finding help for yourself or a loved one. Click to learn more about finding a health care provider, coping, getting treatment, paying for care, and reaching out in crisis. You can also read stories about recovery.