Support Resources
Experiencing an emergency?
Call 911 immediately!
Considering suicide?
Call, text or chat 988
Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
Why should I call?
Who should call?
Veterans Crisis Hotline: 988, option 1 or Text 838255
The Trevor Project: 1.866.488.7386
The Trevor Projects is a 24-hour free and confidential crisis and suicide prevention helpline specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or questioning youth.
KUTO Kids Under 21: 1.888.644.5886
This is a suicide prevention organization promoting a program for Kids under 21 with a strong emphasis on peer education and support.
Free Depression Screening Kit
2012 National Strategy On Suicide Prevention
Alcoholism
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
Sober24 – People helping people in recovery since 2000
Get Help Now: 866-220-3089
Too Smart to Start – a website dedicated to helping youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems.
Stop Underage Drinking – a comprehensive portal of federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue.
Drug Addition Help
Addiction Center – a free web guide that connects addicts and their families with the help they need to reassemble their lives.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Veterans Crisis Hotline: 1.800.273-8255, option 1
Family Resources
National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Balanced Mind Foundation: Family resources for our kids with mood disorders
National Federation of Families For Childrens’ Mental Health: Children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges and their families obtain needed support and services through a family and youth driven approach.
Active Minds: Changing the conversation about mental health
For Professionals
Mental Health First Aid – Mental Health First Aid is an in-person training that teaches you how to help persons developing a mental illness or in a crisis.
Find Youth Info – a website that provides information on the elements of effective prevention programs, the core components of evidence-based prevention programs, and a program directory of up-to-date information for effective programs that address risk and protective factors related to substance abuse.
National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices – a searchable online registry of interventions supporting substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) – a primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population, age 12 and older.