Wellness Resources

• Helping Children After a Natural Disaster: Tips for Parents and Educators 
  English | Spanish
• Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event
  Tips for helping children, tween, and teens. (Child Mind Institute)
• Dougy Center for Grief
  Grief Resources and Activities for families, children, and teens 
  • Resources for Kids
  • Resources for Teens
  • Resources for Families
• Multiple types of childhood trauma and resources.
  This resource includes information on bullying, community violence, complex trauma, disasters, early childhood trauma, intimate partner violence, medical trauma, physical trauma, refugee trauma, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, terrorism and violence, traumatic grief (Multiple languages available)
• Supporting Resilience in Schools
  Provides information and resources for educators, parents, and communities working with those who have experienced trauma. 
• 10 Ways to Help a Grieving Child - National Alliance for Children's Grief

Trauma & Crisis Networks

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network webpage
• The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Trauma webpage 

• Coping Tips for Traumatic Events and Disasters - SAMHSA
• Talking to children about racism and racist acts of violence (English/Spanish)
• Talking to children about terrorism (Multiple languages available)
• Talking to children about violence (Multiple languages available)
• Talking to children about war and understanding related media coverage. (Multiple languages available)
• Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event - SAMHSA 
• Tools for parents and teachers to help children cope with violence and scary news

Youth that identify as LGBTQIA2+ are not inherently prone to mental health problems or suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity but rather placed at higher risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society.  LGBTQIA2+ youth who report having at least one accepting adult in their life are 40% less likely to report a suicide attempt. Learning to support and advocate for youth who identify as LGBTQIA2+ will help to create a safer, kinder, learning environment for all. 

What does "LGBTQIA2+" mean? The acronym LGBTQIA2+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or those questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation), intersex, a-sexual, and two-spirit. 

Trevor Project Resources: The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization specifically for young people who identify as LGBTQIA2+.

TrevorLifeline
1-866-488-7386
Available 24/7/365

TrevorText
Text START to 678-678
Available 24/7/365

TrevorSpace: An online international peer-to-peer community for LGBTQ young people and their friends.

Trevor Support Center: Where LGBTQ youth and allies can find answers to FAQs and explore resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity and more.

Supporting LGBTQIA2+ Students in K-12 Schools

• The Asexual Visibility & Education Network
• Bullying: LGBT Youth
• Child Mind Institute
• GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network)
• LGBT National Youth Talkline - 1-800-246-7743
• Mental Health America's LGBTQ+ External Resources
• Mental Health America - LGBTQ+ Mental Health
• Mental Health Coalition Resource Library
• My Pronouns Resources on Personal Pronouns
• National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network
• PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
• Schools In Transition - A guide for supporting transgender students in K-12 Schools
• Trans Lifeline - (877) 565-8860