Wellness Resources

If your child is having difficulties, please do not hesitate to reach out for help. Call your child’s school or email their counselor for support.

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline:  1-800-273-TALK (8255) or dial/text 988
• Línea directa nacional española de prevención del suicidio:  1-888-628-9454
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website:  (The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention, and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals)
• Mendocino County Crisis Hotline:  1-855-838-0404 (The Crisis Line is for someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis and needs help right away. The line is toll-free and open 24/7.)
• Mendocino County Warm Line:  707-472-2311 (The Warm Line is a telephone-based non-crisis support that provides emotional support and a compassionate ear for Mendocino County residents. It's a resource for individuals who are feeling stressed, isolated, overwhelmed, or need emotional support. The Warm Line is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.)

Local Specialty Mental Health Service Providers

• Manzanita Services:  707-463-0405 (Peer Support, Wellness, Care Management & Therapeutic Services)
• Mendocino County Youth Project:  707-463-4915 (Prevention & Intervention Services, Counseling Services)
• Redwood Community Services:  707-472-2922 (Multiple Services: Behavioral Health, Homeless, Crisis, Substance abuse)
• Tapestry Family Services:  707-463-3300 (Therapeutic Services, Mental Health Treatment, Foster Care)

Other Resources

• Cycle of Experiencing Overwhelm and Trauma
• Grateful Worksheet
• Self-Compassion Break for Adults
• Tiny Survival Guide

Shine Light on Depression

Depression and suicide are hiding in plain sight – affecting more and more young people. Get involved in creating real and hopeful conversations around mental health in your school community. Help teens speak openly and get the support they need.

Visit Shine A Light on Depression website to find free and helpful depression awareness and suicide prevention programs and resources.

Living Works Suicide Prevention Training

A 90 min. online self-paced suicide prevention training.
Registration Code: Mendocino

We all experience different levels of mental health as we go through life, and mental health problems can be very common. In fact, 50% of us will experience a mental health challenge in our lifetime. Good mental health enables people to realize their potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and have happy relationships with others.

• Mental Health 101 Guide
• Each Mind Matters Resource Center

Online Resources

Parental Stress Line: 1-800-632-8188
Parents Helping Parents website with resources.
Confidential, Anonymous, 24/7

• Teen Guide to Mental Health and Wellness: English | Spanish
• Help A Friend In Need: Teens helping Teen, Friends helping Friends in times of need. 
• Brother Be Well: A unique platform for boys and men of color blending awareness, innovation, education, and healing pathways to reduce disparities, disrupt prolonged suffering, and improve health and mental wellness.
• CalHOPE Line: CalHOPE Connect offers safe, secure, and culturally sensitive emotional support for all Californians who may need support.
• Wellness Together: Tools to support students in challenging times. 
• Healthy Children.org: (From the American Academy of Pediatrics) Information about various health, behaviors, and mental health issues.
• Facts for Families Guide: (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Search mental health topics from A to Z. 

Get Outside

Getting outside can help improve your mental health. Interested in checking out the many hikes in our own backyard? Want to challenge yourself? Go to the Visit Mendocino County website to find local hikes and outdoor activities. 

Check out the U.S. National Park Service for other options on getting outside and experiencing nature. They even have virtual options that can help you experience places you might not be able to physically get to.

Apps for Wellbeing

• 7 Cups of Tea: Offers anonymous emotional support & counseling from trained active listeners. Easy to use text chat. Real listeners are available 24/7.
• Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame- Ages: Toddler 1-3, Preschooler 3-5, Kindergartner 5-6. Intended for kids and their caregivers to use together. The app is a resource that helps parents teach their children skills that help them solve everyday challenges. For example, self-control, task persistence, problem-solving, and planning. Kids learn to take deep belly breaths with their monster friends in the app, learn emotion-related vocabulary, and get words of encouragement. Children can use the app in English or Spanish. Download from the Apple Store or Google Play
• Clear Fear: Provides you with a range of ways to manage the symptoms of anxiety.
• Calm Harm: Manages Self Harm in teens. A free app that provides teens with dozens of ways to derail self-harm impulses. Five- and 15-minute activities and an in-app timer help users turn their attention to healthier ways to handle emotions and manage impulses to hurt themselves.
• Mindshift: Ages: Teens and Adults. The App uses scientifically proven strategies based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of your anxiety. A new feature, the Community forum, now enables you to find and offer peer-to-peer support. Download from the Apple Store or Google Play.
• Smiling Mind: Ages: 5 and up. Smiling Mind was created by psychologists and educators, and offers free meditations and programs for sleep and stress. It offers activities not only for kids and teens, but adults and families. Popular programs include: Stress, Sleep, Wellbeing, Concentration, and Relationships. There is also a program created specifically for use in the classroom. Download from the Apple Store or Google Play. 

• 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