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School Counseling Resources

If you or someone you know are struggling with mental health, please know you are not alone. If a friend voices struggles to you, remember:​

  • Tell your friend you hear them, but also want to help and need to tell an adult

  • Ask if they want to go with you to talk to an adult - if they don't want to, that is ok too!

  • Find a trusted adult and explain the situation

  • Let the adult handle it from there 

  • Support the friend as needed but also report any continued concern back to the trusted adult

  • Remember: You are not responsible for your friend’s actions or thoughts

 

Some resources on mental health support are:


National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 988
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
A free, 24-hour hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis center to you.
 
The Trevor Project
www.thetrevorproject.org/localresources
866 4-U-TREVOR
The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including a nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone.
 

Samaritans USA
www.samaritansusa.org/
Samaritans centers provide volunteer-staffed hotlines and professional and volunteer-run public education programs, “suicide survivor” support groups and many other crisis response, outreach and advocacy activities.
 

Attempt Survivors
www.attemptsurvivors.com/
A two-year project that collected blog posts and stories for and by attempt survivors, set up by the American Association of Suicidology. While the active collection has stopped, the archive is a good place to explore, to hear open, honest voices exploring life after a suicide attempt.
 

ULifeline
ulifeline.org/page/main/StudentLogin.html
An anonymous online resource where you can learn about suicide  prevention and campus-specific resources.
 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:
www.afsp.org/
A national nonprofit organization dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people impacted by suicide.
 

Mental Health First Aid USA
www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
A public education program that  helps the public identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
 

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
SAVE.org
A national nonprofit dedicated to preventing suicide through public awareness and education.
 

Live Through This
livethroughthis.org/
An organization documenting the stories and portraits of suicide attempt survivors to encourage more open dialogue around suicide and depression.

 

Birmingham Crisis Center
www.crisiscenterbham.org/
205) 323-7777 main line
(205) 328-5465, youth line
 

Suicide Awareness & Prevention for Healthcare Students
www.edumed.org/resources/suicide-awareness-and-prevention-guide/​

 

Other resources and community partnerships:
Cerebral Palsy Guide
www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/treatment/