If you need help, please consider telling someone you can trust such as a school counselor, a family member, a friend, or if in immediate danger CALL 911.
Please also contact a licensed professional for any mental or physical health condition.
Below is a list of resources you can call for additional assistance and information:
*The resources here are not an exhaustive list, but these are just some of the many organizations that can support you.
US Mental Health Crisis Resources:
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- Ayuda en español: 1-888-628-9454
- Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 or Text 838255
- For the deaf and hard of hearing: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711, then 988
- National Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741, https://www.crisistextline.org
- The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+): Call 1-866-488-7386 or Text START to 678678
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
- Women in Distress 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 954-761-1133
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
- National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: Call or Text 1-800-931-2237
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline: Call or text 1-800-950-6264
- National Runaway Hotline: 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)
- National Hopeline Network: 1-800-784-2433
- Teens Against Bullying: Visit www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org
- National Safe Place: Text 44357, https://www.nationalsafeplace.org
- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM): https://www.adolescenthealth.org
International Mental Health Crisis Resources:
- UK and Ireland: Call 116 123 or Text SHOUT to 85258
- Canada: Call 1-833-456-4566 or Text 45645
- Australia: Call 13 11 14
- If your country isn’t listed above, check these lists of international hotlines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/
- List of International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html
Other Mental Health and Well-Being Resources:
- World Health Organization: https://www.who.int
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org
- American Psychiatric Association: https://www.psychiatry.org/
Mindfulness Resources:
- Wuf Shanti’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WufShanti/videos
- Inner Explorer: https://innerexplorer.org/
- Heal The Planet: https://healtheplanet.com
- Stressed Teens: https://stressedteens.com
- Global Compassion Coalition: https://www.globalcompassioncoalition.org/
- Public Service Announcements for Teens: https://wufshanti.com/mindful-kids-peace-summit-psas/
- Kids Association for Mindfulness in Education, which brings youth together to mindfully do good in the world and help get mindful programs into schools: http://www.mindfuleducation.org/kame/
- Mindful magazine: https://www.mindful.org/peace-begins-with-me/
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources:
- Collaborative for Academic, Social, Emotional Learning (CASEL): https://casel.org/
- MindBE Education: MBSEL trainings, curriculum, and programs https://mindbe-education.com/
- Greater Good at UC Berkeley: Science based insights for a meaningful life https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
*NOTE: This website and these resources are not meant to take the place of counseling or mental health assistance or help. Please talk with a mental health professional or an adult you trust to discuss these issues further.