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Local program in the Central Vally specializing in eating disorder diagnosis and treatment.

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Provides a variety of resources to all FUSD families. Offers 3 free counseling sessions.

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There are various church in Fresno that offer this group. Some examples include CrossCity and Campus Bible Church

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DivorceCare 4 Kids - Divorce Resources for Kids, Churches, and Parents

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DivorceCare for Kids is a divorce recovery support group to help your children, 5-12 years of age, heal from the pain caused by a separation or divorce.

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Every day at Camp Kesem is an opportunity for campers to try something new, make great friends, and have fun!

While every Camp Kesem is different, here are some highlights from a typical day.

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Free summer camp for children coping with a parent's cancer

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This program will be available for youth starting 5/16/25.

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The Education Advancement Scholarship Program is designed to benefit Fresno Housing students who want to complete their higher education.

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Free self-paced suicide prevention education for middle and high school students AND staff. Free through 12/31/2024

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Welcome to the Virtual Calming Room! Here, you and your families can find tools and strategies for managing emotions and feelings during challenging times. ¡Bienvenido al Aula Virtual de la Calma! Aquí, usted y sus familias pueden encontrar herramientas y estrategias para gestionar las emociones y

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Take a look at all the different ways you can calm yourself down.

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A healthy escape using anxiety reduction and relaxation techniques to provide healthy outlets for stressful times.

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Useful guide on how to support a loved one after a suicide attempt.

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Useful guide on how to support a loved one after a suicide attempt.

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This is a great resource for parents whose child has been hospitalized. It is important to be connected with other who share your struggle and can support you.

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Family Connections™ – Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery | National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

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Alternative coping strategies for self-injury

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If you are concerned about a loved one having access to a gun while they are experiencing a crisis, look in to this possible resource for the state of California.

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Gun Violence Restraining Orders in California | California Courts | Self Help Guide

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Immediate support for individuals 24 years old or younger.

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Safe Place program provides individuals, 24 years of age or younger, access to immediate help and safety through a network of community Safe Place sites that open the doors to at-risk youth. Find a Safe Place now.

Safe Place is a youth outreach program that connects businesses and volunteers to provide help and safety to youth facing abuse, neglect, bullying, serious family struggles, homelessness and more. The goal of Safe Place is to offer immediate help to any youth in crisis. As youth enter a designated Safe Place location and ask for help, trained volunteers connect them to appropriate assistance.

Safe Place is a national outreach program that began more than 25 years ago. Safe Place educates young people about the dangers of running away or trying to resolve difficult, threatening situations on their own. Since 1998, Fresno EOC Sanctuary and Support Services has administered the local Safe Place program and maintains a network of 260+ community Safe Place sites. Marked by the yellow and black diamond shaped "Safe Place" sign, these specially designated sites provide youth in crisis immediate interventions, supportive services, and professional referrals to Fresno EOC Sanctuary and Support Services including counseling, shelter, and case management.

The mission of Safe Place is to provide access to immediate help and supportive resources for all young people in crisis through a network of sites sustained by qualified agencies, trained volunteers, and businesses.

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And Creating a Strong Future for our Native Communities

The Center for Native American Youth believes all Native American youth should lead full and healthy lives, have equal access to opportunity, and draw strength from their culture and one another. As a policy program of the Aspen Institute founded by former US Senator Byron Dorgan (ret.), we work to improve the health, safety, and overall well-being of Native American youth. We do this through youth recognition, inspiration and leadership; research, advocacy, and policy change; serving as a national resource exchange; and by building a Native-youth driven narrative.

Featured Programs

INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE

Youth-led movements strengthen resources for Native youth, building new platforms where they can share their voices, recognize one another and inspire positive change.

LIVE FULL AND HAPPY LIVES

Native youth are finding innovative ways to capitalize on the protective strengths of their rich cultures to address the needs of their peers, families, and entire communities, and turn the tide on intergenerational trauma and poor health.

THE POWER OF TRIBAL CULTURES

The Center for Native American Youth fulfills its mission through four priority strategies: youth inspiration, advocacy, policy change, and serving as a resource platform.

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National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association

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National Queer & Trans Therapist of Color Network

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National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network - NQTTCN is a healing justice organization that works to transform mental health for queer and trans people of color.

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The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC). We work at the intersection of movements for social justice and the field of mental health to integrate healing justice into both of these spaces.

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Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.

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Please take a look at this video where you will see and hear from real parents about their experiences when their child was hospitalized and what helped them get through.

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About the Video

Right after a child makes a suicide attempt can be a deeply confusing, scary, and emotional time for parents and families. Understandably, parents may have a lot of questions or concerns. While health care professionals, school leaders, and others may have addressed many questions, often hearing directly from parents who have been there can be especially supportive.

Parents to Parents: After Your Child's Suicide Attempt

For Parents

Hearing that your child is having thoughts of suicide or has made an attempt can be overwhelming. But you are not alone. The parents interviewed for this video have been there and understand. We hope this video offers some practical guidance for the days and weeks to come, but-more importantly-hope. People do get better, recover, and create lives worth living.

The video was created to:

Describe what parents can expect in the days and weeks following a child's suicide-related crisis

Provide information on how to access effective treatment

Offer insights on how parents can best support their child and family

Validate the feelings that can accompany a child's suicide-related crisis

Direct caregivers to additional supportive resources

Making the Most of the Video

The video is approximately one hour. You may want to watch the video in its entirety the first time. However, it is available in chapters for you to return to after that to re-watch specific sections. If you would like to return to specific sections, a playlist of the video that includes chapters is available at the link below.

Post-Viewing Survey

After viewing the video, please complete the survey using the link below. Your responses can help inform us as we work to improve this resource or any future resources. All survey responses gathered here are confidential and will only be shared in aggregate without identifying information when presented anywhere publicly. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance for your participation.

For Health Care Professionals and School and Community Leaders

Families, understandably, will have many questions in the days and weeks following a suicide attempt of their child. It can be hard to process and retain all that is being told to them and available resources will vary community by community. This video captures many of the questions raised by parents and describes best practices in suicide care so that parents can best navigate a complex health care system.

By hearing from parents whose child has made a suicide attempt as well as national experts in suicide prevention, parent's feelings are validated and they can be directed to quality care that best supports their child. This video is not meant to replace any care provided in the community, rather, will hopefully serve to augment care provided by health care professionals as parents can return to it again and again.

Making the Most of the Video

Who can disseminate this video?

Emergency departments, inpatient hospitals, residential care, crisis services, mobile crisis units, community mental health providers, pediatricians, schools, substance misuse professionals, peer advocates, faith leaders, anyone who has encountered a family whose child has recently made a suicide attempt or talked about suicide. Add the video link to discharge paperwork and planning or share the link with parents as part of medical or behavioral health care.

Below, we have provided a curated list of supplemental resources for additional support.

Resources

Immediate Services

Crisis Services

If you or someone you know is in suicidal crisis, please call 988. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. Assistance is available through this Lifeline number and their website www.988lifeline.org.

The Trevor Hotline provides support for LGBTQ young people. Their trained counselors understand the challenges LGBTQ young people face and are available for support 24/7. Text "Start" to 678-678 or Call 866-488-7386.

Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7, high- quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by empowering a community of trained volunteers to support people in their moments of need. Text "Home" to 741741.

Teen Line provides support, resources, and hope to young people through a hotline of professionally trained teen counselors. Available from 6PM-10PM PST, Call 800-852-8336 or Text "Teen" to 839863.

Resources For Developing a Safety Plan

Stanley- Brown Safety Plan

The Stanley- Brown Safety Plan is a form developed by Stanley- Brown Safety Planning Intervention intended to help individuals develop a plan of action when thoughts of suicide occur. This action plan has users identify triggers, coping strategies, people to help distract them from suicidal thoughts, people to contact in a crisis, professional agencies to contact in a crisis, and plans for lethal means safety.

Pause to Protect

Managing access to lethal means is an important step in developing a safety plan. The Pause to Protect website includes a national map of firearm businesses willing to consider voluntary, temporary firearm storage, along with materials for businesses and customers.

Resources to Support Families After a Child's Suicide Attempt

Suicide Prevention Resources and Support for Friends & Family

Sorting through available articles and research on suicide can be overwhelming. To alleviate some of this burden, CAMS- care has created a collection of articles as a starting point. These articles touch on topics such as identifying risk factors and warning signs, what to expect from calling 988, how to find the right therapist, and tips for parents with struggling children.

After an Attempt: A Guide

From Substance Abuse Mental Health Services, this guide gives families information on what happens during Emergency Department treatment, and how to take care of their loved one after treatment.

Guiding Their Way Back

Beyond Blue, Australia's guide provides resources specifically tailored to support everyday people following a suicide attempt. This resource acts as a starting point for working through the difficult, and at times overwhelming, questions that can arise following an attempt.

Family Life After Attempt

This article by Pepperdine University offers statistics and recommendations aimed to help families navigate life after an attempt. This article addresses topics including ensuring a safe return home, understanding the emotional toll on family members, communicating with your child or teen after an attempt, and getting back to "regular life".

Talking About Suicide With Your Child Under Age 12

This article, written by Dr. John Ackerman, presents parents with steps on how to create a safe place to talk about suicide with their young child. Included is a video of Dr. Ackerman identifying and addressing suicidal behavior in children 12 and under

Loving Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

Written by Dr. Stacey Freedenthal, this book provides guidance on supporting your loved one while also looking out for your own mental health. The book tackles questions such as "What are signs and clues of risk?", "What do I say and do after an attempt?" and "What can I do to cope better?".

Speaking of Suicide

Speaking of Suicide is a curated website dedicated to addressing the complexity of suicide through a variety of posts and resources. Topics covered include what to do if you are thinking of suicide, friends and family support, survivor stories, and professional recommendations.

What to do, What to say

Written by Anne Moss Rogers, this eBook focuses on how to manage conversations regarding suicide, and how to navigate the emotions that come with supporting a suicidal child. The eBook provides script examples on how to initiate a conversation about suicide, what questions to ask the child, and how to build resiliency as you provide support.

Teen Suicide Prevention

In this video from the Mayo Clinic, teens describe common warning signs of suicidal ideation among their peers and encourage direct communication and immediate support and safety.

Helping Kids Who Are Thinking of Suicide

Experts from Nationwide's Children's Hospital's Center for Suicide Prevention Research have compiled a list of things to remember when supporting a child who is thinking about suicide. This resource includes statistics, suggestions for initiating conversation, and tips on how to preserve your own mental health while supporting your loved one.

10 Things to Say to a Suicidal Person

Written by Dr. Stacey Freedenthal and posted to National Alliance on Mental Illness Queens/ Nassau, this post provides ten statements you can say to a person considering suicide, along with the context and rational behind them.

Ideas of How to Talk to Your Child About Suicide

This resource by Anne Moss Rogers highlights important steps and considerations for supporting someone who has shared their suicidal ideation with you. The resource acknowledges the complexities of providing support, and provides tactical and emotional support for the caregiver.

Prevent Suicide: Ask the Question

This article from Seattle Children's Hospital highlights the importance of asking the question "are you thinking about suicide?" and provides parents with knowledge to help them identify warning signs, contact support services, and prevent suicide attempts for their child.

The Adolescent Safety and Coping Plan

The Adolescent Safety and Coping Plan (ASCP) is a safety planning intervention designed for adolescents at risk for suicide and their families. Developed by Kimberly McManama O'Brien and colleagues, the ASCP is tailored for adolescents returning home from hospital level of care (but can be used at any level of care).

Family Connections™ - Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery Program

This free course, developed by the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, provides skills and support for parents of children dealing with self-harm or suicidal behaviors. Through this program, parents learn to manage the stress and trauma they experience while supporting their child, as well as how to respond to the child's crisis behavior.

Holding Onto Life Toolkit

Developed by Macomb County Suicide Prevention Coalition, this free toolkit supplies parents with data and best practices for supporting an adolescent with suicidal ideation. This resource addresses the mentality behind suicidal ideation, as well as how to identify signs of suicidality, and how to have conversations about mental health with adolescents.

Resources For The Person Who Made The Attempt

After An Attempt

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers this resource to help people navigate and process their emotions following their suicide attempt. Included are safety plan resources, tips on interacting with family and friends, and reassurance that the attempt survivor is not alone.

Resources for Returning to School

How to Help a Youth Return to School After an Attempt

Created by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research, this infographic depicts key statistics on youth suicide and offers data driven solutions on how school systems can support returning students.

Emotionally Naked

This book by Anne Moss Rogers and Kimberly H McManama O'Brien, initially intended for school personnel, can serve to inform parents on what schools can and should be doing to held children with suicidal thoughts.

Parent Support Groups and Resources

NAMI Family Support Groups

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides free, confidential family support groups for families living with mental health challenges. These groups help families support other families in their area through collective lived experience and learned group wisdom.

AFSP Support Groups

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has local chapters in all 50 states. These chapters aim to create an informed mental health culture through community programs, educational opportunities, research, advocacy, and support.

Supporting Marriage When a Child Has Major Mental Illness(es)

In this article, the Newport Academy highlights difficulties in a marriage that may come from supporting a child that is suicidal. This resource offers explanations, validations, and solutions to possible problems, and provides tips on how to keep your partnership strong as you support your loved one.

Talking With Children About Their Sibling's Suicide Attempt

Talking to Kids About a Sibling Suicide Attempt by Age Appropriateness

This resource from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs provides age-specific guidance on discussing a sibling's suicide attempt. Divided into "preschool age", "school age", and "teenage" sections, this resource addresses the nuances of suicide discussions based on age and offers helpful tips to ensure that the sibling of the suicide survivor is properly supported.

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Family Acceptance Project® LGBTQ YOUTH & FAMILY RESOURCES To Decrease Mental Health Risks & Promote Well‐Being Welcoming your child's LGBTQ friends is one of more than 50 ways that parents & caregivers can reduce risk and increase well-being for LGBTQ youth FAMILY MATTERS Research from the Family Acceptance Project® shows that families play a critical role...

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Family Acceptance Project® Family Video Series

Helping diverse families to learn how to support their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) children takes resources that touch the heart - like this trailer for our new film, "Families Are Forever" or our earlier film, "Always My Son." We're raising funds to produce a series of these short documentaries that show the journey from struggle to support of ethnically and religiously diverse families with LGBTQ children.

These videos are informed by our years of research and work to help diverse families support their LGBTQ children. Watch our films, read our family education materials and research publications. These videos - and the others we want to make - include family accepting and rejecting behaviors that our research shows contribute to serious health risks like suicide, substance abuse and HIV, or that promote overall health and well-being. Family rejection increases family conflict that can lead to homelessness and placement in foster care and juvenile justice facilities. And family acceptance increases family connectedness and contributes to wellness, self-esteem, and a positive sense of the future for LGBTQ youth.

We use these videos in our work to educate and support diverse families with LGBTQ children to help prevent and decrease rejecting behaviors that our research shows contribute to high levels of risk, and to help families to support their LGBTQ children in the context of their cultures and religious values. We also use them to train health and mental health providers and clergy, to help providers understand the critical role of families in supporting their LGBTQ children and to humanize the lives of LGBTQ children and families from very diverse backgrounds.

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Discover the Best Way to Help a Friend: A.S.K. - Acknowledge, Support, Keep-in-Touch. Learn valuable tips and find resources for providing meaningful support.

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The Active Minds Mental Health Advocacy Academy is the only leadership development and mental health advocacy academy that empowers Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) high school students to enact change in their schools, communities, and states. The Academy will prepare high school students for lifelong engagement on advocacy, grassroots organizing, and political engagement around mental health.

The Mental Health Advocacy Academy is a unique, leadership program intended to ensure that high school students have tools and resources to develop mental health advocacy campaigns that will transform change in school, community, and state culture and increase mental health resources. Academy members will have the opportunity to develop a mental health campaign that contributes to the cutting-edge field of mental health policy advocacy.
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2022 Active Minds Mental Health Advocacy Academy. You can find the application here. Applications are due on September 8, 2022. For more information, please email us at k12@activeminds.org

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Help For Youth In My Care - Never A Bother!

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Soluna | California's Mental Health App for 13 - 25 year olds

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Behavioral health coaching for parents, caregivers, and kids 0-12.

No costs attached. No insurance required. No referrals needed.

California cares. That's why California is paying for 100% of the care your family gets through BrightLife Kids.

Real coaches. Real simple. Really free - for all California families.

Families have questions. We have answers.

Infants & Toddlers

Coaching for new(ish) parents/caregivers

Learn how to build non-verbal communication skills, navigate milestones, teach toddlers how to share, solutions for separation anxiety, and more.

Kids

Coaching for kids and parents/caregivers

Develop more patience, encourage independence, solve sleep issues, support making friends and showing kindness, and more.

Tweens

Coaching for preteens and parents/caregivers

Manage friendships, stress, and social pressures, and learn how to navigate your tweens' growing sense of independence - together.

I often feel like a failure as a parent, but Brightline has been giving me hope that it can get better.

- BrightLife Kids parent

Our Mission

To help all kids see a bright future, we provide no-cost, expert behavioral health support for California families with children ages 0-12.

Our Approach

We make it easy for parents and kids to get the help they need with live coaching sessions via video, secure chat, and on-demand digital resources.

Our Care

Our bilingual coaches come from diverse backgrounds, have experience with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC populations, and are trained in personalized coaching.

What does BrightLife Kids offer?

What does BrightLife Kids help parents and caregivers with?

We are here to help you become the parents/caregivers you want to be. How? With a dedicated coach who communicates directly with you and your child to provide expert behavioral health guidance (along with on-demand resources). It's all yours - anytime and from anywhere.

Parents/caregivers of infants/toddlers ages 0-4 learn how to:

Identify "normal" development and when it's time to seek help

Help kids make friends and show kindness

Help toddlers work through frustration/tantrums

Build patience with defiant behavior

Get their kids to try new things, places, and foods

And much more

Parents/caregivers of kids ages 5-8 get help with:

Learning to express big emotions like sadness, worries, and anger in healthy ways

Encouraging age-appropriate independence and responsibility

Balancing alone time with social time

Finding organizational skills that work for your child

Eating healthy foods that are good for brains and bodies

And much more

Parents/caregivers of kids ages 9-12 partner with coaches to learn how to:

Set boundaries online/on social media (how to use it safely and reduce arguments about where/when/how much is okay)

Stay true to themselves when peer pressure starts

Build communication skills, manage conflict, and increase confidence

Manage relationships at home and friendships at school

Foster inclusivity and self-acceptance

And much more

Our provider really helped our son navigate his big feelings. She was kind and patient and provided many tools that he uses to manage his emotions on a day to day basis.

- BrightLife Kids parent

Frequently Asked Questions

Parenting is hard, and the stakes are high, and now I feel like I have a parenting coach. Improving my parenting and my relationship with my kids pays off in terms of my quality of life SO much.

- Brightlife Kids parent

Get the app

All clinical services are provided by licensed physicians and clinicians practicing within independently owned and operated professional practices. For patients in California, this is known as "Brightline Medical Associates of California, Inc." For patients in New Jersey, this is known as "Brightline Medical Associates of NJ, PA." For patients in Kansas, this is known as "Brightline Medical Associates of KS, PA." For patients in all other states, this is known as "Brightline Medical Associates, PA". Brightline, Inc. does not itself provide any physician, behavioral health professional, or other healthcare provider services.

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BrightLife Kids - A CalHope Program by Brightline

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Offer Hope and Reminders of
Reasons for Living

Worrying about a loved one, friend, colleague or customer who is experiencing thoughts of suicide can fell overwhelming. A good starting point is to offer hope and reminders of reasons for living.

Consider placing items such as photos, letters from loved ones and other items that offer hope in gun safes, lockboxes or places where you store medications as a reminder of reasons for living.

Create a virtual hope box with life-affirming reminders (photos, videos, favorite music, messages from loved ones, etc.), crisis resources, coping and relaxation techniques and a list of contacts who have agreed to be available for a phone call in a time of crisis.

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There was a growing mental health crisis among students, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services released a survey in 2021 stating that nearly 1 in 5 students had seriously considered attempting suicide in the last 12 months. Increasing mental health literacy is more important than ever.

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TrevorTalks - Episode 1: How to Support LGBTQ Young People and Prevent Bullying

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Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups

Please join us at the bi-monthly peer-led support group for Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss.
This support group is facilitated twice each month in person and once virtually. This support group is free of charge and open to anyone in the community who has lost a loved one to suicide.
​Please join us in person on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
You may also join us virtually on the last Monday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call for the Zoom link.

If you would like to attend, please call (559) 322-5877 or email centerforgriefandhealing@hindshospice.org to register for the support group.

You can find more resources at The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website.

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Survivors of Suicide Loss - Hinds Hospice

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Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss has been serving the Fresno Community since 1985. They were founded with the mission to support survivors and educate the community about suicide loss and suicide prevention. This program was adopted as part of Hinds Hospice Center for Grief and Healing in 2016, offering specialized...

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Care Solace is a free services for Fresno Unified families that helps you get connected to counseling services. Call or complete the link on line.

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All information entered on the Care Solace website is completely confidential and securely stored. They do not share specific user information to any third parties or even the district itself.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Email us at Call us 24x7 at (888) 515-0595 weserve@caresolace.org
We speak English, Spanish (Hablamos Español), Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Tagalog and Korean
or Video Chat

Please note, Care Solace is not an emergency response service nor mental health services provider. In the event of a life threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 or the National Suicide Hotline (800) 273-8255.

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Fresno Unified School District : Care Match

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Our Mission

The Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health in partnership with our diverse community, is dedicated to providing quality, culturally responsive, behavioral health services to promote wellness, recovery, and resiliency for individuals and families in our community.

Please select one of our navigational options below:

If you have a Behavioral Health emergency
please call 9-1-1

For Access to Services or the Crisis Line,
1 800 654-3937

CalHOPE Warm Line
1 833 317-HOPE(4673)

Central Valley Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1 800 273-8255

Our Mailing Address is:
Fresno County Mental Health Plan
P. O. Box 45003
Fresno, CA. 93718-9886

(Non-Emergency Non-Service)

Monday - Friday
8AM - 5PM
(559) 600-4645
Except on holidays

Fax: (559) 455-4633
TTY: 711

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What does a diagnosis of depression mean for my student?

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What is Bipolar Disorder? What does that mean for my child?

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Free, confidential, non-judgmental opportunity to connect with other parents.

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24/7 Parent Stress Line | Parents Helping Parents

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FREE Virtual Counseling for People of Color- AAKOMA Project

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Gizmo. Mental Health education for younger children. 

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Sacramento

Crisis Lines
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services (WellSpace Health)
1-800-273-8255 or (916)368-3111 or 1-800-SUICIDE
www.wellspacehealth.org
Nationally Accredited Suicide Prevention Crisis Center (AAS) available 24/7/365 Crisis Chat Instant Messaging support is available at http://suicideprevention.wellspacehealth.org ; Crisis Chat via TEXTING- Text the word HOPE to 916.668.iCan (4226) Follow up calls are offered to those in suicidal crisis and survivors of suicide loss Emergency Department Follow Up program available ASIST and SafeTALK workshops Business Office: (916)368-3118
Parent Support Line
1-888-281-3000

24 hour Crisis Line for parents (and others involved in the lives of children of all ages) seeking emotional support, linkages to community resources for families, or just a listening ear.
Institute on Aging Friendship Line
1-800-971-0016
1-415-752-3778
http://www.ioaging.org/services/cesp_suicide_prevention_help.html
Provides 24/7 crisis intervention and emotional support to older adults who are depressed, bereaved, or lonely. 1-800-971-0016 http://www.ioaging.org/services-for-elders-and-care-givers/friendship-line
California Youth Crisis Line
800-843-5200
http://www.calyouth.org/resources/california-youth-crisis-line/
The California Youth Crisis Line (CYCL) operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week as the statewide emergency response system for youth (ages 12-24) and families in crisis.

Programs
Sacramento County Department Of Health And Human Services: Jail Psychiatric Services
(916) 874-5222
http://www.dhhs.saccounty.net/BHS/Pages/Adult-Mental-Health/SP-Jail-Psychiatric-Services.aspx
Jail psychiatric services are provided to adults who are incarcerated at the Sacramento County jail. Services include mental health screening, assessment, stabilization, crisis intervention, medication, pre-release planning, and community referral.
Sierra Elder Wellness Program
(916) 875-1055
http://www.dhhs.saccounty.net/BHS/Pages/Adult-Mental-Health/SP-Sierra-Elder-Wellness-Program.aspx
The Sierra Elder Wellness Program is a field-based program providing outpatient mental health services for the growing older adult population, ages 55 years and older. Services include outreach, mental health rehabilitation and therapy, co-occurring disorders services, psychiatric medication and follow up services, housing support, case management and other support as identified.
Stop Stigma Sacramento (Division of Behavioral Health Services)
211 (or TTY 916-498-1000)
http://www.stopstigmasacramento.org
The anti-stigma and discrimination project ultimately seeks to eliminate the barriers to achieving full inclusion in society and increase access to mental health resources to support individuals and families.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)-Greater Sacramento
Valerie Kovacovich, Phone: 925-575-7136 Email: [email protected]
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_ID=DD2D3D45-CF1C-2465-121DF792F0CBD5C0
Chapter of the AFSP,a ntitonal organization has been at the forefront of a wide range of suicide prevention initiatives -- each designed to reduce loss of life from suicide. We are investing in groundbreaking research, new educational campaigns, innovative demonstration projects and critical policy work. And we are expanding our assistance to people whose lives have been affected by suicide, reaching out to offer support and offering opportunities to become involved in prevention.
NAMI Sacramento
Phone: 916-364-1642 Email: [email protected] ento.org
http://www.namisacramento.org/
NAMI Sacramento is a grassroots, family and consumer self-help support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe mental illnesses, i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic depression), clinical depression, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and PTSD.
Friends for Survival, Inc.
(916) 392-0664
http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/
Friends For Survival, Inc. is an organization of people who have been affected by a death caused by suicide. We are dedicated to providing a variety of peer support services that comfort those in grief, encourage healing and growth, foster the development of skills to cope with a loss and educate the entire community regarding the impact of suicide.

Support Group
Supporting Community Connections Programs
Phone: (916) 875-7070 Email: [email protected]
http://www.dhhs.saccounty.net/BHS/Pages/BHS-Home.aspx
Provide cultural and ethnic specific outreach activities and support services targeting nine specific communities in Sacramento County, specifically targets un-served and underserved communities. The Supporting Community Connections agencies are community-based and proactive in relationship marketing to underserved populations (i.e., Native American, Latino, older adults, etc).

Trainings
Mental Health First Aid http://www.dhhs.saccounty.net/Pages/Sacramento-County-Promotes-Programs-throughout-.aspx
A 12-hour course, available to interested community members,that seeks to inform individuals to help and connect persons with mental illness to services and support.
Mental Health Training for Crisis Responders http://www.dhhs.saccounty.net/Pages/Sacramento-County-Promotes-Programs-throughout-.aspx
Two-hour course available to the Sacramento Police Department that consists of an overview of mental health/illness and current resources available to law enforcement.
ASIST and AMSR training
Phone: (916) 875-7070 Email: [email protected]
http://www.dhhs.saccounty.net/BHS/Pages/BHS-Home.aspx
Events
Out of the Darkness walk (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)P-Greater Sacramento)
Valerie Kovacovich, Phone: 925-575-7136 Email: [email protected]
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_ID=DD2D3D45-CF1C-2465-121DF792F0CBD5C0
Out of the Darkness walks take place in over 200 communties around the country each fall. The walks raise funds to support the AFSP's research and education programs to prevent suicide and save lives.

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National Institute of Mental Health-Spanish resources

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National Institute of Mental Health-Spanish resources

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Bringing home your child after hospitalization

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Bringing home your child after hospitalization

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Dear Parent,

Congratulations! If your child has been hospitalized, and you have finally made it to discharge, the inpatient saga is in the rearview mirror. Now all you have to do is figure out what happens next. That may suddenly feel like a daunting task.

By now your child has probably idealized what being home is like and you have forgotten how hard it was to have them in the house. By now your other kids have started to like getting some attention again, too.

Expect bumps. Re-entry is hard.

Day one is likely to go okay(ish), for everyone will be glad to put the hospital in the past. You will need a lot of patience for the next week or two. Remember that your child is not cured, and no matter how much you want this ordeal to be over you can't expect them to behave as if they are all better, or even mostly better. The hospital has only stabilized them enough to allow them to move to outpatient care. Old behaviors have not been extinguished, merely tempered. Long-present triggers have not been deactivated. Your child's anxiety or rage or paranoia or OCD or depression may spike a little less quickly or have a shorter duration, but it's far from gone.

So there will be bumps. And because there will be bumps, you will need to remind yourself repeatedly that a bump is not a cliff.

The first time your child acts the way they did before hospitalization your trauma-scarred brain will leap to the conclusion that you are right back where you were before. This is not true. Breathe deep. Do not allow yourself to freak out. Stay patient. Be empathetic.

Your child is going to be just as scared by bumps as you are, if not more. Although neither of you may have thought of it this way, life in the hospital was actually much simpler than life at home. The rules, behavioral expectations and consequences there were carved in stone. Everything was planned out. Staff didn't take behavior or outbursts personally; they responded according to protocol rather than with dread or alarm. So arriving home - while definitely a good thing - is also stressful. There are far more stimuli, far more temptations. Home is a place of old habits and parental expectations. What seemed easy to manage in the hospital may feel much more complicated now. The stress level for your child will be higher.

Here's what you can do to lower it: Tell your child something on the order of, "I am so, so glad you are back. They warned me that re-entry can be stressful, and I want you to know that I don't expect everything to be perfect. I don't expect you to be perfect, or to feel perfectly better. I know that I'm not going to be perfect, and I'm not going to handle everything perfectly. That's okay. I know there will be bumps. And I want you to know that I love you, and we will work through the bumps together." Then when problems erupt, you pause, take an enormous breath, and say, "Remember how I was saying there would be bumps? That was a bump. And we will work through it."

Your task is to step back from your expectations and emotions, and to stay as cool as you can. You will offer empathy, tons of empathy, and creature comforts: favorite meals, a cup of tea, a stuffed animal, some soothing music. This will help. Or at least it will help a lot more than screaming at your kid in frustration.

If you have to vent, do it in private to someone who can remind you that what you are seeing is a bump in the road. If you live with a partner, find ways to hand off care when one of you is weary or anxious or losing patience.

If your child had a suicide plan or attempt before hospitalization, you will probably be told that the greatest likelihood of a repeat attempt is within the first three months. This is unhappy news, especially given all you have been through. Your task will be to figure out how monitor your kid's mental state without being overbearing - and without dissolving into your own puddle of worry. There are three aspects to making this happen.

You will need to manage your own anxiety well. Use whatever works for you, whether it is exercise, meditation, yoga, mindfulness or slow breathing (there are some good apps available for your phone), journaling, long showers, talking to your own therapist, or something else. Find a combination of approaches that include everyday preventative measures (to keep your baseline anxiety at a reasonable level) and in-the-moment techniques (for specific stressful situations). If you need medication, get it - but be careful not to abuse it.

You will need to keep lines of communication with your child open. Refresh your memory of good techniques for talking with your teen. In times of stress we all tend to revert to old habits, so it's a good idea to bring healthy habits to the front of your mind by reading up on them.

You will need guidance on what to do if your child tells you they still have thoughts of self-harm. Talk to your child's therapist for tips. Knowing the difference between passive and active suicidal ideation can help you stay calm and practical.

Your child's outpatient team will probably ask you to set up additional therapy and psychiatry appointments for a period of time. This is expensive and a logistical headache, but you will want someone else to assess your child's safety regularly, especially while changes in medication are still being made.

One thing that will help both you and the doctors is to start a journal or log. This will take up a ridiculous amount of time, but there's an excellent reason for doing it: When you are in the thick of an emotionally charged situation it is difficult to track how life is trending. A log creates an objective measure of what you're seeing and how often you're seeing it. Plus when your gut is telling you something is wrong, or that your child is getting worse instead of better, it's much, much easier for a doctor to understand your concerns when you provide actual data.

Write down:

What medications are being taken, and when dosages change. Frankly, if a side effect kicks in a month from now, the odds you're going to remember that you increased the dose today are pretty slim. You (and your doctor) may mistakenly conclude that your child has some new symptom and add another medication. Alternately, a future doctor may want to try a medication that you've already used, and it's helpful to have a record of what was tried and why it was later rejected.

What symptoms you are seeing, and how often. If your child has meltdowns, record how many, how long they last, and how severe they were. Take note of the ABCs: antecedents, behaviors, and consequences. Is there a pattern? If your child is depressed, describe how many hours they have been out of bed each day, when activities are resumed, how long their attention span is for projects, hunger or lack thereof, social interaction or whatever other symptoms are relevant.

Changes in routine and outside stressors. You will want to be able to figure out if changes in behavior correlate to environmental events, medication adjustments, or are simply variations in mood. Note any big changes in school schedule or family structure, as well as lesser issues like arguments with friends or even the dates of your daughter's menstrual cycle.

Things your child says or does that worry you. This is especially helpful if you're having trouble conveying the extent of the volatility or apathy you're seeing to the treatment team. Sometimes reading a narrative view of "a day in the life" of your child can give doctors a richer understanding of what is happening at home. Write down events and actual quotes to share with your child's therapist.

Keeping a log is a lot of work. However, it is work you will not regret.

The hospital probably didn't give you guidance on how much supervision your child will need upon returning home. Things you will want to discuss with your partner and your child's treatment team include:

How long can your child be left alone?

How quickly can they resume normal activities?

Are visits to friends' houses okay? (It may be better to arrange all visits at your house at first.)

How do we transition back to previous levels of independence?

You may chafe as much as your child does at the amount of supervision required. You will need to trade off care with your partner or get trusted friends or family to provide some respite. Much as you may yearn for a weekend getaway, it's not a good idea while you are still gauging how stable your child is.

The fact that re-entry feels endless doesn't make it endless. You can get through this if you pace yourself, figure out how to process your own feelings, and reach out to your child's treatment team for help.

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The resources and information on this page are designed to help states, territories, tribes, mental health and substance use disorder professionals, and others looking for information on understanding the background, history, funding opportunities, and implementation resources for strengthening suicide prevention and mental health crisis services.

Need Support Now?
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

In 2020, Congress designated the new 988 dialing code to be operated through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. SAMHSA sees 988 as a first step towards a transformed crisis care system in America.

The 988 Partner Toolkit is intended to facilitate partner efforts for collaborative and aligned 988 communication planning.

In 2020, the U.S. had one death by suicide every 11 minutes. Suicide is a leading cause of death for people aged 10-34 years.

There is hope. Providing 24/7, free and confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress works. The Lifeline helps thousands of people overcome crisis situations every day.

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Explore various programs and initiatives in Fresno County focused on Suicide Prevention

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Fresno Cares - Fresno County Suicide Prevention Collaborative

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You can make a difference by spreading the word about Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Let's start the conversation. Click below to check out our resources and graphics for a variety of social media platforms:

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Fresno Unified School District Social Emotional Wellness

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Overview

Stude​nts and Parents/Caretakers: ​If you are concerned about the social emotional well-being of your child or a peer, please fill out the Online Social Emotional Support Referral above. If this is an emergency, please call 911 immediately or take your child to the nearest hospital. ​Referrals are confidential and are forwarded by email to the administrative team in the Student Support Services Office.

Care Solace

"A simple, fast and safe tool for parents and students for mental health and substance use help."

Care Solace​ ​is a FREE online resource that assists individuals in finding local mental health and substance use related programs and counseling services. Care Solace works with individuals who have insurance including Medi-Cal, Private Insurance, and those that have no insurance. Care Solace does not require a user's name, address, phone number, or date of birth. All information that is entered is completely confidential and stored securely. ​Care Solace will find the right options that can help you right now for:​

Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe

Know the Warning Signs
*If you see a warning sign, seek help immediately*​

​Threats or comments about killing themselves such as "I wish I were dead" and "I won't be around to deal with this much longer."

Increase in risky behavior

Aggressive behavior

Social withdrawal

Saying goodbye to family or friends

Giving away prized possessions

Dramatic mood swings

Talking, writing, posts on social media or thinking about death.

*It is important to remember the signs and risk factors listed are generalities. Not all students who contemplate or die by suicide will exhibit these kinds of symptoms AND not all students who exhibit these behaviors are suicidal*

What Can I Do To Keep My Child Safe?
*If you see a warning sign, seek help immediately*

​Ask: Do not be afraid to talk to your kids about suicide and mental health.

Actively listen: "help me understand what life is like for you right now."

Take signs seriously: If you are seeing warning signs and risk factors, respond immediately.

Limit access: Restricting access to lethal means, especially access to firearms, prescription drugs and medications are important in the prevention of youth suicide.

Do not leave your child alone: Surround yourself with a support network or friends and family that can step in and help as needed.

Reach out: Contact the school or mental health professionals if you are concerned about your child.​

Social Emotional Resources for Families Available throughout the District

There are approximately over 16 million children diagnosed with a mental disorder such as ADHD, behavior problems, anxiety, or depression-and 38% have experienced more than one type of traumatic event, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Furthermore, societal pressures and environmental factors present challenges in the overall wellbeing of young people. Students and families may experience a time where social and emotional support is warranted. Fresno Unified School District has services throughout the district offered by trained staff at various school sites that can provide the appropriate supportive services.

Did You Know?​​​​

​Fresno Unified schools (TK-12) have the following school support services available throughout the district that are provided by Psychologists, School Social Workers, Restorative Practice Counselors, Clinical School Social Workers, Restoring the Learning Environment Counselors (RLE) and School Nurses.

There are over 40 School Social Workers or Clinical School Social Workers at designated school sites providing mental health services, individual/group counseling, case management, crisis intervention as well as psycho-education to students, parents, school sites and the community.

Fresno Unified has over 80 School Psychologists who are available throughout the district to support students from ages 3-22. They conduct psychoeducational assessments and provide mental health services, crisis response intervention, as well as academic, behavioral, and social-emotional guidance.

School Counselors provide services at all middle and high school sites. They provide academic, career and social emotional counseling to students.

The Mentoring Office provides students with the opportunity to connect with a mentor through various programs available: School Site based mentoring, Community based mentoring, Worksite based mentoring, Peer Mentoring, e-mentoring, Adopt-a-School Partnership and Men's and Women's Alliance.

Restoring the Learning Environment Counselors (RLE) provide social emotional support to students, provide cultural broker services and are assigned to school sites with higher populations of Southeast Asian students.

School sites often contract with local community agencies to provide ongoing and accessible mental health services to students onsite.

Other school site supports from the school district may include Resource Counseling Assistants, Tier II Intervention Specialists and Behavior Intervention Specialists.

In accordance with AB 2246, FUSD provides suicide prevention, intervention and postvention services to students, families and staff members throughout the district. This includes education and awareness campaigns regarding warning signs and how to access help to parents, instruction to students at the secondary level and training to staff. The district's policy also outlines our best practice approach to intervention and how we support students, families and schools in the event that a crisis does occur on one of our campuses.

Quick Links

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Start a conversation with your child using music as a way to connect.

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Teach your kids about emotional wellbeing.

Sound It Out has all the tools you need to build open and honest relationships with your children.

How it works

Use our step-by-step guide to make sure you're fully equipped to have a healthy conversation with your kids about emotional wellbeing.

Music can help you Sound It Out together

See how listening to music and creating lyrics together can help you and your kids communicate.

Why Sound it out

Sound It Out is a campaign that offers educational resources and activities from expert advisers to help parents and caregivers learn and practice healthy emotional wellbeing. This campaign is lead by Ad Council, in partnership with Pivotal Ventures, and a coalition of organizations.

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Home - First Animated Series on Teen Mental Health - My Life Is Worth Living | Powerful Stories About the Power of Human Connection

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Overview

Stude​nts and Parents/Caretakers: ​If you are concerned about the social emotional well-being of your child or a peer, please fill out the Online Social Emotional Support Referral above. If this is an emergency, please call 911 immediately or take your child to the nearest hospital. ​Referrals are confidential and are forwarded by email to the administrative team in the Student Support Services Office.

Care Solace

"A simple, fast and safe tool for parents and students for mental health and substance use help."

Care Solace​ ​is a FREE online resource that assists individuals in finding local mental health and substance use related programs and counseling services. Care Solace works with individuals who have insurance including Medi-Cal, Private Insurance, and those that have no insurance. Care Solace does not require a user's name, address, phone number, or date of birth. All information that is entered is completely confidential and stored securely. ​Care Solace will find the right options that can help you right now for:​

Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe

Know the Warning Signs
*If you see a warning sign, seek help immediately*​

​Threats or comments about killing themselves such as "I wish I were dead" and "I won't be around to deal with this much longer."

Increase in risky behavior

Aggressive behavior

Social withdrawal

Saying goodbye to family or friends

Giving away prized possessions

Dramatic mood swings

Talking, writing, posts on social media or thinking about death.

*It is important to remember the signs and risk factors listed are generalities. Not all students who contemplate or die by suicide will exhibit these kinds of symptoms AND not all students who exhibit these behaviors are suicidal*

What Can I Do To Keep My Child Safe?
*If you see a warning sign, seek help immediately*

​Ask: Do not be afraid to talk to your kids about suicide and mental health.

Actively listen: "help me understand what life is like for you right now."

Take signs seriously: If you are seeing warning signs and risk factors, respond immediately.

Limit access: Restricting access to lethal means, especially access to firearms, prescription drugs and medications are important in the prevention of youth suicide.

Do not leave your child alone: Surround yourself with a support network or friends and family that can step in and help as needed.

Reach out: Contact the school or mental health professionals if you are concerned about your child.​

Social Emotional Resources for Families Available throughout the District

There are approximately over 16 million children diagnosed with a mental disorder such as ADHD, behavior problems, anxiety, or depression-and 38% have experienced more than one type of traumatic event, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Furthermore, societal pressures and environmental factors present challenges in the overall wellbeing of young people. Students and families may experience a time where social and emotional support is warranted. Fresno Unified School District has services throughout the district offered by trained staff at various school sites that can provide the appropriate supportive services.

Did You Know?​​​​

​Fresno Unified schools (TK-12) have the following school support services available throughout the district that are provided by Psychologists, School Social Workers, Restorative Practice Counselors, Clinical School Social Workers, Restoring the Learning Environment Counselors (RLE) and School Nurses.

There are over 40 School Social Workers or Clinical School Social Workers at designated school sites providing mental health services, individual/group counseling, case management, crisis intervention as well as psycho-education to students, parents, school sites and the community.

Fresno Unified has over 80 School Psychologists who are available throughout the district to support students from ages 3-22. They conduct psychoeducational assessments and provide mental health services, crisis response intervention, as well as academic, behavioral, and social-emotional guidance.

School Counselors provide services at all middle and high school sites. They provide academic, career and social emotional counseling to students.

The Mentoring Office provides students with the opportunity to connect with a mentor through various programs available: School Site based mentoring, Community based mentoring, Worksite based mentoring, Peer Mentoring, e-mentoring, Adopt-a-School Partnership and Men's and Women's Alliance.

Restoring the Learning Environment Counselors (RLE) provide social emotional support to students, provide cultural broker services and are assigned to school sites with higher populations of Southeast Asian students.

School sites often contract with local community agencies to provide ongoing and accessible mental health services to students onsite.

Other school site supports from the school district may include Resource Counseling Assistants, Tier II Intervention Specialists and Behavior Intervention Specialists.

In accordance with AB 2246, FUSD provides suicide prevention, intervention and postvention services to students, families and staff members throughout the district. This includes education and awareness campaigns regarding warning signs and how to access help to parents, instruction to students at the secondary level and training to staff. The district's policy also outlines our best practice approach to intervention and how we support students, families and schools in the event that a crisis does occur on one of our campuses.

Quick Links

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Social Emotional Wellness & Support | Fresno Unified Prevention and Intervention

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Learn more about mental health.

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What is Mental Health? - Mental Health Literacy

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Suicide Prevention 101 for Parents: Recognizing Signs and What to Do

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