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Mental Health
Training & Resources
At Express, Create, Heal, we understand that supporting mental health extends beyond the realm of childhood cancer. To further equip our community with the knowledge and skills needed to make a meaningful impact, we've curated a selection of additional training and resources. These resources are designed to broaden your understanding of mental health issues and provide practical tools to support individuals in need.
988 Lifelife
The 988 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 in the United States.
Phone Hotline, Text Hotline, Online Chat
All
QPR Institute
The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.
Training
All, Youth, Teens, Veterans
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States – 24/7, free, confidential. Crisis Text Line (CTL) is here for you. A live, trained volunteer Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool calm.
Text Hotline
All
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based, early-intervention course that teaches participants about mental health and substance use challenges.
Training
All
Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT)
Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) prepares individuals and communities to respond appropriately and safely to persons with mental health challenges and or disorders, particularly those with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or serious emotional disturbances (SED).
Training
All
The Trevor Project
Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S via text, chat, or phone. The Trevor Project is 100% confidential and 100% free. Text START to 678-678, call 1-866-488-7386 or visit https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
Phone Hotline, Text Hotline, Online Chat
LGBTQ
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a confidential 24/7 peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning people. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans. 1-877-565-8860 (United States)
1-877-330-6366 (Canada)
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Phone Hotline, Text Hotline
LGBTQ
SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline
Talk and be heard at the SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline. Connects LGBT older people with friendly responders. For LGBT elders and caretakers. Text 1-877-360-LGBT (5428) or visit https://www.sageusa.org
Phone Hotline, Text Hotline
LGBTQ, Elderly
Vets4Warriors
Vets4Warriors is the nation’s leading 24/7 military peer support program staffed by veterans. We provide immediate, confidential, ongoing support to every member of the US military community, helping before challenges turn into crises.
Phone Hotline, Text Hotline, Online Chat
Veterans
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health behaviors and experiences among students across the country.
Survey/Study
All
Ring the Alarm
A Report to Congress from The Congressional Black Caucus Emergency TaskForce on Black Youth
Suicide and Mental Health
Survey/Study
Youth, Black Youth
Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention
The AAP and AFSP, in collaboration with experts from the NIMH created this Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention as an educational resource to support pediatric health clinicians and other health professionals in identifying strategies and key partnerships to support youth at risk for suicide.
Strategies
Youth
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