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988 SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE
website: English and Spanish
988
National suicide prevention lifeline. Trained crisis counselors available 24/7.English and Spanish, available. Interpreter services available for all other languages.
Chat Line
24/7 Support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States.
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CRISIS TEXT LINE
Crisis Counseling, 24/7
Crisis Text Line | Text HOME To 741741 free, 24/7 Crisis Counseling
(800) 799-SAFE (7233)
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE and MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA)
website: Sixteen languages
(800) 662 – HELP (4357)
Helpline, 24/7, English and Spanish
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and their families. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
Find treatment
Information on treatment locators and helplines for: substance use, behavioral health, disaster distress, early mental illness, veteran’s crisis line, SAMHSA’s helpline and resources.
Opioid treatment program directory
Directory of opioid treatment centers by state.
Buprenorphine treatment practitioner locator
Buprenorphine Treatment Practitioner Locator | SAMHSA
Information on buprenorphine practitioners and treatment, opioid treatment programs by state.
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BOYS TOWN NATIONAL HOTLINE
website: English
Boys Town (@BoysTown) / Twitter
(800) 448-3000
Helpline, 24/7, English, Spanish, and translation services representing more than 140 languages.
(800) 448-1833
TDD line that allows counselors to communicate with speech-impaired and deaf callers.
Boys Town is a youth care and health care service that supports children and families with the right type of care, at the right time, in the right way. Whether caring for a child in crisis, treating complex health care conditions or helping families find the parenting resources they need. Children and parents can call this crisis intervention service.
Teens and young adults
Information on ways to get help. Some of the topics include coping skills, family, transitioning into adult hood, abuse, anger, anxiety, breakups, bullying, depression, distorted thinking, eating disorders, grief, friendship, and identity.
Parents
Parenting Tips, Guides and Tools | Boys Town
Articles, videos, tools, guides, and quick tips on topics including but not limited to, behavioral issues, the digital age, sleep issues, social issues, school, discipline, diversity and inclusion, communication, self-harm, substance abuse, parenting a teen, parenting through a crisis and bullying.
Jacob Young Podcasts
Launched in November 2020 the podcast tackles serious issues like mental health, relationships and more with celebrity guests, friends, and experts.
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TEEN LINE
TEEN LINE (@TEENLINEONLINE) / Twitter
(800) TLC-TEEN (852-8336)
(310) 855-Hope (4673)
Helpline, 7 days a week, 6:00 PM — 10:00 PM, PT, English
Text “Teen” to 839863
Text line, 7 days a week, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, PT
Teen Line is a nonprofit community-based organization that provides emotional support to youth. It provides peer-based education and support before problems become a crisis, using a national hotline, community outreach and online support. teen-to-teen counseling services. Callers can talk to one of their peers about what they’re going through and learn strategies that have helped other young people just like them.
Resources
Teen & Youth Help Hotline | Teenage Advice, Crisis & Depression Helpline (teenlineonline.org)
Find resources for GLBT youth, eating disorders, STD and AIDS hotline, rape, drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse and suicide prevention.
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BEFRIENDERS WORLDWIDE
Befrienders Worldwide | Emotional support to prevent suicide worldwide
website: Available in more than twenty languages.
Befrienders Worldwide Support – Volunteer action to prevent suicide
Support by country
Befrienders Worldwide, volunteer action to prevent suicide, provides support for suicide and suicidal behavior through a network of 349 independent emotional support centers in 32 countries. The members and volunteers around the world provide confidential support to people in emotional crisis or distress, or those close to them. This service is provided via telephone helplines, SMS messaging, face to face, outreach, partnerships, and the internet. The work is non-political and non-religious.
Help and support
Information, support, and tips for suicidal feelings, listening skills, helping a friend, bereaved by suicide and warning signs. In addition, find material about depression, about self-harm, about sexual orientation and about bullying,
Find a crisis center near you.
Directory Search | Befrienders
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MEDICARE PLANS PATIENT RESOURCE CENTER
https://www.medicareplans.com/
website: English
https://www.medicareplans.com/about-us/#contact Contact
Medicare Plans Patient Resource Center is a comprehensive website with data-driven, fact-based information from Medicare industry experts and health professionals. The site provides information, education, and tools to access quality healthcare by state. Though the Medicare Plans website provides a wide range of resources the ones here are specific to mental health.
What is Medicare?
https://www.medicareplans.com/what-is-medicare/
Information about the different parts of Medicare, including coverage, cost and enrollment facts.
Resources for mental health care
https://www.medicareplans.com/mental-health-care-outpatient-for-medicare/
Information who is eligibility, benefits, and coverage for mental health care.
Ask the Medicare expert
https://www.medicareplans.com/ask-the-medicare-expert/
Submit questions to a medical consultant. Also, find answers to your questions about enrollment, eligibility and managing coverage.
Live chat
https://www.medicare.gov/talk-to-someone
Chat with someone at Medicare.gov for additional information.
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BLOGS, ARTICLES and WEBSITES of NOTE
Suicide Prevention Guide for Youth and Young Adults
https://ceufast.com/blog/suicide-prevention-guide-for-youth-and-young-adults
Cerebral Palsy Guide - Helping Children with Cerebral Palsy
https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/
Cerebral Palsy Guidance
https://www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com
Guidance and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy.
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FOR SENIORS
Seniors Paying for Care, Medicare Coverage of Substance Abuse Treatment
https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/medicare-coverage-of-substance-abuse-treatment
Transportation Resource Guide for Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities
https://mastersinpublicadministration.org/senior-transportation-options/
6 Travel Tips for Seniors
https://resortinsider.org/travel-tips-for-seniors/
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