Educational Service District 123

Resource Library

Parenting Tools:

• Prevention Tips For Parents
• The Parent Guide to Resilience
• Managing Stress During a National Disease Outbreak

Self-Care Ideas:

• 85 Self Care Activities for Teens
• Creating Healthy Habits with Kids
• Self Care Activities for Kids
• A Self-Care Checklist to do With Kids
• Family Dinner Toolkit

Substance Use Prevention/Recognition in Teens:

• How to Confront and Help Your Child with Drug Abuse
• Preventing Teen Drug Use: Risk Factors and Why Teens Use
• A Parent's Guide to Preventing Marijuana Use

SAMHSA’s National Helpline –1-800-662-HELP (4357)

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

Mental Health Tips for a Crisis:

• Shine Light on Depression
• Children's Good Mental Health Begins with Parents
• Risk and Protective Factors for Youth Mental Health
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention, and crisis resources. Call or text 988, or chat online at 988lifeline.org, to access trained crisis counselors 24/7

Staying Motivated to Learn while at home:

• Strategies to Increase Student Motivation While at Home

As children grow into teenagers, it becomes more challenging for parents to know what they are thinking and feeling. When do the normal ups and downs of adolescence become sufficient to worry about?

Your school’s counselor or family physician is a first step to access a list of community mental health resources to further evaluate your child’s unique situation. If your child is depressed or thinking about suicide, you are not alone; there is help and hope for healing.

The ESD 123 Student Support Services department offers suicide prevention and youth mental health first aid trainings. For more information, contact Director of Student Support Dana Camarena at 509.544.5762 or [email protected].

Resources:

• Keep Your Kids Safe Newsletter
• "Networks for Life" Suicide Prevention Training