Mental Health
UMTR2ME is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in San Diego, California with a global reach and impact. By making personal connections, their aim is to focus on offering hope, support, and encouragement to individuals who struggle with depression, mental health challenges, and thoughts of suicide, in addition to supporting family and friends.
The mission of U Can’t B Erased is to empower teens and those around them to recognize, overcome, and be unashamed of their mental illnesses.
Trauma-Resilient Informed Practices in Expanded Learning Programs: A Snapshot of Trends in the Field
The mission of the Region 11 Expanded Learning Technical Assistance Unit is to build and strengthen the Expanded Learning Programs’ (ELPs’) capacity to develop, implement, and sustain high-quality year-round programming (before school, after school, intersession, and summer).
About LA’s BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program
LA’s BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program plays a vital role in the lives of more than 25,000 unique and talented elementary school students who come from neighborhoods with the fewest resources and the greatest needs. LA’s BEST engages children creatively, emotionally, intellectually, and physically, empowering them to explore and discover the opportunities in their lives. We inspire and prepare children to create lives full of choices
TWLOHA is a non-profit that aims to provide hope for individuals battling addiction, depression, self injury, and suicidal thoughts. This organization is dedicated to connecting people to support groups, treatment centers, websites, and books in order to provide intervention, treatment, and recovery.
This tip sheet targets Victim Service Providers (VSPs), Mental Health professionals (MHPs), emergency management planners, and others who serve victims impacted by an MVI. It contains information to prepare communities to address the mental health needs of victims and family members, as well as improve trauma- and grief related symptoms in the immediate aftermath and throughout the recovery process.
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation is committed to raising awareness, understanding and research for early-onset Bipolar disorder. The foundation is currently working with the medical community to create new and improved treatments and therapies to overcome Bipolar Disorder.
The Ophelia Project empowers and encourages teenage girls to increase their sense of self-worth and maximize their potential contribution to society.
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence develops and advocates for evidence-based solutions to reduce gun injury and death in all its forms. CSGV’s guiding principle is simple: We believe gun violence should be rare and abnormal. We pursue this goal through policy development, advocacy, community engagement, and effective training.
Increase awareness of the importance of children’s mental health in your school this year! Equip families and children with the resources to support their mental health in your community.
A comprehensive site that is divided in to three sections. The “teens” section provides teens with resources, advice, and approachable information. The “kids” section is written in an easy format, and has in depth explanations about health related issues that children might not understand. The “parents” section provides adults with advice on how to confront difficult situations with their children, and has multiple links that cover every aspect of raising healthy children.
Teen Mental Health is an organization that hopes to utilize the latest scientific evidence to create training programs, publications and resources to improve understanding of adolescent mental health and mental disorders. Dr. Stan Kutcher and his team collaborate with health care providers, policymakers, schools, the business community, and the general public to deliver internationally recognized research on the mental health of youth.