RESOURCE GUIDE
SUICIDE PREVENTION
• Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services- https://didihirsch.org/services/suicide-prevention
• SUICIDE HOTLINE - 988
• Teen Line Hotline - 800-852-8336 or TEXT TEEN to 839863
• TREVOR PROJECT HOTLINE for LGBTQ Youth – thetrevorproject.org
• The Columbia Lighthouse Project – How to ask screening questions about suicide
https://cssrs.columbia.edu/the-columbia-scale-c-ssrs/cssrs-for-families-friends-and-neighbors/
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - https://afsp.org/what-to-do-when-someone-is-at-risk/
CHILD ANXIETY RESOURCES:
Websites
• UCLA CARES CENTER (information and resources) carescenter.ucla.edu
• EFFECTIVE CHILD THERAPY (Treatment resources) effectivechildtherapy.org
• ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA - www.adaa.org
• AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) website has sections such as “Facts for Families”,
“Resource Center”, “Resource Libraries”, and “Parents’ Medication Guide”-
https://www.aacap.org - click on Families/Youth
• Understanding Teen Depression - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFl5_myCw0
• Caregiver Toolkit - https://www.caregiver.org
Books
• My Anxious Mind: A Teen’s Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic, by Michael Tompkins PhD
• Anxiety Relief for Teens - Regine Galanti, PhD
• An Unquiet Mind – Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD (Bipolar)
• Growing up in Public- Coming of Age in the Digital World - Devorah Heitner,PhD,
• Media Moms and Digital Dads – Yalda Uhls, PhD
• You are Not Alone – Ken Duckworth, MD– Medical Director of NAMI
• Platonic – How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends
• Healing - Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health – Thomas Insel, MD
• ADHD 2.0 - New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction from Childhood through Adulthood - Drs. Ned Hallowell and John Ratey
• Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain - Dan Siegel, MD
Films
• Anxious Nation – Our Kids Are in Crisis – on Amazon Prime
• Getting Thru – Podcast by Andrea Sonnenberg
• Just Like You Anxiety & Depression – Amazon Prime or Apple TV
MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATIONAL SERIES
• Friends of Semel Open Mind Lecture and Film Series - www.friendsofsemelinstitute.org
• Gen Z Wellness Summit – April 25th at UCLA - www.friendsofsemelinstitute.org Click on Teen Advisory Council
• Open Mind Film Festival for High School Students – April 21st at UCLA.
www.friendsofsemelinstitute.org. Click on Open Mind
• NAMI Janis Black Warner Series - https://namiwla.org/
• NAMI Hotline - https://nami.org/Home
• NAMI West LA – Family to Family Classes
TREATMENT IN ADDICTION PSYCHIATRY
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry:
This is a provider directory for physicians who are board certified in addiction psychiatry.
https://www.aaap.org/education/resources/patients/find-a-specialist/find-a-specialist-list/
Treatment Navigation
This private company can meet with parents and families to assist them in selecting an appropriate treatment provider or treatment program for addiction or mental health needs. https://connectionsinrecovery.com/
Trusted Online Sources
National Institute on Drug Abuse: The latest scientific information about substance use and the developing brain.
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/parents-educators
Real Education
This online platform designed for parents provides science-based education and access to experts in the field of addiction and mental health.
https://www.recoveryeducation.com/
One on Campus / Alter the Course
This Los Angeles non-profit provides support to parents, teens and schools in addressing critical mental health and substance use issues. They also run an innovative, one-week retreat designed to assist young people in strengthening their tools for resiliency and growth.
Friday Night Live
This non-profit organization offers up the very best in prevention programming and information for California youth, parents and teachers.
https://fridaynightlive.tcoe.org/
US Surgeon General’s report
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-youth-mental-health-advisory.pdf
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf