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Useful Resources, Links, & Documents

We compiled a list of helpful resources for students, teachers, and parents alike. This list will be updated constantly so make sure to check back for more useful resources!

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Helpful Documents & Articles

Youth.gov - Reconnecting Youth
Youth First Inc. - Reconnecting Youth
SPRC - Reconnecting Youth Info
SPRC - CAST Info

Both RY and CAST address SAMHSA's 3 E's of Trauma:

Event

Circumstances may include the actual or extreme threat of physical or psychological harm (i.e. natural disasters, violence, etc.) or severe, life-threatening neglect for a child that imperils healthy development. These events and circumstances may occur as a single occurrence or repeatedly over time.

Experience

Experience of these events or circumstances helps to determine whether it is a traumatic event. A particular event may be experienced as traumatic for one individual and not for another (e.g., a child removed from an abusive home experiences this differently than their sibling; one refugee may experience fleeing one’s country differently from another refugee; one military veteran may experience deployment to a war zone as traumatic while another veteran is not similarly affected). How the individual labels, assigns meaning to and is disrupted physically and psychologically by an event will contribute to whether or not it is experienced as traumatic.

Effect

The effect of the event is a critical component of trauma. These adverse effects may occur immediately or may have a delayed onset. The duration of the effects can be short to long term. In some situations, the individual may not recognize the connection between traumatic events and their effects.

More important documents/articles:

CDC Vital Signs
After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools
Positive Youth Development - 40 Developmental Assets
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation
Crisis Response Plan
How to Identify Suicidal Youth
Drug Watch - Mental Illness Guide

Helplines and Outreach Services

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line - 24/7 by texting “START” to 741-741
The Trevor Project - an LGBT crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline - 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386
SAMHSA National Helpline - 24/7 at 800-662-4357
Grassroots Crisis Intervention - There Is Hope (phone app)
LivingWorks - safeTALK Suicide Prevention Workshop
Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Social Media Toolkit