Parent Resources/Support
Utah College and Career Readiness Parent toolkit: This toolkit will provide resources and tools to help you and your child navigate and plan from kindergarten through high school to be college and career ready. Utah College and Career Readiness Parent resources
Being a parent of a teenager can be enjoyable but hard at times. You may not know how to support your student through this challenging time.
Suicide and Mental illnesses are a serious issue for some teens. Below are some links to different websites that have more information on mental illnesses, suicide prevention, warning signs and resources you or your student can use to get help in a crisis. Please take a moment to learn more about warning signs of suicide and what can be done to help yourself, a friend or your student.
**If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call the suicide prevention hotline at 1-800-273-TALK or 988. Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams are also available at no cost. See the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) for more information
- There is a new APP for your students to help them when they are in a crisis SafeUT app to learn more about the SAFE UT app. SafeUT is for adults too, if you feel stressed, overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, trained counselors at SafeUT are there to help 24/7.
- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- The Jason Foundation- keeping more than dreams alive jasonfoundation.com/
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness- NAMI Utah namiut.org
- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK(8255) suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- Salt Lake County/HMHI Crisis Line: 801-587-3000
- Utah County Crisis Line: 801-691-5433
- Wasatch Mental Health Crisis Line: 801-373-7393
- For students who may be LGBTQO: the Utah Pride Center utahpridecenter.org
- Trevor Project Hotline for LGBTQ teens: 1-866-488-7386 The Trevor Project
- Utah American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Utah American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services Stabilization and Mobile Response: 1-833-723-3326 or 988
- Suicide Risk Factors Suicidal risk Factors.
- Reporting Suicidal Facebook Users, to learn how click Report suicidal Facebook users
- Tips for talking about suicide
- Talking with your child about suicide
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