Assembly Bill AB 1767 requires any school district, county office of education, or charter school that serves students in kindergarten and grades 1 to 6 to adopt or update a policy on suicide prevention to apply to kindergarten and grades 1 to 6, and specifically address the needs of high-risk groups within those grades (Ed. Code §215).
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
The AFSP is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
Health & Wellness
accessing mental health resources in your school and community
24 Hour Sonoma County Department of Mental Health Services Hotline 707-576-8181
North Bay Suicide Prevention Hotline (24/7)
855-587-6373
Sonoma County Behavioral Health Access Line (24/7)
707-565-6900
800-870-8786
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
TTY: 1-800-799-4889
suicidepreventionlifeline.org
24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call is routed to the nearest crisis center in a national network of more than 150 crisis centers.
National Helpline
1-800-662-4357
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
find-help/national helpline
Provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention and recovery in English and Spanish.
Disaster Distress Helpline
1-800-985-5990
disaster-distress-helpline
Regional center offering crisis counselors trained to listen and offer support to people in emotional crisis.
Veteran’s Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255, or text 838255
TTY: 1-800-799-4889
veteranscrisisline
Connects veterans in crisis (and their families and friends) with qualified, caring responders through a confidential, toll-free hotline, online chat or text.
Teen Line
1-310-855-4673; Text Teen to 839863
Yourlifeyourvoice
Crisis and referral services, specializing in family reunification of runaways and homeless adolescents ages 11-17. Bilingual.
National Hopeline Helpline
1-800-784-2433
yourlifecounts
Provides counseling and support to those who are suicidal and for suicide survivor loss families.
Safe Call Now (for First Responders)
1-206-459-3020
24/7 help line staffed by first responders for first responders and their family members. Can assist with treatment options for responders suffering from mental health, substance abuse and other personal issues.
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Mental Health in the Latino Community
Recursos Para Afrontar
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Sonoma & Napa County
Al-Anon/Alateen
707-575-6750 Sonoma County
24-Hour Support Lines for people worried about or affected by someone with a drinking problem.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline
800-729-6686
Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline
800-252-6465
Families Anonymous
800-736-9805
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
800-622-2255
Poison Control
800-222-1222
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 662-4357
Cocaine Anonymous
(800) 347-8998
National Help Line for Substance Abuse
(800) 262-2463
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
National US Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453
