National Suicide Prevention Hotline – Contact Phone Numbers – Call/Text
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline: +1 1-800-273-(TALK)/+1 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text line: Send SMS to 741-741
SBIRT – Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
What is SBIRT? While SBIRT is often something that health professionals are trained it, it can be extremely beneficial for faith leaders to have this training as well. It helps you know what questions to ask so that you know if and when to refer someone for treatment. SAMHSA has a lot different SBIRT trainings …
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Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is managed by the National Council for Behavioral Health. More information can be found at the MHFA homepage here. Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid are each 8 hour trainings that give people great skills to help people who might be going through a mental health crisis. …
Question. Persuade. Refer. – QPR Suicide Prevention Training
Visit the QPR Institute’s homepage here. The Lewis and Clark Suicide Prevention Coalition Website states: “Intended for people from all walks of life, QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) is a one- to two-hour course designed to teach “gatekeepers” warning signs of a suicidal crisis and how to help. Gatekeepers can include friends, co-workers, supervisors, neighbors, parents, siblings, …
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Action Steps to Take
– List of Community Meetings and Times – There are many groups in town working to prevent substance abuse, reduce mental health stigma, etc. and make our community better. They would love for faith leaders to be involved! – Pray for people who are suffering from a substance use disorder or mental health condition in …
Upcoming Events in the Community
Life Recovery Ministries hosts a faith based addictions group on Sunday evenings, 7pm @ 200 East Broadway. This is open to both men and women. Life Recovery Ministries also hosts a men’s only abuse recovery group at Our Place, 1pm on Mondays. Headwaters Covenant Church is hosting a Mental Health First Aid Training on September …
Children’s Growing Identity: Cultivating Self-Awareness to Inspire Confidence
By Jennifer Miller, M.Ed. In those last sweet days of summer, Mom Margaret wanted to do something enjoyable with both kids in addition to the typical flurry of school supply shopping. But she hesitated to propose an outing when she noticed that ten-year-old Olivia was slinking around the house seeming down. When Margaret asked her …
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Five Truths About Middle Schoolers and How Parents Can Make the Most of a Critical Phase
By Phyllis L. Fagell. LCPC “When Maia starts sixth grade in the fall, I’m putting you on speed dial,” my friend Jackie told me over lunch. “I was the mean girl in middle school, and karma is going to bite me. Tell me the truth—just how bad will it be?” As a school counselor who …
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