Community and Parent Resources
Below are links to online resources regarding topics that face teenagers and their families. Please contact the School Counseling Center if you would like additional information or resources regarding any of the topics below or any additional topics affecting your teen. If you would like to speak about your child specifically, please call or email his/her counselor.
New Hampshire Rapid Response Access Point
This number provides support 24 hours/7 days a week. If you or someone you care about is experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis, you can call and speak to trained and caring staff. Call or text 1-833-710-6477 or for more information visit NH988.com
Suicide Prevention Hotlines 24/7:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Riverbend Emergency Services, Concord NH
1-844-743-5748
Some Community Resources Regarding COVID-19
- Remote Learning Resources from the NHHEAF Network.
- Information from the Child Mind Institute on Supporting Families during COVID-19.
- College Admission Status Update: Coronavirus Impact
- During social distancing, 360-degree virtual tours of 1,000 schools offered
- How teenagers can protect their mental health during coronavirus (COVID-19)
- I’m having a lot of anxiety because of the coronavirus. Please help.
Updates from College Board
- College Board Natural Disasters Link
- https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/news-changes/coronavirus-update
National Association for College Admission Counseling
Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak
How to talk to your child about COVID-19
Self Care Tips
College Planning Resource
NHHEAF in Concord 888-747-2382
NHHEAF can provide students and families with free valuable information about the college planning process and financial aid programs.
Riverbend Crisis Hotline
Available 24 hours a day at #1-844-743-5748
Depression
- http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen.htm
- http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression-in-children-and-adolescents/depression-in-children-and-adolescents.pdf
Anxiety
- http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression-in-children-and-adolescents/depression-in-children-and-adolescents.pdf
- http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Anxiety_Disorders_in_Children_and_Adolescents.htm
Bullying Prevention
- http://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/index.html/
- http://www.pacer.org/bullying/sites-for-teens-and-kids.asp
Preventing Teen Suicide
- http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/suicideprevention.aspx
- http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/savefriend_general.aspx
- http://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/facts_for_families/10_teen_suicide.pdf
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Eating Disorders
Grief
- http://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/help-for-teens/
- http://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/how-to-help-a-grieving-teen/
Substances
- http://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/facts_for_families/03_teens_alcohol_and_other_drugs.pdf
- http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Substance_Abuse_Resource_Center/Home.aspx
- Vaping Resource PDF Guide
Cutting and Self Injurious Behaviors
- http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/help_cutting.html
- http://education.ucsb.edu/hosford/documents/ResourcesonCutting_Non-SuicidalSelf-Injury.pdf
Housing, Health and Human Services
School Safety and Crisis Intervention
- http://www.cdc.gov/VIOLENCEPREVENTION/youthviolence/schoolviolence/index.html
- http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/