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Wellness Resources
Wellness Resources
Educational Resources for Students and Families
Hazel Health Partnership
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Risk Factors
There is no single agreed upon risk factor. Typically, it is a series of events and risk factors that align which cause a suicide attempt. The list below are factors that have been identified through research.Behavioral Health Issues
- Depressive disorders
- Substance abuse or dependence
- Conduct/disruptive behaviors
- Other Disorders (anxiety, personality disorders)
- Previous suicide attempts
- Self-Injurious behaviors
- Genetic/biological vulnerability
Personal Characteristics
- Hopelessness
- Low self-esteem
- Loneliness
- Social alienation and isolation, lack of belonging
- Low stress and frustration tolerance
- Risk taking, recklessness
- Poor problem-solving or coping skills
- Perception of self as very underweight or overweight
- Capacity to self-injure
- Perception of being a burden
Adverse/Stressful Circumstances
- Interpersonal difficulties or losses
- Disciplinary or legal problems
- Bullying either as victim or perpetrator
- School or work problems
- Abuse: Physical, sexual or psychological
- Chronic illness or disability
- Exposure to suicide of Peer Risky Behavior
- Alcohol or drug use
- Aggressive/violent behavior
- Risky sexual behavior
Family
- Family history of suicide
- Family Difficulties: Divorce, Death
- Family mental health problems
- Problems with parent child relationship
Environmental
- Negative social and emotional environment
- Lack of acceptance of differences
- Expression and acts of hostility
- Lack of respect for cultures of all students
- Lack of respect and fair treatment
- Limited access to mental health care
- Access to lethal means (weapons and drugs)
- Exposure to other suicides
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Individual Characteristics and Behaviors
- Positive Mood
- Emotional intelligence
- Strong Problem-Solving Skills
- Coping Skills
- Self Esteem
- Frequent Physical Activity
- Spiritual Faith or regular church attendance
- Cultural or religious beliefs that affirm life
- Resilience: ongoing and continuing sense of hope in the face of adversity
Family and other Social Support
- Family support and connectedness, closeness to or strong relationship with parents, and parental involvement
- Close friends or family members, a caring adult and social support
- Parental pro-social norms
- Family support for school
School
- Positive school experience
- Part of the school community
- Safe environment
- Positive academic achievement
- A sense of connectedness to the school
- A respect of the cultures of all students
Mental Health and Health Care
- Access to effective care for mental, physical and substance abuse disorders
- Easy access to care and support
Access to Means
- Restricted access to fire arms
- Safety barriers to bridges, buildings or jumping sites
- Restricted access to medication (over the counter and prescription)
- Restricted access to alcohol
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- For immediate assistance call 911
- For Suicide and Crisis Lifeline call 988
Suicide Prevention Center Hotlines
1-877-7-CRISIS or
1-877-727-4747
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK or
1-800-273-8255
The Trevor Lifeline - LGBTQ
1-866-488-7386WeTip (Anonymous Crime Hotline)
1-800-78-CRIME
Visiting their website at We Tip Website
California Crisis Line
1-800-843-5200
Department of Mental Health
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Temple City Unified School District is pleased to partner with Hazel Mental Health Services for the remainder of the 2023-2-024 school year. Hazel Health is offering counseling services at no cost to student’s families. This no cost mental health service is made possible by a grant through the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Temple City Unified along Hazel Health wants to ensure that students have overall access in school to the support they need to address mental health concerns. Lastly, this initiative not only contributes to the well-being of individual students but also fosters a positive and supportive school community.
Learn more at: Hazel
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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The website is a valuable resource that helps families and students learn about risk factors, warning signs and ways to help prevent suicide. Suicide Helpline-May be out of Service phone (877) 727-4747 (1-800-suicide)
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Centers
Find an accredited addiction rehab center in California. Discover all 2550 recovery options in locations convienient to you. Sort by detox, inpatient, outpatient, aftercare and more.
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Care Solace
The mental health care coordination service for K-12 school districts. Care Solace navigates the mental health care system to find available providers matched to specific needs – so you don’t have to.
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SAMHSA
Provides suicide prevention information and other helpful resources to behavioral health professionals, the general public, and people at risk.
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Los Angeles County Youth Suicide Prevention Project
Provides resources to schools, teachers, parents and students to help recognize the warning signs of suicide and steps to take to refer that individual to get the support needed. Resources are an also available in Chinese and Spanish.
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The Trevor Project
Was created to help individuals work through these thoughts and provide support and resources for students and families. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender population are at higher risk for suicide ideations. The rate of suicide attempts is 4 times greater for LGB youth and 2 times greater for questioning youth than that of straight youth. Forty percent of transgender have reported attempting suicide at some point.
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The Jason Foundation
Was founded by the parents of a student who died by suicide. It is their hope that this site will help provide you some of the information, tools and resources to help you identify at-risk youth and know how to assist them in getting help before a tragedy occurs. Prevention begins with education.
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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.