Teen Support

Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via the medium people already use and trust: text.

Here is how it works.
Step 1: Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime, about any type of crisis.
Step 2: A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform.
Step 3: The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment. 

The good news is that nearly all mental health issues can be improved with proper treatment. When we decrease the stigma around mental health and encourage help-sseking, we can change and save lives. Mental Health Is Health aims to initiate a public dialogue to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues and connect students to the appropriate resources to get help.

SeizetheAwkward.org serves as a great new resource that features tutorial videos, information on warning signs, conversation starters, tips on how to sustain a conversation around mental health, and personal story videos from inspiring influencers like Hannah Hart, Liza Koshy, Remi Cruz and Tyler Posey. 

We're grateful to the many campaign partners joining this initiative - including Buzzfeed, Chegg, Facebook, Google, Upworthy and YouTube - to help us reach and encourage more young adults to support one another and continue leading the way in changing the culture around mental health in America. 

Find out how you can use an awkward silence to check in with a friend about how they’re feeling at SeizetheAwkward.org

In A Crisis

Get immediate support 24/7 by calling 1-800-273-8255 or text SEIZE to 741741. It’s free. They won’t judge, and everything you tell them is confidential, unless it’s essential to contact emergency services to keep you or your friend safe.

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The Highmark Caring Place, A Center for Grieving Children, Adolescents, and Their Families, is committed to helping grieving children get the support they deserve.

A community resource, the Caring Place offers services at no charge to grieving families throughout the community. No insurance is necessary.

The Caring Place provides peer support to children who have experienced the death of someone important in their lives, providing a safe place where grieving children and families can come together and be with others who understand what they’re going through.

For general information or for more information related to a specific Caring Place site, please call the location nearest you. If you are in crisis or in need of immediate assistance, please dial 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Pittsburgh region (888) 224-4673	Wexford/Cranberry region (888) 734-4073
Erie region (866) 212-4673	Harrisburg region (866) 613-4673

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Olivia's House is an organization of caregiving professionals and volunteers committed to supporting grieving children. Its purpose is to facilitate healing through grief and loss education. To learn more visit:

 

Olivia's House - A Grief and Loss Center for Children, York Pennsylvania (PA) (oliviashouse.org)

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 JED is a national nonprofit that exists to protect emotional health and prevent suicide for our nation's teens and young adults. We're partnering with high schools and colleges to strengthen their mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention programs and systems. We're equipping teens and young adults with the skills and knowlege to help themselves and each other. We're encouraging community awareness, understanding and action for young adult mental health - click here to learn more.

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The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.The Trevor Project offers accredited life-saving, life-affirming programs and services to LGBTQ youth that create safe, accepting and inclusive environments over the phone, online and through text. https://www.thetrevorproject.org 

Call or Text 988 - Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Lifeline (988lifeline.org)

 WellSpan EAP is not associated with any non WellSpan Health entities or organizations listed on this page, and assumes no liability regarding information presented by these organizations.