General Mental Health
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, and visit https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988 for more information
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800 273 TALK (8255)
- Crisis Text Line: Text “Home” to 741741
- Jed Foundation
Substance Use Prevention
- Crisis Text Line: Text “Home” to 741741
Suicide Prevention
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Crisis Text Line (Text HOME to 741-741)
- Help Guide
- Know the Signs
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Call 988)
- Trevor Project (Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678)
Prevention Resources
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse
- MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
- Documentaries
- MA DPH Vaping Toolkit for Schools
Parents
- SAMSHA Talk They Hear You
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Parent/ Professional Advocacy League
- Worcester DA’s Office on Social Host Law
Virtual Learning Resources
- Catch My Breath: Free Vaping Curriculum – CATCH My Breath is a peer-reviewed, evidence-based youth vaping prevention program developed by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.
- The Truth Initiative: Free Vaping Curriculum – To educate America’s students about the health dangers of e-cigarette use and reverse the pervasive youth vaping epidemic, Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente in collaboration with the American Heart Association, have launched a national youth vaping prevention curriculum called Vaping: Know the truth.
- Clearing the Vape – Explore the South West Utah Department of Public Health’s free online curriculum on what is known about vaping.
Games / Quizzes
- NIDA Scholastic Activity: Drugs and Your Body – Interactive activity for youth to find out what drugs can do to their body.
- NIDA Kahoot Quiz: Teen Drug Use
- 2020 Drug and Alcohol IQ Challenge
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: Drugs Facts Jeopardy Challenge
For more information about LUK Prevention Resources and how you can share resources with your community, contact Prevention@LUK.org.