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Health & Wellness

ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN YOUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

24 Hour Sonoma County Department of Mental Health Services Hotline 707-576-8181
 
 
Teen Guide to Mental Health and Wellness:

SONOMA COUNTY RESOURCES

North Bay Suicide Prevention Hotline (24/7)
855-587-6373
 
Sonoma County Behavioral Health Access Line (24/7)
707-565-6900
800-870-8786
 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
TTY: 1-800-799-4889
 
24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call is routed to the nearest crisis center in a national network of more than 150 crisis centers.
 
National Helpline
1-800-662-4357
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
find-help/national helpline
Provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention and recovery in English and Spanish.
 

Disaster Distress Helpline

1-800-985-5990
Regional center offering crisis counselors trained to listen and offer support to people in emotional crisis.
 
Veteran’s Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255, or text 838255
TTY: 1-800-799-4889
Connects veterans in crisis (and their families and friends) with qualified, caring responders through a confidential, toll-free hotline, online chat or text.
 
Teen Line
1-310-855-4673; Text Teen to 839863
Crisis and referral services, specializing in family reunification of runaways and homeless adolescents ages 11-17. Bilingual.
 
National Hopeline Helpline
1-800-784-2433
Provides counseling and support to those who are suicidal and for suicide survivor loss families.
 
Safe Call Now (for First Responders)
1-206-459-3020
24/7 help line staffed by first responders for first responders and their family members. Can assist with treatment options for responders suffering from mental health, substance abuse and other personal issues. 

IMMUNIZATIONS

Required immunizations for TK/K-12 include:
 
-Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP, DTP, Tdap, or Td) - 5 doses
 
-Polio - 4 doses
 
-Hepatitis B - 3 doses
 
-Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) - 2 doses
 
-Varicella (Chickenpox) - 2 doeses
 

Students Starting 7th Grade need:

- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) - 1 dose
 
-Varicella (Chickenpox) - 2 doses
 
The TK/K-12 school requirements also typically apply to 7th grade students who:
 
 - Previously had a valid personal beliefs exemption filed before 2016 upon entry between TK/Kindergarten and 6th grade or
 
-Are new admissions, including from out-of-state; applies to all grades
 

MEDICATIONS

If your student has a medication they need to take while at school the following form must be completed and kept on file.
 
This includes over-the-counter medications, medications that may be carried by the student (including EpiPens and inhalers) and all other prescription medications.

INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOL MEDI-CAL PROGRAMS

Mental Health in the Latino Community

Recursos Para Afrontar
la Crisis
 
Click HERE for more information.
 
 
 
Click NAMI HERE for Resources
 

ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Sonoma & Napa County
Al-Anon/Alateen
707-575-6750 Sonoma County
 
24-Hour Support Lines for people worried about or affected by someone with a drinking problem.
 
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline
800-729-6686 
 
Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline
800-252-6465
 
Families Anonymous
800-736-9805
 
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
800-622-2255
 
Poison Control
800-222-1222
 
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 662-4357
 
Cocaine Anonymous
(800) 347-8998
 
National Help Line for Substance Abuse
(800) 262-2463
 

DOMESTIC / CHILD ABUSE

National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
 
National US Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453

SUICIDE PREVENTION

Assembly Bill AB 1767 requires any school district, county office of education, or charter school that serves students in kindergarten and grades 1 to 6 to adopt or update a policy on suicide prevention to apply to kindergarten and grades 1 to 6, and specifically address the needs of high-risk groups within those grades (Ed. Code §215).
 

HUSD BOARD POLICY

Suicide Prevention Board Policy  BP/AR 5141.52 English, Spanish
 
The 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.
 
 
If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.