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General Mental Wellness Resources

This page contains mental wellness resources for all FCPS students, regardless of identity, including hotlines, self-care guides, and places for you to learn more about your mental health.
HOTLINES AND TEXTLINES
Hotlines and textlines for those who are in a mental health or suicidal crisis, or need relationship, emotional support, and a place to talk. Resources are also available on eating disorders.
​​National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
​Call 1-800-273-8255. A chatting option is available on the website. 
A free, 24/7 call line to talk to a crisis center for free. You do not have to be suicidal to call.
Youth resources are also available here
​Crisis Text Line
Text NEEDHELP to 85511 to reach a Crisis Counselor
A free, 24/7 text line available for those in crisis.
You can also find other resources for a wide-variety of topics here: 
https://www.crisistextline.org/resources/​
Love Is Respect
Call 1-866-331-9474, or text LOVEIS to 22522. A chatting option is available here: https://www.loveisrespect.org/get-help/#​
Learn more about how to build constructive relationships. 
You can also learn how to support others in poor relationships, by clicking here: 
https://www.loveisrespect.org/supporting-others/
National Eating Disorders Association 
 Call 800-931-2237. Please note that this phone number is only available from 11 AM - 9 PM EST Monday to Thursday, and Friday 11 AM to 5 PM. A chat option for the same times is also available here: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline​
Text 800-931-2237.   Please note that this text number is only available from Monday to Thursday, 3 to 6 PM EST.
Connect with someone over an eating disorder.
OK To Talk
​Call 1-800-273-TALK. OK To Talk is also available in Spanish: 
https://ok2talk.org/es​
 A place where you can post, vent, or talk to others if you need to. You can also call their hotline,

LEARN MORE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH 
Find explainers on mental well-being and other resources to better understand your mental health.
​FCPS Student Wellness Tips
Find student wellness tips, provided by FCPS!
JED Foundation
The JED Foundation contains a myriad of resources how to help yourself and others. It also includes information to learn more about mental illnesses and emotional wellness.
Center For Young Women's Health and Young Men's Health
​These websites provide a series of guides on emotional health, including on test anxiety, depression, bullying, and eating disorders.
Go Ask Alice! 
Geared at young adults, this question and answer website, supported by Columbia University, contains a large database of questions about a variety of concerns surrounding emotional health.
​Teens Health
Find out more about body image, relationships, mental health, and more.
GUIDES
Resources that can help you achieve emotional wellness. 
​​National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 
Find guides on how to navigate your mental health and how to start a conversation.
​Mental Health.GOV
Learn more about mental health, on anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, suicidal behavior, and other mental health topics.
You can learn more about the warning signs of suicide here: 
https://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for/suicidal-behavior 
You can learn more about organizations talking about mental health here: 
https://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/community-conversation 
JED Foundation
The JED Foundation contains a myriad of resources how to help yourself and others. It also includes information to learn more about mental illnesses and emotional wellness.

​IMPORTANT: 
​Please note this website provides general help regarding mental wellbeing. The creators are not medical professionals. 
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If you are in a medical emergency, please call 911!
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This project is funded by the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board as a program of the Northern Virginia Suicide Prevention Plan, made possible by a grant from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
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