  WATCH NOW TO LEARN ABOUT: - Who works in the Wellness Center - Where we're located on campus - What we do in the Wellness Center - How to access services and resources  Check out the Virtual Wellness Center for:Videos on Mindfulness, Self-Love, Meditation, and more! - Activities to Help Calm You like Yoga, Coloring, or Animal Watching Scroll through the slides and click on the hyperlinked objects to explore the Virtual Wellness Center fully  Resources: A guided self-reflection exercise for exploring life's challenges and finding solutions that fit you.
Build your Grit.
Some Helpful Facts for Families: Helping Teenagers with Stress.
NAMI California
PBS
Social and Emotional Strategies at HomeDuring COVID-19 by the San Diego County of Education
Helping Teens with Gratitude can help with teen mental health.
What Is Gratitude?Gratitude is one of many positive emotions. It's about focusing on what's good in our lives and being thankful for the things we have. Gratitude is pausing to notice and appreciate the things that we often take for granted, like having a place to live, food, clean water, friends, family, even computer access. It's taking a moment to reflect on how fortunate we are when something good happens — whether it's a small thing or a big thing. We can use lots of words to describe feelings of gratitude: We might say we feel thankful, lucky, fortunate, humbled, or blessed (Teen Health from Nermurs). Helplines and Support:
National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8266
NAMI: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org
Mental Health America: 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text MHA to 741741
Webinars:
Check out the website for the entire list of free webinars being offered in English and Spanish. Go to link: Be Strong Families
Families for Depression Awareness Understanding Teen Depression Register to Watch on Demand
October Resources and Information:
Anxiety Support Group
Wednesday at 2:00 PM.
Please refer to the flyer for more details.
 2020 Youth Leadership Academy from Pride and Project Youth
Youth Leadership Academy Saturday, November 14th - Sunday, November 15th 11am-3:30pm FREE (Apply here) Please apply for this wonderful opportunity!! Red Ribbon Week October 23-31
 This year’s Red Ribbon Week theme is Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug Free
The theme is a call to action to speak out in support of healthy choices. It also serves as a reminder that we are all empowered with shaping the communities around us through positivity, bravery and strength (2020 national family partnership).
Red Ribbon Resources:
Student Resources on where to get help with drug addiction and other information of drug prevention.
Drug prevention and education resources for parents, educators, and caregivers
Drug prevention and education resources for teens.
September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month:
  We would like to share resources and spread awareness. This topic is highly stigmatized and often not talked about but with understanding and compassion we can all make a difference.
  Please Clink on link for Resources from
This event is raising Awareness for Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
 Click below to watch now and hear powerful stories of resiliency from speakers like Lexi Underwood, Lavendaire, and Emma Benoit, along with entertaining performances from Tate McRae, Shin Lim, and Fuego!
Click here to watch on YouTube Click here to watch on the LivingWorks Youth Summit website August Resources:
Housing Resource: City of La Mesa
Homestart (Rental Assistance) Application Closed
Teens: (Teen Health from Nemours)
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Parents Resources: (Child Mind Institute)
A Young Person's Guide to Wellness
Black Lives Matters
LGBTQ Resources
The California Parent and Youth Helpline provides support and resource referrals to parent and youth during the current COVID-19 pandemic, 7-days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Call or text 1-855-4APARENT (855-427-2736) for services in English, Spanish and other languages. For more information, please visit: https://caparentyouthhelpline.org/
CRISIS GRIEF SUPPORT
Dear Students, if you have been impacted by the loss of your classmates, we have set up a support system
to assist you.
Contact your Grade Level Team or the Wellness Center Social Workers to get connected to individual or group support.
Class of 2022: glt2022@helixcharter.net
Class of 2023: glt2023@helixcharter.net
Class of 2021: glt2021@helixcharter.net
Class of 2020: glt2020@helixcharter.net
Wellness Center:
Our community partner San Diego Youth Services (SDYS) will be providing additional individual and group support through zoom/phone. Contact your GLT or the Wellness Center to be connected to these supports.
Resources:
California Youth Crisis Line 1 800-843-5200
COVID-19 RESOURCES
Hello students we hope you are all doing well. In this time of social distancing we would like to continue to support your mental health needs and set up ways to provide counseling support.
Here is a helpful link that provides positive coping strategies that you can do at home gritx.org.
We are here for you. You may email or leave a message on our work cell phones to request a virtual or phone call meeting appointment. We will respond to emails within regular school hours.
We have some great resources to help with our mental health. Please check them out. We will add new ones periodically.
San Diego County Office of Education
Kids Health
Smiling Mind (free mindfulness program on web or app)
Thrive Inside (Smiling Mind's program specific to Covid-19 social distancing)
COVID-19 Resource Page (Suicide Prevention Council) COMPREHENSIVE COVID-19 Resource Guide for Staying Mentally and Emotionally Healthy at Home (long, but excellent list of resources from the San Diego County Office of Education) Talking to Kids with Anxiety about COVID-19 (Anxiety Canada) Parent's Guide to Teenagers and Sleep (Child Mind) FIND HELP HERE!
Basics: Find help here with food, housing, utilities, clothing
Counseling (Community-Based): Agencies and programs available in the community for mental health, behavioral health, and grief
Resources for Military Families: Resources in San Diego available to children and families of active-duty military.
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91942
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