Mental Health

RESOURCES FOR DOWNLOAD

SLIDES FROM PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTATION #1 - Supporting Teens During Times of Stress and Trauma - No Slides Available
PRESENTATION #2 - Signs & Symptoms Your Teen May Need Support
PRESENTATION #3 - Teens & Mental Health Crisis Resources

LINK TO EVENT RECORDING

DOWNLOADABLE HANDOUTS

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH)
The following resources come from the NIMH and can be found at https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Handouts Related to Anxiety

Handouts Related to Depression

Handouts Related to Suicide

Handouts Related to Traumatic Experiences

Helping Children and Teens Cope with Traumatic Experiences

DUPAGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The following handouts have been provided by the DCHD

Mental Health Crisis Flyer
Serving You Better Flyer
Behavioral Health Sciences Introductory Brochure

INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS FOUNDATION (ICISF)
The Following Resources come from the ICISF

After a Critical Incident
Critical Incident Stress Information Sheet
Methods to Maintain and Enhance Resilience
SAFER Revised Model for Responding
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Resources
Traumatic/Critical Incident Stress Information for Spouses, Families, and Others
An Instant Relaxation Technique

OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION

Teens and Anxiety
Teens and Depression
Teens and Suicide
Teens and Traumatic Incidents

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

6 QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK A LOVED ONE
TO HELP SCREEN FOR SUICIDE RISK

Columbia University researchers have developed a community version of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) that is recommended to be used by concerned friends and family members if they identify someone close to them as having some risk for suicide.

The rating scaled involves asking the person a potential of six questions. These questions can be asked of people ages eight and older.  They need to be included within an emphathic conversation indicating concern for the person, and asked in a nonalarming, matter-of-fact manner.

The first five questions are about a person's feelings over the past month.
If the loved one answers “yes” to question 2, ask questions 3, 4, 5 and 6.
If the person answers “no” to question 2, go directly to question 6.
Question 6 should always be asked.

THE SIX QUESTIONS

Question 1: Have you wished you were dead or wished you could go to sleep and not wake up?
Question 2: Have you actually had any thoughts about killing yourself?

Question 3: Have you thought about how you might do this?
Question 4: Have you had any intention of acting on these thoughts of killing yourself, as opposed to you have the thoughts but you definitely would not act on them?
Question 5: Have you started to work out or worked out the details of how to kill yourself? Do you intend to carry out this plan?

Question 6: In the past three months, have you done anything, started to do anything, or prepared to do anything to end your life?

Examples you could mention would be: Have you collected pills; obtained a gun; given away valuables; written a will or suicide note; held a gun but changed your mind; cut yourself; tried to hang yourself.

DIAL 988

THE NATIONAL SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE

Dr. Andres Pumariega discusses the screening tool for suicide.