Social and Emotional Support and Resources
CONTACT
Therapist
Mike Leimbach
mleimbach@scottsvalleyusd.org
School Counselors
Sarah Hershey (A-K)
shershey@scottsvalleyusd.org
Grace Wahl (L-Z)
gwahl@scottsvalleyusd.org
CRISIS SUPPORT:
Mobile Emergency Response Team for Youth (MERTY)
1-800-952-2335
24 Hour/7 Days a Week: Santa Cruz County
A crisis line is a service that provides free, confidential support and resources for people in emotional distress. The service is provided by a trained crisis counselor on the phone and in some cases by text and/or chat. You can call or text for help with someone you’re worried about or for yourself.
Local 24-Hour Suicide Crisis Line
1-877-663-5433 (ONE LIFE)
Serving Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties for over 50 years
988 provides free, confidential, 24/7 support and resources to people experiencing or affected by a suicidal, mental health, and/or substance use crisis. Call or text 988, or chat on their website
Text HOME to 741741
Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people
ages 13–24
Trevor Lifeline: Call 1-866-488-7386 TrevorText: Text TREVOR to 1-202-304-1200 TrevorChat and other information and resources.
Disclaimer: The resources listed here are for informational purposes only. Although we do initially research the resources we mention, Scotts Valley High School does not endorse all their services or their opinions. We encourage you to make sure that any resource you choose to use provides services and counsel that are compatible with your own convictions and needs.
Local 24-Hour Suicide Crisis Line | 1-877-663-5433 (ONE LIFE) Serving Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties for over 50 years |
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | Call or text 988 |
Crisis Text Line | Text HELLO to 741-741 Other information: Go to www.crisistextline.org |
The Trevor Project | Text START to 678-678 |
Mobile Emergency Response Team for Youth (MERTY) | 1-800-952-2335 |
SUICIDE PREVENTION:
HOPE SQUAD
Scotts Valley High School is proud to announce our partnership with Hope Squad. Hope Squad is a school based Peer to Peer Suicide Prevention Program that builds a supportive community of students and school staff who are dedicated towards promoting the health and wellness of all students.
Learn More.....
Watch : Hope Squad Video (Created by Hope Squad Student Member Cameron Ross)
HOW TO HELP A FRIEND
SUICIDE RESOURCES:
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
A variety of student support services are available including individual counseling, conflict resolution, alcohol/drug/tobacco prevention/intervention, family intervention meetings, loss and grief support, stress reduction training, test anxiety intervention, study skills/strategies, and AD(H)D strategies/counseling. Parents and students simply communicate with the school counselor to indicate what typed of help is needed.
UNITED WAY: BAY AREA
211 in Santa Cruz County can help you find food, housing, health care, senior services, child care, legal aid and much more. Call today. Free. Confidential. Multilingual. Available 24/7.
RESOURCES
MENTAL HEALTH
GRIEF/TRAUMA
LGBTQ+
ORGANIZATIONS
ARTICLES AND VIDEOS
Anxiety Explained for Teens
Five Signs of Teenage Depression
Why the Teenage Brain has an Evolutionary Advantage:
Brain Development in Teenagers:
