Behavioral Health & Suicide Prevention

Accessing Behavioral Health Services in Schools

One of the goals of Arizona Project AWARE is to build and maintain infrastructure for mental health services for school aged youth. Each school has unique relationships with behavioral health providers in their area. Some schools allow services to be provided on campus; other schools refer students off campus. Speak with your school social worker, principal or school nurse for more information about the resources provided in your area and to help connect your student to services. For more information about specific services, funding sources and programs available for school age youth please visit Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System page. You can also download this guide for Accessing/Paying for Behavioral Health and Partnering with Behavioral Health Providers.

Crisis Resources

If you or someone you know needs immediate assistance, please contact a regional crisis response hotline or 911. You are not alone and there is a network of professionals throughout the state ready to help.

National and Regional Crisis Hotlines

Need Help Now? If this is a mental health emergency, please call 911. Crisis Response Network Central AZ: 602-222-9444 Northern AZ: 1-877-756-4090 Southern AZ: 1-866-495-6735

Crisis Text Line: Text CONNECT to 741741 Teen Life Line: Phone or Text 602-248-TEEN (8336) Monday-Friday 3 – 9 PM National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:1-800-273-TALK (8255) National Substance Use and Disorder Issues Referral and Treatment Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Hotline): Phone: 1-866-488-7386 Text: START to 678-678 Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860

Social and Emotional Learning Resources

SEL at Home Resources

Social-Emotional Resources: is a compiled list of social-emotional support resources to help families and educators have conversations with students and each other during this period of high-stress and uncertainty. Any non-instructional materials should be used with discretion and in the way that best fits with their school/district curricula.

Emotional Support Resources

Please call the Family Assistance Center phone line to talk to someone who can provide emotional support and offer resources to any parent, especially those who need help parenting a child with emotional or behavioral health challenges: 

1-877-568-8468 or visit www.familyinvolvementcenter.org/

Suicide Prevention Resources

https://player.vimeo.com/video/436544985

Click here for the video resource guide with live links!

Suicide Prevention Training ARS 15-120

• Approved Trainings
• Suicide Prevention Training selection methodology
• FAQ

Suicide Prevention Legislation Spring 2019 (SB1468 Mitch Warnock Act) State Suicide Prevention Website

• Provides list of resources by county and specific populations

Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition

Mission: To change those conditions that result in suicidal acts in Arizona through awareness, intervention, and action

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-8255

Creating Safe & Supportive Learning Environments

Project AWARE encourages all LEAs to implement evidenced-based programs and practices that support a positive campus climate and culture. There are multiple avenues both within ADE and nationwide to help your school get started. School Employee Wellness Guide

• This guide is a resource for districts and schools with no prior experience with employee wellness initiatives as well as for those seeking to improve an existing initiative. It was written with diverse readers in mind. People in a variety of positions— from human resources directors to district superintendents to wellness coordinators—play a role in leading and supporting employee wellness initiatives. Though the guide was developed for public schools, most of the information will apply to all types of schools.

Child Trends What Works Database

• Searchable register of over 700 programs that have had at least one randomized evaluation to assess child or youth outcomes related to education, life skills, and social/emotional, mental, physical, behavioral, or reproductive health

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

• A trusted source for knowledge about high-quality, evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL). CASEL supports educators and policy leaders and enhances the experiences and outcomes for all PreK-12 students.

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) & PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports)

• Technical Assistance Center on PBIS supports schools, districts, and states to build systems capacity for implementing a multi-tiered approach to social, emotional and behavior support. The broad purpose of PBIS is to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of schools and other agencies. PBIS improves social, emotional and academic outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities and students from underrepresented groups.

• Arizona Department of Education ESS (Exceptional Student Services) PBIS Information

Title IV-A Office of Safe & Healthy Students

• The mission of the Arizona Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students, is to provide support to schools and LEAs so that every student can experience a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment, including focusing on students physical and mental health, and safety. A safe, healthy, and supportive school environment is the product of a school’s attention to fostering safety; promoting a supportive academic, disciplinary, and physical environment; and encouraging and maintaining respectful, trusting, and caring relationships throughout the school community, focusing on the fostering of positive conditions, climate, and culture, including family and community engagement.

Arizona Department of Education Title I Program

• The purpose of Title I is to “provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps”. Title I provides technical assistance, service and support to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to help ensure every child has access to an excellent education.

SchoolSafety.gov is a new website designed to help schools and communities prepare for and address various threats related to safety, security, and support in schools. Further information is available at the following link:

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/schoolsafetygov-launches-help-educators-administrators-parents-and-law-enforcement-prepare-threats

Threat Assessment

Does your school have a Comprehensive School Threat Assessment (CSTAG) Team? Respond to threats of harms to others using Dr. Dewey Cornell's evidence-based methodology. Learn more here: https://www.azed.gov/shs/schoolthreatassessment/

Contatct Us

Meet the Project AWARE Team

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Project AWARE is part of the School Health & Safety Programs Department within the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Division.

[email protected]

"Need Help Now?

Need Help Now? If this is a mental health emergency, please call 911. Crisis Response Network Central AZ: 602-222-9444 Northern AZ: 1-877-756-4090 Southern AZ: 1-866-495-6735

Mobile Crisis Referral Form

Crisis Text Line: Text CONNECT to 741741 Teen Life Line: Phone or Text 602-248-TEEN (8336) Monday-Friday 3 - 9 PM National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:1-800-273-TALK (8255) National Substance Use and Disorder Issues Referral and Treatment Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Hotline): Phone: 1-866-488-7386 Text: START to 678-678 Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860