The Public Policy Institute believes that members of our community should be empowered to make informed decisions so that we can prevent small problems from turning into traumatic crises. That’s why have developed a niche in Southeastern Wisconsin as a training resource for community members, human services providers, and coalition members who want to take their skills and awareness to the next level.
Our certified trainers provide unique, interactive, and enlightening learning opportunities on mental health, substance use, trauma, and suicide prevention so that participants can become advocates for themselves and their family members, as well as in the workplace, in schools, and in community settings.
Our commitment to providing expanded mental health and wellness learning opportunities includes providing mental health and wellness resources to community members. We encourage you to download, use, and share the resources listed below. Want to add a resource? Contact us.
Mental Health and Wellness Resources
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A directory of resources for behavioral health, treatment, support groups and more for Milwaukee County residents. Updated July 2022.
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E-newsletter sent every other Monday by Community Advocates Public Policy Institute featuring news about substance abuse prevention, mental health, and local resources.
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Coalition devoted to improving mental health, wellness, and substance-free living in Milwaukee County.
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Information on programs and services for Milwaukee Country residents of all ages who need help with mental health and substance use issues. If you're in crisis, call 414-257-7222.
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The Office of Children's Mental Health (OCMH) supports Wisconsin's children in achieving their optimal mental health and well-being.
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From the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership and Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services, the Healthy MKE website offers a single source of truth for public and private services in Milwaukee County, where providers and community members can get the information they need to help themselves or others. Resources are available in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Arabic.
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The Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, in partnership with Family Resource Center parents and staff, developed a 2-1-1 Family and Child guided search. The top three searches are family support centers, child development classes, and parent education.
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The Mental Health Crisis Card tells people who are with a youth, or adult, experiencing a mental health crisis what to do immediately, in the first five minutes, to de-escalate the situation. The card is completed by the person carrying it and includes calming strategies and what works and what hurts in crisis situations. From the Office of Children's Mental Health.
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With Walgreens’ support, MHA created an easy-to-follow toolkit for all levels of an organization to help support employee mental health and well-being.
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This fact sheet was developed by the Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing and is intended for staff and clients alike. The fact sheet provides a working understanding of trauma and helpful strategies to manage potential problems resulting from trauma.
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As people become more comfortable talking about and seeking help for mental health concerns, more and more people find themselves becoming caregivers. MHA has created an online guide to help new mental health caregivers navigate their role. Topics include getting started, challenging stigma, caregiving in the treatment setting, and understanding challenges during recovery.
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SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357) (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Also visit the online treatment locator, or send your zip code via text message: 435748 (HELP4U) to find help near you. Read more about the HELP4U text messaging service.
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La Línea Nacional de Ayuda de SAMHSA, 1-800-662-4357 (también conocida como el Servicio de Remisión a Tratamiento) o TTY: 1-800-487-4889, es un servicio confidencial, gratuito, disponible las 24 horas del día, los 365 días del año, en inglés y español, para individuos y familiares que enfrentan trastornos mentales o de uso de sustancias. Este servicio lo conecta con centros de tratamiento locales, grupos de apoyo y organizaciones comunitarias. Visite también el localizador de tratamientos por internet.
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Take action to prevent addiction, learn how to reduce risk.
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Rethinking Drinking is designed for U.S. adults who drink alcohol. It provides evidence-based information about alcohol and health along with tips, tools, and resources for those who want to cut down on or quit drinking.
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Feeling overwhelmed? Read this National Institute of Mental Health fact sheet to learn whether it’s stress or anxiety, and what you can do to cope.
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This ADHD guide from Child Mind Institute offers parents the information you need to understand the behaviors associated with the disorder to help you make effective decisions.
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Feeling sad is a normal reaction to difficult times in life. Depression is different—it is a mood disorder that can affect how a person feels, thinks, and acts. Read this fact sheet from the National Institute of Mental Health to learn about depression in women and ways to get help.
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SAMHSA has collected a number of resources for people who are in recovery to support their health and wellness as they live full lives with mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
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Each person’s “healthiest self” is different. We have different bodies, minds, living situations, and people influencing our lives. Each area can impact your overall health. This means we each have a unique set of health needs. Use the National Institutes of Health wellness toolkits to find ways to improve your well-being in any area you’d like.
Mental Health America Fact Sheets & Work Sheets
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Spending time in nature can lead to positive mental health outcomes, such as improved focus, lower stress, and better mood.
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Did you know your ZIP code plays a significant role in how healthy you are? Learn about how your surroundings can impact mental health.
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Look around and adjust your space at home to help you be more productive, reach your goals, and improve your mental health.
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Stable housing allows individuals to develop routines and connections to their local community, which are beneficial for mental health.
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Work through these prompts on how you can improve your home environment.
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Learn how being outdoors can boost your mental health and wellness.
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Aprenda cómo el aire libre puede mejorar su salud mental y bienestar.
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Optimizar su espacio para mejorar su salud mental es algo de lo que cualquiera puede beneciarse.
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¿Sabía que su código postal influye en su salud? Quizá le sorprenda saber que hasta el 60% de su salud depende del lugar donde vive.
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Una vivienda segura y estable es una necesidad básica, y puede ser difícil o imposible cuidar de su salud mental si esa necesidad no está cumplida.
Youth & Family Mental Health and Wellness Resources
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The Department of Public Instruction released the 2023 Youth Risk Behavioral Survey Summary Report showing Wisconsin students continue dealing with unprecedented mental health challenges while having fewer supports at school and at home.
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Hay 5 fortalezas que hacen que una familia sea fuerte. Si bien cada familia tiene dificultades, también tiene fortalezas a las que pueden recurrir durante los momentos complicados. Comprender cómo desarrollar las fortalezas de su familia en cinco áreas esenciales puede ayudarlo a sentirse más confiado, menos estresado y mejor conectado con sus hijos.
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The Feelings Thermometer is a visual tool that helps you (kids and adults) measure how you are doing emotionally and what steps you can take to shift your mood when things are getting tough. From the Office of Children's Mental Health.
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Learn the 5 Strengths that keep every family strong. While every family has challenges, they also have strengths that they can draw upon during difficult times. Understanding how to build upon your family’s strengths in five essential areas can help you feel more confident, less stressed and better connected to your children. From the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.
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The PRISM Program is a mental wellness resource for LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin. We're a team of queer and/or trans Certified Peer-Specialists trained to use our lived experiences with mental health and substance use struggles to support others in their recovery journey.
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Pathfinders provides a continuum of services to ensure that young people have access to all the resources that they need to find stability. There is no wrong door to enter Pathfinders. We place a particular emphasis on serving LGBTQ+-identified youth, chronically homeless youth, youth with disabilities, youth with mental health challenges and youth aging out of foster care.
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The Office of Children's Mental Health (OCMH) supports Wisconsin's children in achieving their optimal mental health and well-being.
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As the COVID pandemic continued throughout the year to impact children’s mental health, OCMH continued to identify ways to support children and their parents in coping with the ongoing weight of social isolation and disruptions in school life.
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From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, tips for parents on how to help young children, older children, and adolescents after a traumatic event.
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Discover the impact of your drinking in your unborn baby, including risk of miscarriage or fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
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From the state Office of Children’s Mental Health is this fact sheet on mental health issues faced by infants and toddlers, and what’s happening here in Wisconsin.
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From Resilient Wisconsin, these tips can help families navigate the back-to-school blues.
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This fact sheet is to inform parents how to effectively talk to their young adult about the risks of underage drinking.
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This fact sheet for teens provides information about marijuana. It describes short- and long-term effects, lists signs of use, and helps dispel common myths. It can also be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who have regular contact with adolescents.
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This fact sheet from SAMHSA describes short- and long-term effects of stimulants, lists signs of use, and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.
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This fact sheet for teens from SAMHSA describes short- and long-term effects, lists signs of use, and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.
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This guide from NAMI helps readers how to recognize mental health conditions, the types of treatments and supports available, and where to go for help.
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This snapshot of information is intended to provide resources to individuals, parents, professionals, and providers on xylazine use and its impact on communities across the United States.
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From the FrameWorks Institute is a guide on communicating about mental health to make it clear that youth mental health is a public health issue that we can address together by designing better supports for younger people.
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UW Extension has developed a series of fact sheets for parents, caregivers and other adults who live or work with young people. Each fact sheet is research-based, easy to read, and provides practical strategies to support youth mental health.
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It’s important for kids and adults to develop strategies for coping with stress or anxiety. This stress catcher “fortune teller” from the National Institute of Mental Health offers some strategies children can practice and use to help manage stress and other difficult emotions.
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Fatherhood FIRE serves biological fathers, expectant and adoptive fathers, stepfathers, or a person who is serving as a father figure for a dependent child or young adult up to 24 years old who lives in Milwaukee County. This program connects fathers with other fathers with similar goals working to improve their lives. Over a period of several weeks, these fathers will work together learning as a team how to develop positive, healthy habits that align with the FIRE qualities.
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This tip sheet from SAMHSA can help family members helping a loved one who’s dealing with a mental illness, drinking too much, or using drugs.
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When a family member is drinking too much, using drugs, or struggling with a mental disorder, your support can be key to getting them the treatment they need. Starting the conversation is the first step to getting help.
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Partnership to End Addiction offers a wide variety of tips for caregivers navigating prevention of substance misuse and managing recovery from substance abuse.
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From the state Office of Children’s Mental Health is this fact sheet on mental health issues faced by infants and toddlers, and what’s happening here in Wisconsin.
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Learn how to discuss the facts about alcohol with the young people in your life.
Suicide Prevention Resources
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Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
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The five action steps for communicating with someone who may be suicidal are supported by evidence in the field of suicide prevention.
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Lifeline ofrece 24/7, servicios gratuitos en español, y no es necesario hablar inglés si usted necesita ayuda.
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Los cinco pasos de acción para comunicarse con alguien que podría tener tendencias suicidas están respaldados por evidencia en el campo de prevención de suicidios.
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Para ayudarlo a obtener más información sobre cómo ayudar a alguien que pueda estar pensando en suicidarse, lea esta hoja informativa de NAMI.
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From the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a new campaign, “Talk Away the Dark,” to encourage conversations on mental health to prevent suicide. Resources include conversation starters, real stories, and additional information on suicide prevention.
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De la Fundación Estadounidense para la Prevención del Suicidio hay una nueva campaña, "Talk Away the Dark", para fomentar conversaciones sobre salud mental para prevenir el suicidio. Los recursos incluyen iniciadores de conversación, historias reales e información adicional sobre la prevención del suicidio.
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Military veterans experiencing a suicidal crisis can receive free treatment at any VA or non-VA health facility. Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to receive this benefit, which includes free emergency suicide care, transportation, and follow-up care for up to 30 days of inpatient and 90 days of outpatient care.
Recursos en español
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Si es tú necesidad un cuidado de la salud y tienes dificultad obtención servicios de atención médica porque barrera del idioma, El Sixteenth Street Clinicpoder ayuda. Apprendes más servicios de atención médica disponible en Inges y español.
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De “Better Ways to Cope”, aquí hay una entrevista con Ana Paula Soares sobre la salud mental y los residentes hispanos/latinos de Milwaukee.
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Esta campaña presenta videos educativos, entrevistas con profesionales en las áreas de salud mental y emocional y sesiones de grupo virtuales gratuitas en la comunidad.
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De Milwaukee Health Care Partnership y Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services, el sitio web Healthy MKE ofrece una única fuente de información para los servicios públicos y privados en el condado de Milwaukee, donde los proveedores y los miembros de la comunidad pueden obtener la información que necesitan para ayudarse a sí mismos o a otros.
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La Línea Nacional de Ayuda de SAMHSA, 1-800-662-4357 (también conocida como el Servicio de Remisión a Tratamiento) o TTY: 1-800-487-4889, es un servicio confidencial, gratuito, disponible las 24 horas del día, los 365 días del año, en inglés y español, para individuos y familiares que enfrentan trastornos mentales o de uso de sustancias. Este servicio lo conecta con centros de tratamiento locales, grupos de apoyo y organizaciones comunitarias. Visite también el localizador de tratamientos por internet.
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Lifeline ofrece 24/7, servicios gratuitos en español, y no es necesario hablar inglés si usted necesita ayuda.
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Hojas informativas en español sobre salud mental de MHA-Wisconsin.
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El trauma es un evento, una serie de eventos o un conjunto de circunstancias experimentadas por un individuo como físicamente o emocionalmente dañino o potencialmente mortal. También tiene efectos adversos duraderos en el funcionamiento del individuo y el bienestar mental, físico, social, emocional o espiritual. Esta hoja informativa fue desarrollada por el Instituto para el Bienestar Infantil y Familiar (Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing).
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Los cinco pasos de acción para comunicarse con alguien que podría tener tendencias suicidas están respaldados por evidencia en el campo de prevención de suicidios.
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Para ayudarlo a obtener más información sobre cómo ayudar a alguien que pueda estar pensando en suicidarse, lea esta hoja informativa de NAMI.
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De Mental Health America, aquí hay algunos consejos sobre cómo cuidar tus emociones y tu salud mental.
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Hay 5 fortalezas que hacen que una familia sea fuerte. Si bien cada familia tiene dificultades, también tiene fortalezas a las que pueden recurrir durante los momentos complicados. Comprender cómo desarrollar las fortalezas de su familia en cinco áreas esenciales puede ayudarlo a sentirse más confiado, menos estresado y mejor conectado con sus hijos.
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Descubra el impacto de su consumo de alcohol en su bebé por nacer, incluido el riesgo de aborto espontáneo o trastornos del espectro alcohólico fetal.
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En reconocimiento al Mes de la Herencia Hispana, la directora de la Oficina de Salud Mental Infantil, Linda Hall, anuncia hoy la publicación de una nueva hoja informativa, Salud mental hispana y lo que nuestras familias, escuelas, proveedores y comunidades pueden hacer para marcar la diferencia.
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Usted ha decidido buscar ayuda – y es un gran paso – ahora es importante que entiende las opciones de el tratamiento. Puede terminar tratando varias opciones o una combinación de tratamientos, no solo uno. Eso está bien – se trata de lo que funcione mejor para usted. Esta lista no incluye todas las opciones, hay muchos más tratamientos y proveedores. Asegura decirle a su equipo de tratamiento sobre todas las opciones que esta usando.
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Los estudios han mostrado que el apoyo social disminuye los efectos de estrés en la depresión, ansiedad y otros problemas de salud. ¿Necesita estar más conectado con otros? Aqui hay algunos consejos para ayudarle crear un plan para hacer, mantener y fortalecer las conexiones en su vida.
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Compartiendo Esperanza es una serie de videos de tres partes en inglés y español que explora el viaje del bienestar mental en las comunidades hispanas/latinx a través del diálogo, la narración de historias y una discusión guiada sobre los siguientes temas: 1.) Juventud y Bienestar Mental: “Sanando Juntos”/“Healing Together”; 2.) Líderes Comunitarios y Bienestar Mental: “Las Raíces de Nuestra Sanación”/“The Roots of Our Healing”; 3.) Familias Latinx y Bienestar Mental: “La Mesa”/“The Table.”
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Equipa a los lectores con información acerca del alcohol y la depresión en un formato de fotonovela culturalmente competente. Reduce el estigma relacionado con los trastornos concurrentes y enfatiza la importancia de buscar ayuda tanto para el trastorno mental como para el abuso de sustancias.
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Hable. Ellos escuchan es la campaña nacional patrocinada por SAMHSA para la prevención del consumo de alcohol entre menores de edad ayuda a los padres y a los cuidadores para que puedan empezar la conversación con sus hijos acerca de los peligros del alcohol.
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Partnership to End Addiction ofrece una amplia variedad de consejos para los cuidadores que se enfrentan a la prevención del abuso de sustancias y a la gestión de la recuperación del abuso de sustancias.
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Esta hoja informativa para adolescentes proporciona información sobre la marihuana. Describe los efectos a corto y largo plazo, enumera los signos de uso y ayuda a disipar los mitos comunes. También puede ser utilizado por profesionales de la prevención, educadores, proveedores de atención médica y otras personas que tienen contacto regular con adolescentes.
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Esta hoja informativa de SAMHSA describe los efectos a corto y largo plazo de los estimulantes, enumera las señales de uso y ayuda a disipar los mitos comunes. También puede ser utilizado por profesionales de la prevención, educadores, proveedores de atención médica y otras personas que tienen contacto regular con adolescentes.
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Esta hoja informativa para adolescentes de SAMHSA describe los efectos a corto y largo plazo, enumera los signos de uso y ayuda a disipar los mitos comunes. También puede ser utilizado por profesionales de la prevención, educadores, proveedores de atención médica y otras personas que tienen contacto regular con adolescentes.
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Esta hoja informativa en español es para informar a los padres cómo hablar de manera efectiva con sus jóvenes adultos sobre los riesgos del consumo de alcohol entre menores de edad.
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Esta hoja informativa de la Oficina de Salud Mental Infantil de Wisconsin contiene consejos y recursos para los padres que desean dar lo mejor de sí mismos y de su familia.
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Esta infografía ilustra los distintos tipos de medicamentos que se recetan para la sobredosis, la abstinencia y la adicción a los opioides. Bajo el título: Los medicamentos para la sobredosis, la abstinencia y la adicción a los opioides son seguros, eficaces y salvan vidas.
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Esta reseña de información tiene por objeto proporcionar recursos a las personas, padres, profesionales y proveedores sobre el uso de la xilazina y su impacto en las comunidades de Estados Unidos.
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De la Fundación Estadounidense para la Prevención del Suicidio hay una nueva campaña, "Talk Away the Dark", para fomentar conversaciones sobre salud mental para prevenir el suicidio. Los recursos incluyen iniciadores de conversación, historias reales e información adicional sobre la prevención del suicidio.
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La UW Extension ha redactado una serie de hojas informativas para padres y otros adultos que o cuidan a los jóvenes o trabajan con ellos. Cada hoja informativa es fundamentada en investigación, fácil de leer, y contiene estrategias prácticas para apoyar la salud mental de los jóvenes.
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A veces, la vida puede resultar desafiante y es importante que los niños (¡y los adultos!) desarrollen estrategias para lidiar con el estrés o la ansiedad. Este “comecocos de papel” del National Institute of Mental Health ofrece algunas estrategias que los niños pueden practicar para ayudarles a controlar el estrés y otras emociones difíciles.
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Si estás pensando en abordar tu salud mental por primera vez, es posible que te encuentres con palabras que parecen simples pero no estás seguro de lo que significan. Aquí hay una lista de términos de uso común.
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Cuando usted o alguien cercano a usted comienza a experimentar las primeras señales de advertencia de una enfermedad mental, saber cuáles son los factores de riesgo y los síntomas le ayudará a controlarlos con antelación. Los familiares y amigos suelen ser los primeros en ayudar a una persona en estas primeras etapas.
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Una inquietud de salud mental es cualquier cosa que haga creer a una persona que su salud mental puede estar sufriendo. No es necesario tener un diagnóstico de un problema de salud mental para enfrentar una inquietud de salud mental.
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Piénselo antes de beber está diseñado para los adultos en Estados Unidos que beben alcohol. Brinda información basada en la evidencia sobre el alcohol y la salud junto con consejos, herramientas y recursos para aquellas personas que desean reducir su consumo o dejar de beber.
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¿Te sientes abrumado? Lee esta hoja informativa para saber si se trata de estrés o ansiedad y qué puedes hacer para sobrellevar este sentimiento.
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Esta guía sobre TDAH de Child Mind Institute ofrece a los padres la información que necesitan para comprender los comportamientos asociados con el trastorno y ayudarlos a tomar decisiones efectivas.
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La depresión es más común en las mujeres que en los hombres, probablemente debido a ciertos factores biológicos, hormonales y sociales que son exclusivos de las mujeres. Este folleto del Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental contiene una descripción general de cinco cosas que todos deberían saber sobre la depresión en las mujeres.
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Acceda a gráficos y publicaciones de muestra de redes sociales descargables que presentan recursos de SAMHSA que apoyan la Salud Mental LGBTQIA+/Salud mental de personas LGBTQIA+.
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Aprenda a discutir los hechos sobre el alcohol con el joven de su vida.
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“La versión más saludable” de cada persona es diferente. Tenemos diferentes cuerpos, mentes, situaciones de vida, y gente que influye en nuestras vidas. Cada área puede afectar su salud general. Esto significa que cada uno de nosotros tiene un grupo exclusivo de necesidades médicas. Utilice los kits de herramientas de bienestar de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud para encontrar formas de mejorar su bienestar en cualquier área que desee.
Escucha Tus Emociones | Listen to Your Emotions
4 Pasos Practicos Para Calmar Nuestras Emociones | 4 Practical Steps to Ease Our Emotions
Descargue el folleto aquí. | Download the brochure here. Link.
Como Controlar Pensamiento Negativos | How to Control Negative Thoughts
Descargue el folleto aquí. | Download the brochure here. Link.
Cómo Mejorar la Relación con Nuestros Hijos | How to Improve Your Relationship with Your Children
Descargue el folleto aquí. | Download the brochure here: Link
Cuida Tus Relaciones | Take Care of Your Relationships
Descargue el folleto aquí. | Download the brochure here: Link
LGBTQ+ Mental Health & Wellness Resources
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MPS's Alliance School is a year-round school and a safe place for students regardless of sexuality, identity, appearance, ability, or beliefs. Students considering Alliance should be open to working with students of all backgrounds and abilities. Academic excellence and the pursuit of higher education are expectations for all students. Flexible block scheduling provides class choices toward graduation requirements while accounting for students' interests and goals. The school also offers AP coursework through telepresence.
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In 2019, Courage MKE opened Wisconsin’s first home for displaced LGBTQ+ youth. Courage MKE believes that in order for youth to work on themselves, they must be able to be themselves. The Courage House is a licensed group home on Milwaukee’s south side. Staff and volunteers are committed to creating an environment in which each resident feels like they are a part of the entire Courage MKE Family. At the Courage House, we assist residents with counseling, healthcare, life skills, family reunification, and provide them the same experiences every child deserves in a family setting
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At Diverse & Resilient, we see a future in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in Wisconsin thrive, living healthy, satisfying lives in safe, supportive communities.
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FORGE aims to build strength and resilience in our transgender communities. FORGE strives to create a world where ALL voices, people and bodies are valued, respected, honored, and celebrated; where every individual feels safe, supported, respected, and empowered.
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The PRISM Program is a mental wellness resource for LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin. We're a team of queer and/or trans Certified Peer-Specialists trained to use our lived experiences with mental health and substance use struggles to support others in their recovery journey.
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The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center delivers educational, health promotion, and community-building services that meet the needs of LGBT youth, adults, and their allies in the Greater Milwaukee area from its primary facility and other sites. The Center programs are developed with a consideration of community need, diversity, and inclusivity, community development, availability of resources, and the Center’s mission and vision.
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Pathfinders provides a continuum of services to ensure that young people have access to all the resources that they need to find stability. There is no wrong door to enter Pathfinders. We place a particular emphasis on serving LGBTQ+-identified youth, chronically homeless youth, youth with disabilities, youth with mental health challenges and youth aging out of foster care.
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From PFLAG Waukesha, these resources provide culturally affirming resources for sexual and gender diverse individuals.
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The UWM LGBTQ+RC strives to create a welcoming campus community by providing social-justice-based education, resources, programming, and support for students across the spectrums of gender and sexuality, with an emphasis on intersectional experiences.
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The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community includes people from diverse backgrounds. Community members vary by race, ethnicity, age, income, and education. For some, sexual orientation or gender identity is central to their self-concept, while for others, this is not the case.
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The Wisconsin Department of Children has collected resources and information to provide greater appreciation for and understanding of our lesbian, gay, transgender, queer/questioning, and other gender and sexually diverse (LGBTQIA2S+) youth. The hub includes resources for family members and caregivers, child-serving professionals, and youth, and much more.
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New data from SAMHSA indicating that lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults are more likely than straight adults to use substances, experience mental health conditions including major depressive episodes, and experience serious thoughts of suicide.
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Are you curious about an LGBTQ+ term that you came across and didn’t understand? This list of queer vocabulary and definitions from the LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin should answer most of your questions.
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This quick guide from the Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity helps behavioral health services providers to support their sexual and gender diverse clients.
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This guidance from the Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity offers important considerations for asking about gender identity and pronouns in ways that safeguard confidentiality.
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Access downloadable sample social media posts and graphics featuring SAMHSA resources supporting LGBTQIA+ people.
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Mental Health America is offering resources for Pride Month, including social media shareables, webinars, blogs, and new articles on mental health’s connection to intersex identities, neuroqueer identities, transmasculinity, misgendering, and polysexuality.
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