Click HERE to view the Sussex County School Health and Wellness Resource Guide
Resources
American Academy of Pediatricswww.aap.org/Birth Injury Justice Centerhttps://www.childbirthinjuries.com/Centers for Disease Control and Preventionwww.cdc.gov/Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Networkwww.foodallergy.org/NJ Immunization Requirements Q&A
National Association of School Nurseswww.nasn.org/New Jersey State School Nurses Associationwww.njssna.org/Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jerseywww.pacnj.org/State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Serviceswww.state.nj.us/health/Sussex County Health and Environmental Services
Resources for Suicide Prevention
1. For youth who need immediate assistance in their home or community, please have the families call Performcare at 1-877-652-7624 for Children's Mobile Response.
2. Trevor Lifeline- 1-866-488-7386 TEXT TALK to 678678- good for youth and the LGBTQ community
3. Suicide Prevention Lifeline- 1-800-273-8255
4. NJ Suicide Prevention Hopeline 1-855-654-6735- good for youth
5. 2NDFLOOR- call or text 1-888-222-2228
6. Crisis Text Line- text TALK, 741741-youth
7. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Transitions group hosted or sponsored by Sparta United Methodist Church, 715 Sparta Ave., Sparta, NJ 07871- facilitator is a peer. Currently accepting new loss survivors. Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7 to 8:30pm. Will close if local schools are closed for bad weather. Open to all adult family and friends grieving suicide loss. *Currently closed due to the coronavirus*. An online closed group through zoom will be set up next month. Facilitator course taken through the Joseph Quinlan bereavement center. The facilitator lost a child to suicide. Have questions? Reach out to Karen Shaw (SUMC office) officeadmin@spartaumc.org- 973-729-7773 Kathie Mackey kmack0611@verizon.net
8. Sussex County Hotline through Atlantic Health- 973-383-0973- operates 24/7
9. stopteensuicide.mhaessexmorris.org
10. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org