K-12 Mental Health Resources

Phoenixville Area School District is committed to providing a safe and supporting environment for our students and their families. Please use the resources below for support and guidance. Every individual has different needs- therefore, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s school counselor or school administrator as needed.

PASD School Counseling Departments

PAHS Counseling Department
PAHS Virtual Calming Room
PAMS Counseling Department
Barkley Elementary Counseling Department
Manavon Elementary Counseling Department
Schuylkill Elementary Counseling Department
PAELC Counseling Department

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Please share this information with everyone you know.

You can call, text, or chat 988 from anywhere in the United States to be connected to a trained crisis counselor.

988 offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. That could be:
• Thoughts of suicide
• Mental health or substance use crisis, or
• Any other kind of emotional distress

People can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.

988 serves as a universal entry point so that no matter where you live in the United States, you can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help.

Additional Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Crisis Resources

Crisis Resources:

National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988 or visit http://988lifeline.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Crisis Text Line: TEXT 741741 or visit http://www.crisistextline.org/

National:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Risk and Protective Factors
Suicide Prevention Resource Center – Risk and Protective Factors
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools
Suicide Prevention Resource Center - Safe and Effective Messaging for Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Resource Center - After a Suicide Toolkit
Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide

Pennsylvania:

Suicide Prevention Task Forces - groups of dedicated individuals that are committed to reducing the number of suicides and offering support to those who have been touched by suicide within their communities/counties in Pennsylvania.
Suicide Prevention Guide
List of Crisis Intervention contact information by county
List of County CASSP and Children’s Behavioral Health Contact Persons
Prevent Suicide PA’s Act 71 Information
STAR Center’s Postvention Manual

National and State Organizations

National:

American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

Pennsylvania: