Mental Health Resources

We have seen how gun violence and suicide intersect. While two-thirds of all gun deaths are by suicide, survivors of gun violence, more recently from Parkland and Sandy Hook, have also taken their own lives.

Team ENOUGH is determined to promote understanding and work together with partners to prevent suicide. Below you will find resources compiled with a mind to the ways in which our unique identities impact our relationship to mental health and suicide.

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Speaking of Suicide

A site for suicidal individuals and their loved ones, survivors, mental health professionals, & the merely curious. Provides a directory of international hotlines, grief support, tips on talking about suicide.

Five Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain

Do you know what to do if someone you care about is in danger of self-harm? Suicide is complicated and tragic, but it is preventable. The National Institute of Mental Health has created five steps to help someone you care about through their emotional pain. 

Coping Tips for Traumatic Events and Disasters

We can experience a lot of emotions before and after a traumatic event like gun violence. Many will experience trauma at different stages of life, and it's important to find coping mechanisms whenever these tragedies happen. These coping strategies from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations include tips on disaster preparation, self-care, and finding support systems to help you.  

Strength After Disasters

The Suicide Prevention Lifeline wants you to know that the road to emotional recovery after a natural or human-caused disaster can be long, but you’re not alone. Their lifeline for disaster survivors provides self-care tips, resources, and steps to help yourself and others.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

We envision a world where anyone impacted by mental illness has the tools and resources to live a healthy and fulfilling life. The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides advocacy, education, and support for those affected by mental illness.

If you struggle with your mental health, sometimes your brain and body send you a message that makes you feel like you are in a crisis. The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides you with the first steps needed to recognize a crisis and how to manage it.

  • Info on Risk of Suicide (En Espanol)

    It can be frightening when someone you care about talks about suicide. It can be even scarier if you find yourself having suicidal thoughts. But you’re not alone. We must take these thoughts, of ourselves or others, seriously and talk about our feelings r to save lives. The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides a list of warning signs, risk factors, and ways to help someone, or yourself, through a crisis. 

  • Guide on how to find a psychologist/psychiatrist

Do you need help finding the right mental health expert for you? Learn how to today.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has created a list of risk factors and warning signs to be aware of in friends and family members. These warning signs include the health of a person, their environment and behaviors, and mood — all of which may increase the chances of suicide attempt. 

Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator by SAMHSA

There is a growing demand for mental health treatment and services. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is helping people access the mental health information they need to get help. The Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator —  an online resource for those seeking treatment facilities in the U.S or U.S. territories for substance use and/or mental health problems.

Coping Skills and Self-Care Activities

People can experience a wide range of emotions before and after a traumatic event. There’s no right or wrong way to feel. However, it’s important to find healthy ways to cope when these events happen. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides tips and coping mechanisms to help survivors of traumatic events in their daily lives. 

Anxiety and Depression Association of America

The Anxiety and Depression Association of America provides a variety of resources for those struggling with their mental health. Their extensive resources focus on anxiety and depression but are helpful to those battling eating disorders, addiction, and more. 

National suicide prevention lifeline

Losing a friend or family member by suicide is a challenging, and painful time. If you are attempting to cope with such a painful experience, know that you are not alone. The Suicide Prevention Lifeline has resources available for you.

Online Resources for loss survivors

  • If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org to reach the free and confidential 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

  • Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

  • Teen Line: 800-TLC-TEEN (852-8336) or text TEEN to 839863

Dr. Kyleanne Hunter, Sarah Brady Fellow at Brady, and Debbie Plotnick, Vice President of Advocacy at Mental Health America answer questions about mental health, suicide, and safe gun storage.

Resources for the LQBTQ Community

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project works to transform mental health for queer people by providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services. They are committed to increasing access to healing resources and providing assistance for social justice organizations.

  • Listen to Red, Blue & Brady discuss the risk firearms and suicide play to LGBTQ youth with Esq. Senior Fellow for Advocacy and Government Affairs at the Trevor Project. 

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color. The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network specifically acknowledges the harm and violence perpetrated by the medical-industrial complex and actively work to both intervene directly on this system as well as create new systems of care for our communities.

Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860

LGBT National Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743


Resources for People of Color

Suicide Prevention Resource Center

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center is an organization intending to “remove the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing.” Holds training events.

BEAM

The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective mission is to remove the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing. They do this through education, training, advocacy and the creative arts.

Dimelo en Espanol

A Program designed to meet the specific mental health needs of Hispanic families, with a focus on “cultural competence.”

Un programa diseñado para cumplir la necesidades de salud mental de los familias Hispanas, con un enfoqué en “competencia cultural.”

National Alliance on Mental Illness

The National Alliance on Mental Illness recognizes that mental health conditions do not discriminate based on race. Like many minority communities that experience gun violence, Black people are also more likely to experience exclusion from health, educational, social, and economic resources. NAMI works to bridge this gap by providing support and information to Black Americans struggling with mental health.

Steve Line

If you are a young person of color who is feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious, please know you are not alone, and help is here. The Steve Fund has created ​a special keyword, STEVE, that young people of color can text to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor 24/7. ​ 


Resources for Schools and Educators

After a Suicide

After a Suicide: A Toolkit for schools in implementing a coordinated response to a suicide death. It is designed primarily for administrators and staff but can also be useful for parents and communities.

Anniversaries of Traumatic Events

The National Association of School Psychologists has provided a toolkit for school administrators and educators to manage an anniversary for a traumatic event properly. 

Education Week

This is what educators should know about supporting students after a traumatic event. Educators should recognize that students  deserve obvious support after a traumatic event. A coalition of schools, community groups, and faith organizations must organize to connect students with the counseling and resources they need.