Suicide Prevention Resources
REDgen does not provide crisis services. Please allow 3-5 days for a response to all inquiries made to REDgen via website, phone or text.
If you or someone you care about is in crisis, please get help now .
Crisis Numbers:
• Milwaukee County Crisis Line 414-257-7222
• Children’s Mobile Crisis Team 414-257-7621
* Milwaukee Behavioral Health Division Psychiatric Crisis Admission Center 414-257-7621
* Cope Services (262) 377-2673
• Teen Crisis Line (Walker’s Point) 414-647-8200
• Hopeline text - 741741
Suicide Prevention Hotlines:
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK
• TTY Accessible 1-800-799-4TTY
• National Hopeline Network 1-800-Suicide
(1-800-784-2433)
For life-threatening emergencies, call 911.
Depression Awareness
Erika's Lighthouse
http://www.erikaslighthouse.org/the-parent-handbook-on-childhood-and-teen-depression-1
Parent Handbook
http://www.erikaslighthouse.org/the-parent-handbook-on-childhood-and-teen-depression-1
Please let the young people in your life know about the Crisis Text Line. By simply texting 741741, a teen can connect via text with a trained counselor, anonymously and confidentially.
Download our Suicide Prevention Card Here
Toolkit for Schools
http://www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/migrate/library/AfteraSuicideToolkitforSchools.pdf
Web Sites
Prevent Suicide Greater Milwaukee
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
American Association of Suicidology
http://besmartforkids.org/about/
Books
Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Stay by Jennifer Michael Hecht
APPS
http://jasonfoundation.com/get-involved/student/a-friend-asks-app/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Bullying
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Suicide
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Behavioral Health
VIDEOS
• Glennon Doyle Melton Negative Coping
Audio
• NPR, On Point. With High School Pressure, Teen Suicide is on The Rise
• NPR: In Palo Alto's High-Pressure Schools, Suicides Lead To Soul-Searching