As we get closer to the holiday season, the social emotional need for support for students and families often increases. Below are a few helpful resources to share with your students/families for help during this often difficult time of the year:
New Mexico Crisis Access Line: 1-855-NMCRISIS (Toll Free). A statewide mental health crisis line for anyone who resides in the State of New Mexico. It is a centralized, single telephone number, answered by professional counselors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Counselors have access to emergency workers if needed, who trained in assessing a crisis and responding with the least restrictive alternative. They do not stop at the end of the call, their clinicians refer callers to resources local to them or conduct a follow up call by the next business day to check in.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (Toll Free). The phone and chat services are available to anyone who has been affected by relationship abuse, including those who are currently in abusive relationships, those who are working to heal, friends or family of victims and survivors, and anyone in the community who has questions about domestic violence. They have the ability to provide phone services in more than 200 languages.
New Mexico Statewide Sexual Abuse Helpline: 1-844-667-2457 (Toll Free). NMSA Hotline. You may also visit www.nmsahelp.org
New Mexico Peer to Peer Warmline: 1-855-466-7100 (Toll Free) New Mexico Peer to Peer Warmline for in-person call and texting services to talk about a mental health or substance use concerns for the individual or others before the point of crisis.
988 Help and Hope in New Mexico: Dial 988 for a 24/7 lifeline for emotional, mental, or substance misuse support. It is a free and easy to remember helpline that connects people in crisis to trained behavioral health counselors. It is available to all New Mexicans.
