Orange County Student Mental Health

Teens 4 Teens Help

Teens4TeensHelp.org is an on-line mental health platform designed for and by, teens and young adults. This nonprofit was born from our personal experience, after our daughter’s story helped direct a suicidal boy towards recovery. We know that the peer-to-peer connection is the most powerful way to reach teens and on-line video is their preferred medium. This site is a resource for teens and young adults and for those who care about or work with them. It is designed to reduce stigma and isolation while providing inspiration, information, hope, and paths to recovery. We collaborate with Universities and other nonprofits for content creation and resource development. All materials are reviewed by our professional and teen advisory boards.

This site features:

  • Video stories of recovery by teens from a variety of mental health issues
  • Short animated informational videos, self-help info, and practical how to videos
  • Resources – Websites, hotlines, text lines, apps, & therapy referrals
  • Teen Talk Webinars – Teens interview experts in mental health on a topic like, anxiety, participants can ask questions in the chat.

CalHope Services

CalHOPE delivers crisis support for communities impacted by a national disaster. This is a Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and run by the California Department of Health Care Services.

Services include:

  • Individual and Group Crisis Counseling and Support
  • Individual and Public Education
  • Community Networking and Support
  • Connection to Resources
  • Media and Public Service Announcements

CalHope Warmline

Call the CalHOPE Warm Line: (833) 317-HOPE (4673) The CalHOPE warm line connects callers to other people who have persevered through struggles with stress, anxiety, depression—emotions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The peer counselors listen with compassion, provide non-judgmental support and guide you to additional resources that can give hope and help them cope.

Be Well Orange County

The Be Well Orange Campus provides best-in-class mental health and substance use treatment services to Orange County residents who are referred for care.

Be Well OC brings together a robust, community-based, cross-sector strategy—public, private, academic, faith and others—to create a community-wide, coordinated ecosystem to support optimal mental health.

  • Crisis stabilization services
  • Sobering / Recovery Station
  • Residential Substance Use Treatment Services
  • Withdrawal Management Services
  • Crisis Residential Services
  • Co-Occurring Residential Services for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder

Student Advocates for Mental Health

The goals of the Student Advocates for Mental Health program are to engage, train, and support student leadership groups in youth-led efforts to increase mental health awareness, promote suicide prevention, reduce stigma, and increase access to support services on school campuses and in the community. To accomplish these goals, the program offers education, guidance, materials and resources through the following components: Peer-influencer Workshops, Peer-led Campaigns, Directing Change Projects and Mental Health Awareness Activities. All services are available for Orange County public, private and charter schools at no cost. The Student Advocates for Mental Health program is administered by the Orange County Department of Education and funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency, Behavioral Health Services, Prevention & Intervention, Mental Health Services Act/Prop. 63. To learn more, please visit the SAMH website at https://ocde.us/SAMH/Pages/default.aspx.