Mental Health/Suicide Prevention

In case of a Health Emergency, please contact 911 or the Ventura County Crisis Team at 1-866-998-2243

Mental Health services

If you have any questions or concerns about mental health services for SPUSD students,

please contact Student Support Services Department at (805) 933-8905 or email MHReferral@santapaulausd.org

Suicide Prevention Awareness

Warning Signs

• Talking about wanting to die or to kill themselves
• Looking for a way to kill themselves, like searching online or buying a gun
• Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live
• Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain
• Talking about being a burden to others
• Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs
• Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly
• Sleeping too little or too much
• Withdrawing or isolating themselves
• Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge
• Extreme mood swings

Find this and more information at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-someone-else/

suicide prevention protocol

View the 2024-2025 SPUSD Suicide Prevention Response Protocol

Suicide Prevention Awareness Resources

Warning Signs: https://www.suicideispreventable.org/
Warning Signs, Risk Factors, Protective Factors: https://afsp.org/risk-factors-protective-factors-and-warning-signs
Help Someone Else: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-someone-else/

local and national resources and support

Ventura County Crisis Team: 1-866-998-2243
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or (800) 273-8255
National Hopeline Network: (800) SUICIDE or (800) 784-2433
California Youth Crisis Line: (800) 843- 5200 –24 hours, bilingual
TEEN LINE : (310) 855-4673 or text TEEN to 839863 – a teen-to-teen hotline with community outreach services, from 6pm-10pm PST daily. Text, email, and message
board also available, with limited hours—visit http://teenlineonline.org for more information.
The Trevor Project (866) 488-7386 – a 24-hour crisis line that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24. Text and chat also available, with limited hours—visit www.thetrevorproject.org for more information