What is mental health?
"Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
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Over the course of your life, if you experience mental health problems, your thinking, mood, and behavior could be affected. Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including:"
MentalHealth.gov | What Is Mental Health? |
"Mental health problems are common but help is available. People with mental health problems can get better and many recover completely."
MentalHealth.gov | What Is Mental Health?
MentalHealth.gov | What Is Mental Health?
Here are a few emergency resources
Please also keep in mind that these services are here in case you or someone you know may need help. Also, these services are not restrictive by our parish and community in any way, this is just so you know that these resources are here and present. For more information, we recommend checking the links for more information and direct resources.
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE:
1 (800) 273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE: text 'DBSA' to 741-741 https://www.dbsalliance.org/ |
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: DIAL 911 (TEXT 911 in San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa County)
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) Treatment Referral Helpline 1 (877) 726-4727 |
Here are other resources
These resources are more general, but if you need them, then they are here as well. If you know of any resources that can really help this young community, then please do not hesitate to contact us! We are here to help the young church including the youth in our community.
SAINT AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH SSF:
(650) 873-2282//Main Office - click for the main Saint Augustine Website with all the different ministries DALY CITY YOUTH HEALTH CENTER: (650) 877-5700//Appointments - click the gold lettering for more details* *may be different depending on Pandemic |