033 NAMI and mental health resources with Benee Larsen
Benee Larsen with NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) Utah chapter shares with us the incredible free resources that the national organization provides. She shares what the Utah chapter provides, but stresses that every state in the U.S. has a chapter that provides similar resources. There are free support groups for families, there are peer support groups for teens, there is a phone number to call for immediate support and help, there is a mobile crisis stabilization team families can call when in crisis that can come to your home when needed. We talk about suicide prevention and the Live on campaign in Utah and how we can open up conversations with our kids about suicide prevention and how we can help our own kids support their friends who may be in crisis. There are far more resources with NAMI than I even knew about. I encourage you to look into your local chapter to get more support and help with mental illness/suicide prevention and support for your family.
National Suicide prevention hotline 800-273-8255 or text 741741
Links to resources are below:
Stabilization and mobile crisis response
Live on Utah suicide prevention program