As a reminder, please access your regular mental health provider for support.  If you have private insurance, consider calling your carrier for a referral list that matches your child's needs.  Care Solace is uniquely equipped to support you in your planning for COVID-19.  Those in need of support may call us 24/7 at 1(888) 515-0595 or email weserve@caresolace.org. 

Click Here to access: caresolace.com/tvusdfamilies

How to Talk with Kids and Teens about COVID-19

• Click here to access: How to Talk to Children about COVID-19: A Parent Resource
  
  
• Click here to access: COVID-19 Explained: NPR Comic for Kids
  
  
• Click here to access: How to Talk with Kids about the Coronavirus

Parent Support

• Click here to access: 10 Creative Ways to Stay Busy
  
  
• Click here to access: Quick Stress Relief
  
  
• Click here to access: 4-7-8 Breathing

There's an App for That:

• Click here to access: Clear Fear (anxiety)
  
  
• Click here to access: Headspace (stress)
  
  
• Click here to access: Mindshift (anxiety)
  
  
• Click here to access: Recolor (coloring)

Coping With Stress

• Click here to access: Tools for Self-Care: Self-Care Toolkit at Gritx.org
  
  
• Click here to access: Tips for Managing Anxiety and Stress
  
  
• Click here to access: Coping Strategies
  
  
• Click here to access: 30 Activities to Support Emotional Health
  
  
• Click here to access: Helping children and teens cope with stress

Online or phone support is available through a variety of free warm lines such as:

• Click here to access: SAMHSA's Disaster Distress Line:  Call 1(800)985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
  
  
• Click here to access: Teen Line:  Call (310)855-HOPE or (800)TLC-TEEN (nationwide toll-free) from 6pm to 10pm PST or Text "TEEN" to 839863 between 6pm-9pm PST to receive personal teen-to-teen education and support.
  
  
• Click here to access: The Peer-Run Warm Line:  Call 1(855)845-7415 for peer-run non-emergency emotional support.
  
  
• Click here to access: Free daily online streaming and recordings of mindfulness and compassion sessions

Community Mental Health Providers

As a reminder, please access your regular mental health provider for support.  If you have private insurance, consider calling your carrier for a referral list that matches your child's needs.  Care Solace is uniquely equipped to support you in your planning for COVID-19.  Those in need of support may call us 24/7 at 1(888)515-0595 or email weserve@caresolace.org.  Here is your district link: Click Here to access: caresolace.com/tvusdfamilies

For those who are seeking alternatives, here are some on-line therapy options:

• Click here to access: Good Therapy
  
  
• Click here to access: Talkspace
  
  
• Click here to access: BetterHelp

Emergency Resources:

• For emergencies, call 911 if your student makes a threat to harm self or others. 
  
  
• Non-emergency:  (800)950-2444, Option 5 (24 hours)
  
  
• Temecula residents non-emergency:  (951)696-HELP (4357)

• HELPline - 24 hour Crisis/Suicide Intervention Phone: (951)686-HELP (4357). Located in Riverside and available 24/7, this is a certified crisis center.  The crisis counselor will help connect the caller to local resources and support
  
  
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  1(800)273-TALK (8255)
  
  
• Crisis Assessment Team (mobile county team):  1(866)830-6011
  
  
• California Youth Crisis Line:  1(800)843-5200
  
  
• Crisis Text Line (free, confidential, 24/7):  Text "Courage" to 741741
  
  
• Didi Hirsch Mental Health 24 Hour Crisis Line:  1(877)727-4747
  
  
• Perris Mental Health Urgent Care MHRC - 24/7 Walk-In Mental Health Urgent Phone: (951)349-4195; Fax: (951)490-0123; 85 Ramona Expressway, Suites 1-3, Perris, Ca 92571.  Please note:  the location of the Mental Health Urgent Care Program is located next to the Del Taco in the Expressway Center. 

The above list is not a comprehensive list of providers and is not a formal referral from TVUSD.  Please use discretion in selecting a mental health provider.

The Center for Disease Control, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and California Department of Public Health have released a handful of relevant and informative resources below:

• CDC: Click here to access: Mental Health & Coping During Covid-19
  
  
• CDC: Click here to access: Stigma and Resilience During Covid-19
  
  
• CDC: Click here to access: Helping Children Cope with Emergencies
  
  
• California Department of Public Health: Click here to access: Guidance Documents
  
  
• California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance: Click here to access: COVID-19 Resources for Undocumented Californians