Crisis Resources

• SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE: Call or text 988
• ​Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline:  1-855-444-3911
• Disaster Distress Helpline:  1-800-985-5990
• Michigan Suicide Hotline:  1-800-273-8255
• Michigan Domestic Violence Hotline:  1-800-799-7233
• ​RAYA Rochester Area Youth Assistance:  1-248-656-3558
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services:  1-800-985-5990 or Text TalkWithUs to 66746.
• Michigan Coronavirus Hotline:  1-888-535-6136, Call 2-1-1. Text your zip code to 898211, or go to:  www.michigan.gov,
• Michigan 2-1-1: A one-stop connection to thousands of local agencies and resources that can help—24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 211 or Text your ZIP Code to 898211
• New Oakland Mobile Crisis Unit: Available to families in Oakland County with Medicaid.  Will travel to homes and schools.  Therapists and Social Workers come to location for on the spot assessment and coordination for continued stabilization.  Hours 2pm-10pm, 7 days a week including holidays. More info: 1-877-800-1650

• Submit an anonymous tip at https://ok2say.state.mi.us/
• Call (855-565-2729)
• Text to 652729,  or
• Email at ok2say@mi.gov.

If this is an emergency, dial 9-1-1

OK2SAY is a program designed to empower Michigan students, parents, school personnel, community mental health service programs,
and law enforcement to share and respond to student safety threats. 

Anyone can report tips confidentially on criminal activities or potential harm directed at students, school employees, or schools.

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Are you in crisis and in need of help? 

Resources & Organizations:

• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71548_54879_54882_91271---,00.html
• American Foundation For Suicide Prevention:https://afsp.org/
• Get Help: https://afsp.org/get-help
• The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• Safe-Proofing Your Home: https://www.oakgov.com/health/partnerships/Documents/suicide%20safe.pdf 
• Youth Suicide Prevention Toolkit: https://www.oakgov.com/health/Documents/Parent%20Toolkit-web%20version.pdf

Are you facing a crisis, abuse or critical situation? Click on the logo above to be taken to the Common Ground website.

Common Ground is a nonprofit, trauma informed, recovery oriented agency dedicated to helping youths, adults and families in crisis. The agency’s 24-hour crisis and resource helpline, youth and family services, assessment and crisis intervention and other programs throughout Oakland and Genesee Counties are a lifeline for runaway and homeless youths, families in crisis, victims of crime, people with mental illness and others in critical situations.

CARE House of Oakland County is a children’s advocacy center, providing first rate services to victims of child abuse and neglect. CARE House protects children through advocacy, education, intervention, research, training, and treatment, in collaboration with the community. For help or more information, visit https://www.carehouse.org/ 

If you suspect that a child is being abused or neglected in Michigan, call (855) 444-3911. The number is toll free and open to call 24 hours a day.

• Helping children cope with grief and loss
• Talking with adolescents about grief and loss

• Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting
• How to talk to children about difficult news
• Talking to children about violence
• School safety and security, mitigating negative effects of lockdowns
• Talking to children about school shootings
• They're not too young to talk about race
• Teens & Suicide: What Parents Should Know
• Printable list of resources

Project Aware - Michigan has created a toolkit for caregivers to help students respond to bullying. Visit this link to access the toolkit.