Health & Safety
Questions regarding COVID Protocol and Return to School
Mental Health Resources for Students and Parents
Dear MPS parents and students,
We recognize that the past several months have been challenging and unlike any other time in recent history. It has been difficult for many not only physically but emotionally as well. Please find listed below several phone numbers and websites that may be helpful to you and your child in navigating stress and anxiety during this time.
Available Resources
- Crisis Services (UPMC Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor): 814.456.2014
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- Safe2Say: https://www.safe2saypa.org or 1.844.SAF2SAY (1.844.723.2729)
- Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1.800.4ACHILD
- National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI): 1.800.950.6264 (Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- NAMI of Erie County: 814.456.1773
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.TALK (8255)
- National Suicide Hotline: 211
- National Domestic Hotline: 1.800.799.7233
- SAMHSA Distress Helpline: 1.800.985.5990 or text “talk with us” to 66746
Helpful Links
- Managing Coronavirus anxiety
- Coping with stress during infectious disease breakout
- Helping children with traumatic separation or grief related to COVID 19
- Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Youth High School and College Age – The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- COVID-19: Resources for Parents and Teens – Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
- How Teenagers Can Protect Their Mental Health During Coronavirus (COVID-19) – UNICEF – For Every Child
Downloads
Updates
Superintendent of Erie Catholic Schools
https://www.eriercd.org/schools
Additional Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov
Erie County Department of Health
https://eriecountypa.gov/departments/health