All Peoria Unified high schools are staffed with School Counselors. Every student is assigned a counselor.  While Counselors don't offer long-term mental health counseling and support, they can help students problem solve and work through emotional trauma.  Counselors can connect students and families to helpful resources. 

Some high schools and elementary schools are staffed with Social Workers.  Social workers can provide more extensive assistance and resource when it comes to social emotional needs. See the staff section below to look for a social worker at your school! 

Crisis and Suicide Prevention:

• Teen Lifeline at 602-248-8336 (TEEN) or 1-800-248-8336 (TEEN)
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or text HOME to 741-741
• Empact 24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 480-784-1500 or 1-800-273-8255
• Aurora Behavioral Health Free Assessment: 480-345-5420
• Maricopa Crisis Network: 1-800-631-1314 or 602-222-9444
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
• Empact Sexual Assault Hotline: 480-736-4949 or 1-866-205-5229
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 or 1-800-799-7233
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention AZ Chapter 
• Teen Dating Violence Help: 1-888-606-4673 (HOPE), bloom365 Help link Instagram DM: @888606HOPE
• National Teen Dating Violence Hotline: 1-866-331-9474 or Text "loveis" to 22522

Links to Resource Guides:

• Find Help Resource Link
• 211 Maricopa Resource Link
• City of Glendale Family Services

City of Peoria: 

• City of Peoria Resource Page
• City of Peoria Resource Guide (English)
• Guia de Recursos Comunitarios (Spanish)

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

 LGBTQ+ Support Services:

• Empact LGBTQ Urgent Support: 480-736-4925 or 1-800-527-4747
• The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
• The GLBT National Youth Hotline: 1-800-246-7743
• Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860<
• PFLAG website
• GLSEN
• GLSEN Phoenix
• Arizona Trans Youth & Parent Organization

Behavioral Health Hospitals:

• Aurora Behavioral Health: 623-344-4400
• St. Luke's Behavioral Health: 602-251-8535
• Quail Run Behavioral Health: 602-455-5694
• Banner Behavioral Health Hospital: 480-448-7500 

Food and Housing Assistance:

• PUSD McKinney Vento Homeless & Foster Care Liaison - Reece Stephens 623-486-6261
• Maricopa County Emergency Shelter Hotline: 602-263-8900 or 1-800-799-7739 
• Salvation Army Family Emergency Program: 623-932-0472 (Avondale) or 602-233-9272 (Phoenix/Maryvale)
• Family Promise: 480-659-5227
• UMOM New Day Centers: 602-275-7852 - includes an emergency youth/runaway center
• The National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 (1-800 RUNAWAY)
• Association of Arizona Food Banks: 602-528-3434

Grief Support Services:

• Billy's Place: 623-414-9838 - located in Peoria! 
• New Song Center for Grieving Children and Families: 480-951-8985 - offers camp programs
• Hospice of the Valley: 602-530-6900
• Funeral Service Foundation
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention AZ Chapter
• New York Life Bereavement Resources
• National Alliance for Grieving Children
• Bereavement Resource Guide from Eluna Network

Substance Abuse Help and Treatment:

• Phone/Crisis: 1-800-662-4357 (HELP) 
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (national): includes search for local resources