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