ACS Mental Health Connector

Welcome back Athens City Schools! Every new year people worldwide set resolutions ranging from eating better to working out and many other goals. This year, try adding at least one resolution about improving your mental health. Have a great rest of the year!

Tips:

• Talk to someone about your mental health
  
• Get more sleep
  
• Take a break from social media
  
• Tell yourself 5 positive daily affirmations
  
• Get a journal

National Mentoring Month is observed in January. This month focus on how we can all work together to increase the number of mentors to make sure young people in our communities have dependable people to look up to and follow in their footsteps. Success comes with learning and what better way than with a mentor! Thanking your mentors might feel a little silly or embarrassing, but gratefulness goes a long way. January is best known for National Mentoring Month and giving your time back to those who helped you.

National Thank You Month is celebrated every year in January. It is one of the most iconic and significant celebrations of the year as from the very start of a new year; it teaches us to be kind to others and acknowledge someone’s effort to help us. In life, it is not always the big things that make our day, it’s the small things like saying “thank you” that can make someone smile. This January, among other things, is the perfect time to make small things count and to go slightly out of your way to help someone, and be appreciative of what others do for you, and say thank you.

Click on the Links Below to Register

Managing Severe Behaviors - Morning Session

Managing Severe Behaviors - Afternoon Session

Help your children reach their full potential with ALL Kids Alabama, a low-cost, comprehensive healthcare coverage program for children under age 19. Visit alabamapublichealth.gov/allkids for more.

988 is now the active phone number that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Call, text or chat 988 to be connected to trained counselors who will listen and help, 24/7. This confidential support is for anyone in emotional distress or crisis. Learn more at 988lifeline.org. *The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-TALK) will always remain available for people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.

Athens-Limestone Counseling Center
Mental health screenings and treatment resources https://www.mhcnca.org/

Limestone County Health Department
COVID Vaccinations, Clinical, Environmental and Home Health services https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/limestone/

Limestone County Churches Involved

LCCI’s food pantry provides perishable, emergency assistance, and non-perishable items to families of Limestone County. Assistance is available at 201 North Jefferson Street, Athens, AL. Clients may receive Food Pantry assistance up to 6 times per calendar year.

https://limestonechurchesinvolved.org/assistance/

Caring House
Grief Support services https://hhcaringforlife.org/caring-house

United Way
DIAL 2-1-1 from your phone or search the database online to get help with non-emergency needs. https://www.uwca.org/get-help/2-1-1-call-center/

Limestone County DHR

https://dhr.alabama.gov/county-office-contact/

Limestone Child Advocacy Center
Prevention and intervention services for children and families https://www.limestonecac.com/contact

Family Resource Center
Housing, Rent, Utilities, Clothing, and Counseling https://alcfamilyresourcecenter.org/

Happi Health
Medical and Behavioral Health Services https://www.happiinc.com/

My goal is to provide and assist families with mental health resources within the community. Reach out if you have any questions!

Mental Health Services Coordinator

Email: michael.ross@acs-k12.org
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/Domain/2168
Location: 100 U.S. Highway 31, Athens, AL, USA
Phone: 256-233-6600