Resources
MCPS LGBTQIA+ Info Page
Linked here is an MCPS webpage with resources for LGBTQIA+ staff, students, and parents/families of students, including a name change form and detailed guidebook.
MCPS Waymaking
MCPS Waymaking is a video series that highlights mental health and well-being resources for staff and students as families adapt to the evolving changes in daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.
Be Well 365
Be Well 365 is the primary MCPS resource for managing and promoting mental health. You can also access school-specific resources here.
MCPS Mental Health & Crisis Support
The MCPS Mental Health and Crisis Support page offers navigation to other critical resources and hotlines.
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
DBSA offers peer-based, wellness-oriented support and empowering services and resources available when people need them, where they need them, and how they need to receive them—online 24/7, in local support groups, in audio and video casts, or in printed materials distributed by DBSA, our chapters, and mental health care facilities across America.
Our Minds Matter
A student-led movement working toward a day when no teen dies by suicide.