Youth Action Team
The Youth Action Team is engaged in carrying out suicide prevention awareness and education campaigns in partnership with Marin County Office of Education, the Marin Schools Wellness Collaborative, and other Community-Based Organizations in Marin. This Team is designed for youth ages 13-25 years old. Examples of this Team's efforts include:
- May Mental Heath Month 2021 Youth Art and Film Showcase
- September Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month 2021 Youth Art and Film Showcase
- Crisis Text Line (text MARIN to 741741) pilot program across the school district
- Caring Cards Project: Student cards reflect heartfelt messages of hope, recovery, and support to those who have been hospitalized or have been struggling with mental health, suicidality, and/or substance use issues.
- Directing Change
- Student Wellness High School Series
If you would like to join the Youth Action Team, please contact the BHRS Prevention and Outreach Team.
Caring Cards
The Caring Cards Initiative provides handwritten messages of hope for patients and clients who are recovering from mental health, suicidality, substance use or other behavioral health issues. Youth participate in a sensitivity training to express their support. All cards reflect artwork from the May and September art/film showcase and include resources for help.
Partner sites include Kaiser, MarinHealth, NAMI-Marin, Side By Side, Veteran's Services, Centerpoint, North Marin Community Services, Project Roomkey, and Buckelew Programs.
Crisis Text Line
The Crisis Text Line was launched in Spring 2021. As part of a strategy to introduce CTL to the Marin Community, the Youth Action Team created a pilot program and survey to determine youth perception and awareness of the CTL. The pilot is currently running in 6 high schools, one university and one middle school through January 2022. All schools in the County currently have access to the Crisis Text Line Toolkit, consisting of presentations, social media and posters/cards. Survey data collected before and after the pilot will inform ongoing marketing of this vital intervention resource for all of Marin.
