Family Resources

Mental Health Awareness

Below are links to helpful documents provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI):
Resources:
- Colorado Crisis Services (24 hour hotline) (844) 493-TALK (8255) or Text TALK to 38255
- Peak View Behavioral Health (719) 444-8484
- Crisis Stabilization Unit (Aspen Pointe) (719) 572-6100
- Cedar Springs Hospital (719) 633-4114
- Peak Military Care Network (719) 955-0742
- National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) (719) 473-8477
- Empower Colorado (866) 213-4631
- Safe2Tell (877) 542- SAFE (7233)
- Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention (719) 573-7447

First page of the PDF file: NAMI-Warning-Signs-FINAL

Teenage Suicide Prevention Resources

Please read Protecting Youth from Suicide, a document written by local parents for all parents.

Safe2Tell Colorado: 1-877-542-7233 (SAFE)
Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention: (719) 573-7447
Colorado Crisis & Support Line: 1-844-493-TALK (8255) or text TALK to 38255
National Suicide Prevention Line: 1- 800-273-TALK (8255)
El Paso County Public Health - Protecting Youth from Suicide, Written by Local Parents for All Parents

Widefield School District 3 is proud to be partners with Kidpower Colorado. Kidpower offers comprehensive safety education programs in our classrooms and in our community teaching children personal safety and confidence building skills.

RESOURCES:

For more information on Kidpower, please visit kidpowercs.o rg

Homeless Shelters & Housing

Family Promise
519 N. Tejon St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-329-1244
Partners in Housing
455 Gold Pass Heights
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-473-8890
RJ Montgomery – Salvation Army Homeless Shelter
709 S. Sierra Madre
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-578-9190
Springs Rescue Mission
Homeless shelter: Men, women, families
5 W. Las Vegas St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-632-1822
Urban Peak
Homeless shelter: Ages 15-20
423 E. Cucharras
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-630-3223 719-205-7129 (After 5pm & weekends)

Food Resources

Clothing

Childcare

Employment

Keep Your Kids Safe Online

Keeping our students safe is always a top priority for WSD3. Use the resources below to help keep our students safe while online.

Common Sense - Nonprofit organization dedicated to helping all kids thrive in a world of media and technology. Parents can find extended resources and other information to help students be safe and wisely use the internet in their lives.
Be Internet Awesome - Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence. Parents can help their student play a series of games that teach the fundamentals to safely navigate the internet.
FBI Kids Safety
Internet Safety Documents Age/Grade appropriate topics regarding Internet safety and digital citizenship.
NetSmartz
Safe, Smart, & Social - App Guides for Parents
Cyberwise
KEEP YOUR DATA AND THE DATA OF OTHERS PRIVATE.
- Never share your passwords with others (however, parents should know their kids’ passwords).
- Always logout of computers and online systems you’ve logged into (email, file storage, social media, etc.); closing the browser window is not the same as logging out.
- While logged in, never leave your computer/device unattended.
- Do not use unsecured public Wi-Fi networks commonly found at restaurants, airports, and other businesses
- Do not post information about yourself online (address, phone number, school, pictures, etc.)
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ONLINE DANGERS AND PREDATORS.
- Do not communicate online with people you do not know.
- Never share your name, age, school, address, phone number, pictures or other personal information online.
- Your online actions and posts are traceable; you are NOT anonymous while online.
- Ask yourself: “Would I want this information to become known to the public?”
- Ask yourself: “Would I be doing this if my parents were watching?”
MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BALANCE; LIMIT YOUR TIME SPENT ON COMPUTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
- Do you frequently find that you have spent more time online than you were planning to spend?
- Are you online late into the night and then tired?
- Do you spend time online instead of doing homework, hobbies, chores, physical activities, or spending time with friends or family?
- Are you always thinking about being online?
- Do you argue about time limits your parents have set for Internet use? Or use sneaky ways to get around these limits?
HELP PREVENT CYBERBULLYING.
- Don’t be a cyberbully. People do not “deserve” to be treated badly. It is not “funny.”
- Don’t become a cyberbully to get back at someone who is bullying you. This will just make the problem worse.
- If you made a mistake and hurt someone, apologize.
- Calm down before you respond to someone.
- DON’T RETALIATE! The bully wants to make you mad. Don’t give the bully a “win.” Being mean back isn’t going to help.
- Save the evidence and get help from an adult.
BE A GOOD DIGITAL CITIZEN.
- Use devices and social media websites for good and positive things, not for negative and harmful activities.
- Abide by all laws and rules.
- Do not use the works (images, writings, recordings, etc.) of others illegally or without permission.
- Remember that words can and do hurt others, even when reading them online.
- Treat others with respect.

Talking About Difficult Subjects

How to Talk About Difficult Subjects

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Surviving School: Tools To Navigate Life Challenges

Widefield School District 3 partners with Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 and Communities That Care to hold an annual community event as a way to support and educate our community about way to navigate life challenges. Parents and students can attend break-out session on topics related to mental health and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The session are student-led with a parent-only session available. Stay tuned for the 2021-2022 school year event.

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