Wellness Resources

As a district, our singular concern is the safety and well-being of all our students, families, and staff. To facilitate ease of access, the resources provided on this page have been obtained from trusted national, state, and local government agencies; as well as private organizations and members from a variety of Downey Unified School District programs.

Learn more about the Wellness Centers.

If you are concerned about your child, someone else, or need help for yourself, please reach out to your school office or an organization below.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, dial 9-1-1 or visit your local emergency room.

Student Resources

If You Need Immediate Assistance

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Free and confidential support.
(800) 273-TALK (8255)
or text “START” to 741741

California Youth Crisis Line

Open 24/7
(800) 843-5200

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support.
(800) 727-4747
988lifeline.org

Teen Line

Get teen to teen help.
teenlineonline.org
or text “TEEN” to 839863

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Trans Lifeline

Peer support for the trans community.
(877) 565-8860

Trevor Lifeline

Support for young LGBTQ people.
(866) 488-7386
trevorchat.org
Text START to 678678

Crisis Text Line

Text from anywhere in the US, at any time, for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds from a secure online platform.
crisistextline.org
Text HOME to 741741

Your Life Your Voice

24-hour Teen Crisis Hotline offering help via phone, text, email or its app.

(800) 448-3000
yourlifeyourvoice.org
Text VOICE to 20121

Parent Resources

Contact your child’s school counselor through your school’s main line or counseling office during normal business hours (Hours may be adjusted due to the school dismissal.)

The Wellness Center is a mental health one-stop-shop for counseling, clinical therapy, community resource referrals and more. Our professionals provide a wide variety of services and programs to address overcoming life’s obstacles.

LA Dept of Mental Health Hope Recovery Wellbeing

LA County Dept. of Mental Health Psychiatric Mobile Response Team

ACCESS Line
(800) 854-7771

TLC Family Resource Center

Case workers to assist families with critical life needs.
(562) 469-3577
dusd.net/tlc

Care Solace

Find counseling resources in your area. 24/7 Support.
(888) 515-0595

It Gets Better Project

Empowering and connecting LGBTQ youth.
itgetsbetter.org

Child Mind Institute

Helps support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior or learning challenges.
childmind.org/resources/

Center for Parent Information & Resources

Mental health resources for various needs and disorders.
parentcenterhub.org/mentalhealth/

MentalHealth.gov

Resources to help your children manage mental health struggles.
MentalHealth.gov

Exchange Club Family Support Center

Strengthening families and preventing child abuse through parent aide and education services.
downeyfamilysupport.com

Vaping Resources

Want to help your teen quit?

Well-Being Apps

Convenient apps for your phone.

211 LA County

Local guide to LA services.
Dial 2-1-1
211la.org

Calming Resources

Live Animal Cams

Virtual Calming Rooms

Other Resources

Wellness Apps

The LA County Department of Health has provided a quick guide of resources available to promote wellbeing in simple daily activities.

You may find these apps to be useful for exercise, nutrition, education, emotional health, relaxation and practicing mindfulness. We’ve made things simple so you don’t have to sort through 100s of available apps to improve your wellbeing. These are an initial set of apps based on input received from the community.

*All apps listed here have a free version. To avoid charges do not enter credit card information.