Feeling overwhelmed, stressed, depressed, or anxious about your future as you're applying to college and preparing for a career? We have a discussion with Amrita Vu, a Site Lead Therapist at a California High School, who shares how mental health is related to college and career ambitions, advice on how to recognize when you need mental health assistance, and how to manage parental pressures. Tune in to be preventive or find solution for your worries. More mental health resources provided below:   

Uplift Mobile Crisis 408-379-9085  

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1- 800-799-7233  

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)  

National Hopeline Network: 1-800-SUICIDE (800-784-2433)  

Lifeline Crisis Chat (Online live messaging): http://www.crisischat.org/ 

Crisis Text Line: Text "START" TO 741-741  

Self-Harm Hotline: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288)  

Family Violence Helpline: 1-800-996-6228  

Planned Parenthood Hotline: 1-800-230-PLAN (7526)   

American Association of Poison Control Centers: 1-800-222-1222  

National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line: 1-800-622-2255  

National Crisis Line - Anorexia and Bulimia: 1-800-233-4357  

GLBT Hotline: 1-888-843-4564  

TREVOR Crisis Hotline: 1-866-488-7386  

AIDS Crisis Line: 1-800-221-7044  

Veterans Crisis Line: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net 

Suicide Prevention Wiki: http://suicideprevention.wikia.com 

Safe Rides: 1-888-550-RIDE, Fridays 10pm-1am   

CA Youth Crisis Line: 1-843-5200  

Bill Wilson Center: www.Chat4teens.org  

StarVista Crisis Hotline: 650-579-0350  

YWCA Rape Crisis Line 408-287-3000  

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TIMESTAMP 0:00 | Introduction 0:36 | HS Therapist Introduction 2:30 | Signs of mental health concerns 5:11 | How to overcome procrastination due to stress 8:00 | How to normalize mental health needs 11:15 | Managing stress around mistakes when applying to college 13:18 | Writing about mental health relative to Covid-19 in college essays 15:47 | Confidentiality of students and parents  19:54 | Final advice about parental pressures  21:16 | Outro  

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