No Need to Explain with the Mental Health Mamas

No Letting Go with Guest Randi Silverman Part 1


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This week we are bringing you part one of a special two-part interview. The Mental Health Mamas are joined by guest Randi Silverman. Randi is an award-winning screenwriter and producer of the feature film, No Letting Go, the Co-Founder of the Youth Mental Health Project and a fellow Mental Health Mama. Listen in as Tina, Serena and Randi talk about parenting children with mental health struggles, how to know when to seek help and how No Letting Go got its name.

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Mental Health Resources:
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org for a chat option or call 1-800-273-8255.

Crisis Text Line: Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.
Website:
www.crisistextline.org
USA text 741741
Canada text 686868
UK text 85258
Ireland 50808

NAMI HelpLine: The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance.
To contact the NAMI HelpLine, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET, or send an email to
[email protected].

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline        SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year. 
1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Mama’s Comfort Camp: a peer support network where moms of all ages and stages, from around the world (and across the street) lift up each other. Our motto is: Moms don’t need more advice, we need more support. We leverage social media by turning Facebook groups into resilience engines that mobilize kindness, ideas, and resources while dissolving guilt and shame. Our lovingly moderated forums are always on: 24/7/365.
Find us on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp/
Our website:
www.motherup.org
MCC is a nonprofit project of the
Center for Transformative Action, a Cornell University Affiliate.

National Parent Helpline® 
Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 
1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)



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No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasBy Serena Ward, MLE, MHM, EBE and Tina Hallock, MLE, MHM, EBE

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