Gun-related violence is now the No. 1 cause of death for kids in the US. Teens react to the deaths of two Atlanta children who accidentally shot themselves. Read on
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VOX ATL’s mental health coverage and community workshops are funded by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (DBHDD). Views expressed in this material are the work of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the GA DBHDD.
If you or someone you know needs help, please call or text one of these resources!
9-8-8 GA – Please call 9-8-8 if you or someone you know in Georgia is experiencing a mental health crisis. The 9-8-8 line serves all languages and also has a chat function.
Georgia Crisis & Access Line — (GCAL) – 1-800-715-4225, available 24/7. The free MYGCAP app is specific for teens, too, and has a chat function!
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-TALK (8255) also offers 24/7 connection with a trained counselor at a local crisis center, or Text “START” to 741-741
The Trevor Project – Suicide prevention hotline for LGTBQ youth ages 13-24, 24/7/365. Text START to 678-678 to connect to a counselor “who is understanding of LGBTQ issues and won’t judge …. messages are anonymous.”
notOK app is a free digital panic button created by local teens to get immediate support via text, call, or GPS location when you’re struggling to reach out.
The topic of migration and immigration have been running across headlines and sparking interest in the media more and more within the past few years. However not too many people realize that they interact with migrants, immigrants, refugees and families literally everyday. In this podcast series, VOX ATL teen staff reporter Bailey speaks to immigrants,… Read on
VOX ATL was invited to bring the mic to teens at Discovery High School in Gwinnett County to guide them in sharing their thoughts on topics that were meaningful to them. Among them were mental health, self-care and building school culture. Read below to see what teens at Discovery High School had to say. *Teens… Read on
VOX Media Cafe reporter Braxton Smith explores today's beauty standards and how they are in her words, "f'd up." In this video she shows examples of how and also speaks with Black women to get their thoughts. Read on
“trace the sky’s scars” I want to write a love poem to my ghost, but I do not like her. my phone case is a daily reminder that, I, am “lucky to exist” because supposedly there are people who love me; and while I don’t deny this, somehow, I don’t really feel all that lucky,… Read on
Popping pills. One after another; been doing so ever since we were children. Open bottle. Take one. Swallow. Drink. Pills haunt us, cure us, poison us. They save us and kill us. We trust them so much that we agree to let them end us. We get addicted to it. We… Read on
