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Back to School

Resources to support a successful return to school for students and parents

As the new school year begins, it’s a time of excitement, growth, and new opportunities for parents and students alike. Whether you’re rushing to your next lecture or sending your children onto the school bus, we understand the importance of mental health wellness and staying informed about the ever-changing drug and substance use landscape. SAFE Project is here to help navigate these challenges — including free training on how to respond to an overdose, empowering you with the knowledge to save lives. Join us in fostering a safe and supportive environment for a successful school year.

RESOURCES ON THIS PAGE:

Need help immediately?
Dial or text 988 on your phone for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

When you reach out, you will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how your problems are affecting you, provide support, and connect you to resources if necessary.

Resources For Parents

Interview:
Teen Mental Health

Cristina Leal is a crisis counselor for Moreno Valley Unified School District in California, responsible for roughly 32,000 students in her district.

Preparing to Talk to Your Teen
About Substance Use

Substance use and experimentation typically happens during the teen years. It’s time to talk to your child about substance use.

Frequently Asked Questions

Resources For Students

Life’s a Party:
Kick Fentanyl Out

No matter how you party, be aware of the risks that are out there, and how you can kick fentanyl out. Take the training and challenge your friends.

Just the Facts:
Alcohol

During a crisis, people often turn to substances to self-medicate. Why do we need to talk about drinking, especially if you’ve heard all the warnings before?

Overdose Prevention

Signs of an overdose may include loss of consciousness, being awake but unable to talk, breathing is very slow and shallow, erratic, or has stopped, for lighter skinned people, the skin tone turns bluish purple, for darker skinned people, it turns grayish or ashen, choking sounds, or a snore-like gurgling noise, vomiting, pulse (heartbeat) is slow, erratic, or not there at all.

TAKE THE FULL VERSION OF OUR FREE OPIOID OVERDOSE RESPONSE TRAINING

Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a deadly synthetic opioid that is often found and mixed in with a number of different substances.

Naloxone

Naloxone is a medication used in opioid overdoses to restore normal breathing.
SPOTLIGHT: NARCAN® Nasal Spray is available over-the-counter

Learn how to save lives with NARCAN® Nasal Spray from Pro Football Legend Emmitt Smith.

 

READY TO RESCUE   TAKE OUR FREE OPIOID OVERDOSE RESPONSE TRAINING

Have a Safety Plan

Having a safety plan can help reverse the silence on the addiction epidemic. As a harm reduction tool, SAFE Project’s downloadable Safety Plan with tips can help individuals who use drugs prevent overdose. Display your safety plan where it is easily seen or accessible and give your safety plan to people you trust will use it.

Download Our Safety Plan

Author Spotlights

Explore our candid interviews with brave authors who write about topics that many are not comfortable talking about — including addiction, stigma, and mental health. These authors draw from lived experiences, education, and the lives of many impacted individuals to communicate stories of loss, perseverance, hope, and action.

Jessica Lahey: “The Addiction Inncoluation”

Trish Luna: “Lambi Learns About Addiction”

Melody Ray: “Someone I Love Died from a Drug Overdose”

Additional Resources