Crisis Hotline: Call 988 Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741 (ES) Crisis Text Line: Text “AYUDA” to 741741

Discover Helpful Nature Tools

Explore a range of resources and activities designed to support and celebrate the LGBT community in nature.

Other Resources

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Activities

Conversation Questions for Ice-Breakers

Addiction

Youth.gov - Access to addiction resources, how to identify in youth, risk factors, etc.

Overdose information and how to acquire a Narcan, or Narcan training

Substance Use Prevention Resources for Youth and College Students (SAMHSA)

NextLevel Recovery- recovery resources by zip code in Indiana

Mental Health

Suicide hotline: 988

Spanish speaking crisis text line

  • text AYUDA to 741741 or 442-AYUDAME in WhatsApp.

Crisis Text Line:

Stigma Free Fishers website:

Grief and Bereavement

Brooks Place Assisted/Independent Living

Up Stream Prevention

Trainings

Indiana Suicide Prevention Network

  • Training - Indiana Suicide Prevention Network

    • Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), S.A.V.E., Columbia – Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM), LivingWorks Start, At-Risk for Educators, Jason Foundation Professional Development Series, and much much more!

Mental Health First Aid, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Alternatives to Suicide Training by The Wildflower Alliance

Nature's Impact on Well-Being

Enhanced Sense of Community:

Research conducted by scholars at the University of Michigan in 2019 showed that adolescents who regularly participated in outdoor activities in green spaces reported a stronger sense of community belonging and cohesion, fostering deeper social connections and support networks.

(Source: Kaczynski, A. T., et al. (2019). Community Design, Perceptions, and Connections with Nature: Findings from a Survey of Front Range Residents.)

Enhanced Creativity:

A study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology found that exposure to nature can enhance creativity in children.

(Source: Atchley, R. A., Strayer, D. L., & Atchley, P. (2012). Creativity in the Wild: Improving Creative Reasoning through Immersion in Natural Settings.)