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
OptIN naloxone locator for the state of Indiana
ShipHappens:
www.harm-lessindiana.org (mail-based naloxone access)
Overdose Lifeline:
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:
Text "HOME" to 741741
Stigma Free Fishers website:
Grief and Bereavement
Brooks Place Assisted/Independent Living
Fishers Indiana free resources
Up Stream Prevention
AFSP Indiana
The Dinner Party
Trainings
NAMI Indiana
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.)