CHADS Coalition for Mental Health

We're hiring! If you're passionate about helping others and working to save lives, we'd love to have you on our team.

We appreciate the Oakville High School community and all they’re doing to help us save young lives!

You won't want to miss this groundbreaking training opportunity. Learn about how we can expand inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive suicide prevention strategies as we work to address the suicide crisis in our community.

Our friends at HomeGrown STL are presenting this event about a timely, crucial topic for our community. We hope you'll check it out!

We’re overwhelmed by your generosity! Thank you for all you do to help us save young lives!

NEW: The U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action to Implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, which focuses in on six key actions that must be implemented to reduce the number of deaths by suicide in this country. More via: https://go.edc.org/Call-to-Action

Our friends at Sweet Hope Bakery are selling delicious treats and donating a portion of their sales to CHADS. Check them out if you want to support our work and enjoy some amazing baked goods!

A core message of CHADS is that mental illness can impact anyone, including those you would least expect from the outside. This story shares that type of quiet struggle that so few knew was going on. No matter who you are or what you are experiencing, you are not alone. Content warning: This article contains depictions of an attempted suicide.

It's important to talk with your kids about mental health, but it can be hard to start the conversation. Here are some helpful tips you can use to help them open up.