Stay; For Life understands that equipping our children and young adults with awareness and healthy coping tools, as well as providing avenues for opening dialogues with friends and family about mental health and suicide are absolutely critical.ย This is why Stay; For Life has put so much effort into the resources and support they have created for not only students, but school faculty.ย Stay; For Life offers mental health and suicide prevention presentations for students and staff, as well as resource kits to ensure the support is readily available for everyone.
Stay; For Life has carefully curated various resource kits.ย These kits contain helpful cards, bracelets and magnets (kit content varies).ย These resources help individuals provide mental health support and suicide prevention techniques for oneself or others. *RESOURCES ARE NOT TO BE USED IN PLACE OF CRISIS SUPPORT*ย Resources can be provided to students, or can be supplied to staff to help them navigate supporting a student.
The Elementary Student Resource Kit includes Elementary Student Help Cards, Me Time Cards, bracelets, and magnets.ย Each kit contains a quantity of 50 of each resource listed.ย Multiple kits can be ordered for additional quantities (increments of 50 for each kit).
The Intermediate/Secondary Kit includes Intermediate/Secondary Student Help Cards, Self Care Cards, What to Say/What to Do Cards, Resource Cards, bracelets, and magnets.ย Each kit contains a quantity of 50 of each resource listed.ย Multiple kits can be ordered for additional quantities (increments of 50 for each kit).
Staff Kit #1 includes What to Say/What to Do Cards, Resource Cards, Self Care Cards, bracelets and magnets.ย Each kit contains a quantity of 25 of each resource listed.ย Multiple kits can be ordered for additional quantities (increments of 25 for each kit).
Staff Resource Kit #2 includes What to Say/What to Do Cards, Resource Cards, Self Care Cards.ย Each kit contains a quantity of 25 of each resource listed.ย Multiple kits can be ordered for additional quantities (increments of 25 for each kit).
Staff Kit #3 includes bracelets and magnets.ย Each kit contains a quantity of 25 of each resource listed.ย Multiple kits can be ordered for additional quantities (increments of 25 for each kit).
Staff Resource Kit #4 includes magnets only.ย Each kit contains a quantity of 25 magnets.ย Multiple kits can be ordered for additional quantities (increments of 25 for each kit).
Thanks to the incredible generosity of businesses, organizations and individuals who donated to our 'End of Year Fundraising Campaign' 2025, we are able to gift 79 free student resource kits to Maine schools!ย Free kit requests can be made by completing the form below.ย Free kits are available for elementary or junior high/high schools, one free kit per school while supplies last, request must be made by a current school staff member, and permission must be obtained by school administration prior to shipment of kit.ย ย
The Stay: For Life website should not be used as a substitute for medical advice, counseling, or health-related services. We do not offer crisis counseling or emergency services. If you feel that you are in a crisis situation, please call 911 or go to your closest emergency room. You can call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. It is a free, 24-hour hotline should you or someone you know feel suicidal or think about hurting themself.
