PARENTING RESOURCES:American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Parenting Website: HealthyChildren.org
American Psychological Association (APA) Parenting Resources: Top parenting resources from psychologists
Advice about finding a therapist for your child: Effective Child Therapy
SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES:
MDHHS Suicide Prevention website (Michigan crisis lines/coalitions by county, resources, fact sheets): MDHHS - Suicide Prevention (michigan.gov) . We’ve also attached a two-page PDF called Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Youth in Michigan.
Michigan Crisis + Access Line: https://mical.michigan.gov/s/
MDHHS Firearm Safety Resources: Firearm Safety
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (searchable resource database for programs, reports, manuals, toolkits): https://www.sprc.org/
Ring the Alarm: the Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America: https://www.sprc.org/news/ring-alarm-crisis-black-youth-suicide-america
Michigan Violent Death Reporting System: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71548_54879-279986--,00.html
BMHA (Black Mental Health Alliance): https://blackmentalhealth.com/
Youth Behavior Risk Survey (Michigan 2019 compared to United States 2019 results): https://nccd.cdc.gov/Youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=G&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=QQ&LID=MI&YID=2019&LID2=XX&YID2=2019&COL=T&ROW1=N&ROW2=N&HT=QQ&LCT=LL&FS=S1&FR=R1&FG=G1&FA=A1&FI=I1&FP=P1&FSL=S1&FRL=R1&FGL=G1&FAL=A1&FIL=I1&FPL=P1&PV=&TST=True&C1=MI2019&C2=XX2019&QP=G&DP=1&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=&EYID=&SC=DEFAULT&SO=ASC&PF=1
Holding onto Life Toolkit (Family members/caregivers of youth 15-24 years old): MDHHS - Resources (michigan.gov)
Safety Planning: The Stanley Brown Safety Plan Intervention is a brief, collaborative intervention between the clinician and the suicidal individual that aims to mitigate acute risk: https://suicidesafetyplan.com/
The Trevor Project, Providing Information & Support for LGBTQ youth 24/7, all-year round: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
National Child Traumatic Stress Network: https://www.nctsn.org/
Youth Suicide Warning Signs: https://www.youthsuicidewarningsigns.org/
CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (a virtual, lethal means training): https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/calm-counseling-access-lethal-means
American Psychological Association (APA):
https://effectivechildtherapy.org/
Survivor Stories.
Live Through This: https://livethroughthis.org/
988 Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/stories/
SELF-CARE RESOURCES:
We’ve curated a sampling of self-care resources for you. Some of the resources include resources by age range.
MDHHS has a Stay Well section on their website. It’s geared toward dealing with stress during the pandemic, however, many of the resources are universally useful: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/resources/mental-health-resources/video-resources
In addition, they offer free Headspace meditations for Michiganders: https://www.headspace.com/mi
UCLA Mindful:
https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/ucla-mindful-app
https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/default.cfm
Also check out the UCLA MARC (Mindfulness Awareness Research Center) Loving Kindness Meditation:
http://marc.ucla.edu/mpeg/05_Loving_Kindness_Meditation.mp3
TRAILS https://trailstowellness.org/
TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) has worked to increase delivery of evidence-based mental health services in schools by providing training, resources, and implementation support to teachers and school staff. Their mission is to increase equitable access to effective mental health care to students experiencing the highest mental health needs and disproportionate barriers to accessing services.
Go Noodle Metta Meditation, from TRAILS resources https://youtu.be/CEk9KvPXKEQ
In addition, TRAILS shares videos for educators which may be helpful for the Child Welfare community: https://trailstowellness.org/training