Healthy Habits and Mental Wellness
- DCPS School Mental Health Team Resources
- Includes mental health resources for students, families, educators, and staff as well as referral forms, the strengthening schools surveys, and other guides to school mental health
- DCPS Here for You: A Guide to Accessing Mental Health Supports in Schools
- This tool answers questions like: How do I know if I need to access a school mental health provider? Who provides school mental health services and what do they do? How do I access these services? And other commonly asked questions.
- PsyberGuide: Apps for Mental Health
- A compilation of online tools and apps for mental health support that are ranked based on credibility, evidence, usability, and safety:
- Managing Behavior for Children and Youth with Behavioral Health Needs When Staying at Home
- The Family Run Executive Director Leadership Association compiled these tips for families on managing childrens’ behavioral health needs when staying-at-home
- Talking to Children about COVID-19
- The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry provides this resource for suggestions for how parents and teachers can talk to children about COVID-19
- Resources available in English and Spanish
- Countering COVID-19 Stigma and Racism
- The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) provides this resource for parents and caregivers for ways in which they can teach others how to counter the stigma and racism that may come from COVID-19
- Videos, podcasts, and infographics for families with ADHD
- Compiled by the Child and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) national organization
- 18-minute video: Strategies for parents to support children’s mental health and well-being during COVID-19 by Barbara Stroud, a child developmental psychologist
- Supporting your child’s social interventions during COVID
- Strategies for promoting social interactions in your child or adolescent/teen during COVID
- Signs Your Child May Need More Support
- Resources for recognizing and addressing mental health concerns including grief for youth of all ages during the COVID pandemic by HealthyChildren.org
- Help Children Build Resilience in Uncertain Times
- Strategies for helping your child build resilience by Healthy Children
- Guide for parents and caregivers on how to cope with COVID-19
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) provides this guide
- Pdfs are available in English, Chinese, Spanish
- 75 free social emotional learning activities
- For parents and educators developed by Centervention and covers a variety of methods and skill areas
- What Parents Need To Know About Eating Disorders In The Time Of Covid-19 (forbes.com)
- New diagnosis and flairs of already diagnosed eating disorders are increasing during this time, and this article provides some information and guidance regarding this trend
- Infographic Cartoon Sketches Out Ways to Help Your Young Child to Reduce Stress and Regulate Emotions
- This resource from Chandra Ghosh Ippen and Melissa Brymer at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, display cartoons of various stressors that children may experience associated with the pandemic and offers ways parents can help their children manage this stress and enhance emotion regulation, positive interactions, and regulatory activities
Post Pandemic Resources
- Children’s Socialization and Returning to Social Norms Post COVID
- Mayo Clinic article on the importance of children’s socialization as well as how to rebuild children’s social skills in a post pandemic world
- Preparing Kids for Life After COVID
- Post-Pandemic Mindfulness for Kids
Black and Brown Families
- Black Emotional and Mental Health (BEAM) Collective
- Resources for Youth and Families including graphics, videos, and tools
- Black Mental Health Alliance
- Fact sheets on mental health, suicide, toxic relationships, and development
- 12 Books on Behavioral Health Written by Black People
- Black Mental Wellness
- Several evidence-based resources and informational tools about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective
- Therapy for Black Girls and Therapy for Black Men
- Provide resources and directories for searching for therapists by location, specialization, and other detailed criteria
- Between Sessions podcast series
Hosted by Melanin & Mental Health, who also have several other recommended books, podcasts, IG accounts to follow, and youtube videos