Emergencies
If you have a concern that you or someone you love is not safe, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255, call 911, or go to the nearest Emergency Room.
Helpful Websites
- Fast Facts for Families – concise up-to-date information about a variety of issues that affect children, adolescents and families
- Child Mind Institute – children’s mental health information for families and educators
- Parents’ Med Guide – medication guides for ADHD, Bipolar, and Depression
- Trauma and PTSD – articles for caregivers and professionals
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) – mental health advocacy, education, support and public awareness
Helpful Apps
- Calm – collections of meditations, sleep stories, mindfulness tools, nature scenes and music for focus, relaxation and sleep
- Headspace – bite sized guided meditations for stress, sleep, focus, anxiety, sudden meltdowns
- CBT Tools for Youth – based on the principles of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), a scientifically-supported and well-established treatment for improving mood and managing emotions
- Mood Tools – self-help mental health application for depression
- CBT Diary – record events, thoughts, emotions and behaviors then analyse them on charts
Helpful Books
- 1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting – effective discipline choices to be used on children ages 1-12
- How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk
- How to Talk so Teens Will Listen & Listen so Teens Will Talk
- Books, Stories, and Memoirs on Living with Mental Illness
- e-Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health – free resource intended for professionals training or practicing in mental health; available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Hebrew, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish