Caregivers & Parents Resources
To be family-driven and youth-guided with the strengths and needs of the child/youth/young adult and family determining the types of services and supports provided.
It's All About Family
"Families are big, small, extended, nuclear, blended, and multi-generational, with one parent, two parents, and grandparents. We live under one roof or many. A family can be as temporary as a few weeks, as permanent as forever. We become part of a family by birth, fostering, adoption, marriage, or from a desire for mutual support. Together, our families create our neighborhoods and communities."
Family Systems Theory
If it is ABOUT families, it must be WITH families… child, youth, and young adult mental health is about families.
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| Resource | Type | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Facts about Father Engagement | Fact Sheet | Family Engagement | ||
| A Family’s Guide to the Child Welfare System | Guide | Navigating the Child-Serving Systems | ||
| A Guide for Father Involvement in Systems of Care | Guide | Family Engagement, System of Care | ||
| Advocating for Your Child | Fact Sheet | Advocating, Effective Communication | ||
| Approaches to Father Engagement and Fathers’ Experiences in Home Visiting Programs | Research Summary | Family Engagement, Research | ||
| Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee | Website | Behavior Intervention, Data, Infant and Early Childhood, Evidence-Based Practices, Research, State-Wide Implementation, Teaching Social Emotional Skills, Training | ||
| Being an Effective Advocate for your Child | Article | Advocating, Effective Communication, Skill Building | ||
| Bringing Back the Dads: Changing Practices in Child Welfare Systems | Research Summary | Family Engagement, Research | ||
| Building Strong Brains Tennessee – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) | Website | Research, Training | ||
| Bullying and LGBT Youth | Tip Sheet | Practical Strategies, Resources, Transitioning to Adulthood, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Center for Disease Control – Children’s Mental Health | Website | Data, Evidence-Based Practices, Research | ||
| Challenging Behaviors – ZERO to THREE | Website | Behavior Intervention, Coaching, Infant and Early Childhood, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Practical Strategies, Resources, Responding to Challenging Behaviors | ||
| College to Career: Supporting Mental Health | Research Article | Research, Transitioning to Adulthood, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Coping when your Child has Mental Health Challenges: A Guide for Parents | Guide | Practical Strategies, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge | ||
| Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation | Website | Infant and Early Childhood, Evidence-Based Practices, Resources | ||
| Empowering Justice-Involved Youth: Practitioner’s Guide | Guide | Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Engaging Fathers and Paternal Family Members | Website | Family Engagement, Resources | ||
| Evidence Base Update for Psychosocial Treatments for Disruptive Behaviors in Children | Research Article | Research, Responding to Challenging Behaviors | ||
| Helping Children and Youth Who Have Traumatic Experiences | Issue Brief | Research, Trauma-Informed, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behaviors | Article | Responding to Challenging Behaviors | ||
| How Can Mindfulness Support Parenting and Caregiving? | Research Summary | Parenting Support | ||
| Infant/Toddler Temperament Tool | Website | Infant and Early Childhood, Parenting Support, Virtual Resources | ||
| Maine Parent Federation Advocacy Guide | Guide | Advocating, Practical Strategies | ||
| National Center Developments for Pyramid Model Innovations | Website | Infant and Early Childhood, Pyramid Basics | ||
| National Center Developments for Pyramid Model Innovations – Evidence-Based Practices | Website | Infant and Early Childhood, Evidence-Based Practices, Practical Strategies, Pyramid Basics | ||
| National Center Developments for Pyramid Model Innovations – Family Engagement | Website | Infant and Early Childhood, Family Engagement, Parenting Support, Pyramid Basics | ||
| National Wraparound Initiative Webinars | Webinar | Coaching, Resources, State-Wide Implementation, System of Care, Training, Virtual Resources | ||
| Problem Behavior in Preschoolers | Article | Responding to Challenging Behaviors, School-Based Mental Health | ||
| Promoting Positive Pathways to Adulthood: Pathways Transition Toolkit | Toolkit | Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| SAMHSA’s Youth Engagement Guidance | Guide | Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Starting the Conversation: College and your Mental Health | Guide | Practical Strategies, Transitioning to Adulthood | ||
| Strategic Sharing – Youth | Toolkit | Effective Communication, Skill Building, Youth & Young Adult Peer Support | ||
| Strategic Sharing Workbook | Guide | Advocating, Effective Communication, Youth & Young Adult Peer Support | ||
| Supporting Transgender Children and Youth: Laying the Foundation Video | Webinar | Parenting Support, Transitioning to Adulthood, Virtual Resources, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Telling Your Recovery Story | Article | Advocating, Effective Communication, Family Peer Support, Youth & Young Adult Peer Support | ||
| Telling Your Story Effectively | Tip Sheet | Effective Communication, Family Peer Support, Youth & Young Adult Peer Support | ||
| Tips to Promote Social-Emotional Health Among Young Children | Tip Sheet | Coaching, Infant and Early Childhood, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Practical Strategies, Skill Building, Teaching Social Emotional Skills | ||
| TN Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Licensed Sites | Website | Resources | ||
| Traumatic Experiences Can Impact Learning, Behavior, and Relationships at School – Videos | Video | Virtual Resources, Trauma-Informed | ||
| Urban Child Institute Activity Book – Ages 3-5 | Activity Book | Skill Building | ||
| Why Teens Should Understand Their Own Brains (And Why Their Teachers Should, Too!) | Article | Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Your Story: A Powerful Advocacy Tool | Article | Advocating, Effective Communication, Family Peer Support, Youth & Young Adult Peer Support | ||
| Youth.gov | Website | Data, Evidence-Based Practices, Research, Skill Building, Tools for Building Relationships, Resources, Virtual Resources |