Community Partners & Providers
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.
Search Resources
| 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 | ||
| A Roadmap to the Ideal Juvenile Justice System | Report | Juvenile Justice, Parenting Support, Resources, System of Care | ||
| Advancing Behavioral Health Collaborations to Ensure Student Success: School – Mental Health Resource Guide | Guide | Practical Strategies, School-Based Mental Health, Skill Building, Transitioning to Adulthood, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Advocating for Your Child | Fact Sheet | Advocating, Effective Communication | ||
| After the Harvest – A Book for Children About Saying Goodbye | Book | Effective Communication, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Teaching Social Emotional Skills, Trauma-Informed, Virtual Resources | ||
| Approaches to Father Engagement and Fathers’ Experiences in Home Visiting Programs | Research Summary | Family Engagement, Research | ||
| Are We Trauma-Informed? Tools to Measure Progress in a Program, School, or Organization | Issue Brief | Evidence-Based Practices, Trauma-Informed | ||
| 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 | ||
| Autism: Should My Child Take Medicine for Challenging Behavior? | Guide | Behavior Intervention, Family Peer Support, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Parenting Support, Responding to Challenging Behaviors | ||
| 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 | ||
| Center of Excellence for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation | Website | Evidence-Based Practices, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Research, Training, Virtual Resources | ||
| 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 | ||
| Childhood Bullying: Awareness, Interventions, and a Model for Change | Issue Brief | Infant and Early Childhood, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge | ||
| Childhood Traumatic Grief Fact Sheets for Providers & Caregivers | Fact Sheet | Effective Communication, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge | ||
| Classroom Guide for Mental Health | Guide | School-Based Mental Health | ||
| 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 | ||
| Creating a Trauma-Informed System of Care for Formerly Incarcerated Dads | Report | Family Engagement, Parenting Support, System of Care, Trauma-Informed | ||
| Cyberbullying: Identification, Prevention, & Response | Tip Sheet | Effective Communication, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Parenting Support, School-Based Mental Health, Transitioning to Adulthood | ||
| Demystifying Psychosis: For Family Members | Video | Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Virtual Resources | ||
| Developmental Trauma Disorder: Identifying Critical Moments and Healing Complex Trauma | Webinar | Practical Strategies, Resources, Skill Building, Training, Virtual Resources | ||
| Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation | Website | Infant and Early Childhood, Evidence-Based Practices, Resources | ||
| Effectively Employing Young Adult Peer Providers: A Toolkit | Toolkit | Skill Building, Transitioning to Adulthood, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Eight Principles to Transform Care for Young People in the Justice System | Family Engagement, Juvenile Justice, Parenting Support | |||
| Emerging Strategies for Engaging Young People in Systems of Care | Tip Sheet | Practical Strategies, Program-Wide Implementation, Skill Building, System of Care, Transitioning to Adulthood, Trauma-Informed, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Empowering Justice-Involved Youth: Practitioner’s Guide | Guide | Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Engaging Fathers and Paternal Family Members | Website | Family Engagement, Resources | ||
| Engaging with Schools to Support Your Child with Psychosis | Tip Sheet | Advocating, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Practical Strategies, School-Based Mental Health | ||
| Evidence Base Update for Psychosocial Treatments for Disruptive Behaviors in Children | Research Article | Research, Responding to Challenging Behaviors | ||
| Family Centered Treatment Fact Sheet | Fact Sheet | Family Engagement, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems | ||
| Father Engagement: Addressing the Challenges | Video | Effective Communication, Family Engagement, Tools for Building Relationships | ||
| Five Ways to Help Kin Caregivers Now | Article | Effective Communication, Family Engagement, Practical Strategies | ||
| Guiding Caregivers: How to Talk to a Child about Deportation or Separation | Fact Sheet | Effective Communication, Resources | ||
| Help Teens Make Healthy Choices – NIDA Toolkit for Counselors and Educators | Toolkit | Behavior Intervention, Data, Practical Strategies, Research, Resources, School-Based Mental Health, Transitioning to Adulthood | ||
| Helping Children and Youth Who Have Traumatic Experiences | Issue Brief | Research, Trauma-Informed, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Helping Families Understand Services for Persons with Early Serious Mental Illness | Tip Sheet | Family Engagement, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems | ||
| Homelessness in America: Focus on Youth | Issue Brief | Data, Practical Strategies, Research, Transitioning to Adulthood | ||
| How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behaviors | Article | Responding to Challenging Behaviors | ||
| How Can Mindfulness Support Parenting and Caregiving? | Research Summary | Parenting Support | ||
| How to Talk about Mental Health: Addressing Misunderstandings about Mental Health in the Media | Tip Sheet | Advocating, Behavior Intervention, Coaching, Effective Communication, Practical Strategies | ||
| Important Information for Parents and Friends of Young People Experiencing Psychosis | Tip Sheet | Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Skill Building, Teaching Social Emotional Skills, Transitioning to Adulthood, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| 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 | ||
| NCTSN: Bullying & Trauma Facts | Fact Sheet | Advocating, Infant and Early Childhood, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Trauma-Informed | ||
| Parenting: Difficult Conversations – Seasame Street | Video | Coaching, Effective Communication, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Parenting Support, Practical Strategies, Virtual Resources | ||
| Pathways Transition Training Video Briefs | Video | Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Practical Strategies, Tools for Building Relationships, Transitioning to Adulthood, Virtual Resources, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence | Report | Evidence-Based Practices, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Research, Trauma-Informed | ||
| Primer for Juvenile Court Judges: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Judicial Decision-Making for Newcomer Immigrant Youth in Juvenile Justice Proceedings | Toolkit | Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Practical Strategies, Trauma-Informed, Juvenile Justice | ||
| 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 | ||
| Safe Places, Safe Spaces: Creating Welcoming & Inclusive Environments for Traumatized LGBTQ Youth Video | Video | Advocating, Transitioning to Adulthood, Trauma-Informed, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| SAMHSA: Healthy Pregnancy Healthy Baby Fact Sheets | Fact Sheet | Infant and Early Childhood | ||
| SAMHSA’s Youth Engagement Guidance | Guide | Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Self-Care for Families and Caregivers | Tip Sheet | Family Peer Support, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Parenting Support, Practical Strategies | ||
| Spanish-Language Resources for/about Youth/Young Adults | Website | Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Practical Strategies, Resources, Transitioning to Adulthood, 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 | ||
| Suicide and Social Media: A Tip Sheet for Parents and Providers | Tip Sheet | Effective Communication, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Parenting Support, Practical Strategies, Suicide Prevention | ||
| Supporting Employment for Young Adults Living with Mental Health Conditions | Tip Sheet | Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Research, Skill Building, Transitioning to Adulthood, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Supporting Relationships Between Children and Their Incarcerated Parents | Tip Sheet | Juvenile Justice, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Parenting Support, Tools for Building Relationships | ||
| 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 | ||
| Tennessee Comprehensive School-Based Mental Health Resource Guide | Guide | Evidence-Based Practices, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Positive Behavior Intervention Support, Practical Strategies, Resources, School-Based Mental Health | ||
| The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth | Report | Data, Research, Transitioning to Adulthood | ||
| Think Cultural Health E-Learning | Website | Resources, System of Care, Training, Virtual Resources | ||
| 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 | ||
| Transgender Identity and Health Risk Behaviors Among High School Students Report | Report | Data, Research, Transitioning to Adulthood | ||
| Traumatic Experiences Can Impact Learning, Behavior, and Relationships at School – Videos | Video | Virtual Resources, Trauma-Informed | ||
| TRIAD: Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders | Website | Behavior Intervention, Effective Communication, Evidence-Based Practices, Family Engagement, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Parenting Support, Practical Strategies, Research, Resources, Responding to Challenging Behaviors, Skill Building, Virtual Resources | ||
| Understanding a First Episode of Psychosis: Caregiver | Fact Sheet | Parenting a child, youth, young adult with a mental health or substance abuse challenge, Parenting Support, Practical Strategies, Resources, Transitioning to Adulthood | ||
| Understanding Issues Facing LGBT People in the U.S. | Issue Brief | Advocating, Data, Practical Strategies, Research | ||
| Understanding Latino Youth Recovery: Issues, Assets, and Creating Resiliency | Webinar | Family Peer Support, Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Youth & Young Adult Engagement, Youth & Young Adult Peer Support | ||
| Understanding Refugee Trauma: For Child Welfare | Fact Sheet | Navigating the Child-Serving Systems, Practical Strategies, Trauma-Informed | ||
| Urban Child Institute Activity Book – Ages 3-5 | Activity Book | Skill Building | ||
| Video: Co-Occurring Disorders | Video | Resources, Virtual Resources | ||
| What Can We Do About Toxic Stress? | Infographic | Behavior Intervention, Data, Evidence-Based Practices, Infant and Early Childhood, Responding to Challenging Behaviors, System of Care, Trauma-Informed | ||
| What is Wraparound? Video | Video | System of Care | ||
| Why Teens Should Understand Their Own Brains (And Why Their Teachers Should, Too!) | Article | Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Wraparound for Older Youth & Young Adults: Providers’ Views on Whether and How to Adapt Wraparound | Research Article | Research, System of Care, Youth & Young Adult Engagement | ||
| Wraparound for Older Youth and Young Adults: Providers’ Views on Whether and How to Adapt Wraparound | Report | Practical Strategies, Research, System of Care, Transitioning to Adulthood, 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 |
Join the Community
If you’re interested in getting involved or want to learn more about SOCAT and how to become a partner, please email the Divisional Coordinator in your region.
Middle TN
Laritha Fentress
Email: Laritha.Fentress@tn.gov
Call: 615-913-0115
Middle TN
Laritha Fentress
Email: Laritha.Fentress@tn.gov
Call: 615-913-0115
East TN
Jill Murphy
Email: Jill.Murphy@tn.gov
Call: 865-696-4424
East TN
Jill Murphy
Email: Jill.Murphy@tn.gov
Call: 865-696-4424