Call 911
988 Help Yourself (Teen) (Webpage)
Trevor Project (Webpage)
Crisis Text Line (Webpage)
Integrated Services of Kalamazoo Behavioral Health Urgent Care (Webpage)
Student and Family Resources
Mental Health Support
Children and Mental Health: Is This Just a Stage (Infographic from NIMH)
Feel Your Best Self (Webpage)
Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids Project (Video and Print Resources)
Project YES (Webpage)
NAMI Say it Out Loud (Webpage)
Gizmo Resources (Webpage)
Jane the Brain (NIMH Video)
ADHD in Children and Teens (NIMH Pamphlet)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (NIMH Pamphlet)
Social Anxiety Disorder (NIMH Pamphlet)
Teen Depression: More Than Just Moodiness (NIMH Infographic)
Teen Depression (NIMH Pamphlet)
Depression (NIMH Pamphlet)
Let’s Talk About Eating Disorders (NIMH Infographic)
After a Loved One Dies (New York Life Foundation Booklet)
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Traumatic Events (NIMH Pamphlet)
Coping After a Disaster (CDC Printable Coloring Book)
Positive Parenting Tips (CSC Webpage)
Project Child Safe (Webpage)
Project Empower (Webpage)
MI Parenting Resource (Webpage)
Family Media Plan (Webpage)
Raising Digitally Responsible Youth (Digital book from Safer Schools Together)
Building Healthy Relationships with Media: Essential Skills for 10 and Under
Conversation Starters for Families of Teens and Tweens Around Media Usage
5 Things to Know About Stress (Infographic from NIMH)
All About Stress Infographics (Webpage)
SAMHSA Pamphlets
Not for Me (Online modules for teens)
Parents: Conversation Starters, Facts: Get information to help you talk with your teens (NIDA Webpage)
“I’m worried about my friend”
Seize the Awkward (Webpage)
988 Help Someone Else (Webpage)
The above resources are not a substitute for professional advice or recommendations.
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development.
SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions. Learn more at casel.org.
Tucker Turtle (Social Story About Dealing with Anger)
Super Friend (Social Story About Being a Friend)
We Can Be Problem Solvers at Home (Social Story about Problem Solving)
All Ages: Mindfulness Activities
K-5: Feelings Word Game
Food, Clothing & Housing Resources
A free service that connects Michigan residents with help and answers from thousands of health and human services agencies and resources right in their community. Contact 2-1-1 for local resources that can support you and your family with housing, utilities, food, holiday support, clothing and other miscellaneous financial assistance.
Call 2-1-1
Text your zip code to 898211
Educational Resources
Michigan Alliance for Families
Michigan Alliance for Families provides information, support, and education for families who have children (birth through 26 years of age) who receive (or may be eligible to receive) special education services. This website can help you with finding information on educational issues as well as disability specific information
Build Up helps parents and their children, ages 3 through 5, get additional educational support as they begin and continue to learn the skills needed to enter kindergarten.
Provides parents and families with information about special education and other resources.
