This content is geared toward mental health professionals who work with children and adolescents. Even if you’re not a mental health professional, you can gain knowledge and insight on how this type of anxiety effects students.
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This course includes a recorded learning session with Child Psychiatrists from Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. This course is designed to equip educators with the tools and knowledge to effectively support students with ADHD. Identify key ADHD symptoms in the classroom, tailor accommodations to meet specific needs, and navigate the differences between 504 Plans and IEPs for providing structured support, and foster a supportive learning environment that empowers students with ADHD to thrive academically and socially.
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The Resiliency Toolkit is a resource designed to promote resiliency in safe and supportive school and caregiving environments. This curated collection offers developmentally appropriate knowledge, tools, and guidance to help students, caregivers, and school personnel navigate both everyday challenges and broader systemic issues. The toolkit brings together best practices, reliable information, and trusted external resources to empower users as they identify needs, explore effective strategies, and access additional support.
This website provides the latest science and true-life stories as educational materials to parents, teens and pre-teens to foster better family communications, promote resilience and healthy activities, and to reduce risky behaviors in teens with the goal of preserving their futures. Take a course to learn how to protect teenagers’ health, life and future through a series of brief videos that demonstrate the effects of adolescent substance use on the developing brain. Learn practical tips on how to keep your teen safe.
Find loads of resources to support newcomer youth and families. Migrant mental health encompasses the emotional, psychological, and social challenges faced by individuals who relocate across borders. Migrants often experience pre-migration traumas, uncertainties during transit, and post-migration stressors such as language barriers, financial instability, and discrimination. Adapting to new environments under these circumstances can heighten the risk of anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. Addressing migrant mental health involves trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches that recognize the unique experiences and resilience of newcomers.
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“A Love Letter and Support Guide for Families Navigating Harmful Immigration Raids and Policies.” This guide was created for immigrant parents, and shaped by the insights and experiences of families impacted by immigration enforcement throughout the country. The guide highlights their experiences and offers advice, providing parents with mental health resources for themselves and their children. This love letter to immigrant parents invites parents to reflect on their own mental health, guides them through safety planning, and offers tips on how to talk to and support their children.
This resource is available in both English and Spanish
Schools play a central and critical role in helping students build their capacity to cope with stress and life problems. research shows that the majority of students experiencing mental health challenges receive the help they need from staff in their school. This School Mental Health Readiness learning playlist equips school and district leaders, behavioral health professionals, and service providers with practical strategies to address student mental health needs. Topics include trauma-informed mental health screening, behavioral health teams, universal screening, and the Illinois School-Based Medicaid program. These courses provide actionable tools to create supportive school environments, secure funding, and promote student well-being and academic success. Intended audiences for these courses are school mental health team members and school administrators.
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Children’s book list for educators to reference in their efforts to by culturally-affirming and responsive in the classroom all year long.
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.
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These short courses, tools and resources make up key components of a school that has a healthy culture and climate, which supports students’ academic and emotional well-being. Learn about creating safety, promoting emotion regulation, and reasons for providing calm spaces for students, and get an overview of adult social and emotional learning.
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