Mental Health Supports

The Challenges Facing America’s Youth

America’s youth are under more pressure than ever before. This presentation discusses some of those stressors in detail, including recent results from a national survey on youth violence and substance abuse. Also discussed in this presentation are typical developmental milestones and differentiating factors between “teenage angst” and youth struggling with worsening depression or suicidal thoughts, and the webinar also reviews strategies for assessing risk factors for suicide and strategies to improve access to proper care. The speaker also reviews tips for communicating with youth and assessing internet/technology use, including assessing for cyberbullying and suicidal thoughts/actions. This webinar is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors and other mental health professionals.

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What Anxiety Feels Like

A short video from the point of view of Jacob, a pre-teen who worries a lot and avoids things that might trigger his worry, like watching the news about crime in his neighborhood. It can be used to help youth understand their own anxiety and how anxiety affects them. This video is Part 1 of Jacob’s story. Part 1 can be found here: https://youtu.be/DnuRZH0fMdk

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Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma and their parents or caregivers. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves a broad array of emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple and complex trauma experiences. This is the official TF-CBT National Therapist Certification Program, in which clinicians can become certified in the TF-CBT treatment model. Website also houses resources to support this work, such as TF-CBT Implementation Guide for Youth with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Tier 2 Behavior Intervention Guide

This website provides information and guidance on implementing Tier 2 supports. Tier 2 supports refers to the practices and systems that enable targeted interventions for students who are not successful with Tier 1 supports alone. The focus at Tier 2 is supporting students who are at risk for developing more serious unwanted behaviors before they start. Essentially, intervention at this level is more targeted than Tier 1 but less intensive than Tier 3.

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Therapist Aid

The Therapist Aid website houses worksheets, audio, scripts and activities that you can search by topics, such as anxiety, depression, anger and trauma. This website requires user registration. Most resources are free but users need an account.

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Tailoring Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Developmental Disabilities (TF-CBT IDD) and their Caregivers

This guide is intended for clinicians who have completed basic training in TF-CBT two-day live training conducted by a certified trainer and follow-up consultation calls. This is not meant to be a stand-alone training in itself, but a guide to clinicians in schools who want to understand how trauma impacts youth with hopes of enhancing clinician comfort and flexibility in working with youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

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Suicide Prevention Resources

Schools are a key setting for suicide prevention. Teachers, mental health providers, and all other school personnel who interact with students can play an important role in keeping them safe. This site houses resources, toolkits and information to support schools in suicide prevention.

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