Professional Development

• DMHA
• Indiana Counseling Association
• Indiana School Counseling Association
• Indiana School Social Work Association
• Indiana Youth Institute Trainings
• Moodle - (Topics include Bullying; Grief; Trauma-Informed Care, etc.)
• NAMI Parents & Teachers as Allies Presentation

Resources

Indiana:

• ADHD Childhood Traumatic Stress Article
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Department of Psychiatry at IU School of Medicine
• Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana
• Connect 2 Help 211
• DMHA – Indiana Systems of Care
• Evidence-Based Prevention & Intervention Resources
• FSSA Resource Guide
• Indiana Association of School Psychologists
• Indiana School Mental Health Resources IU
• Indiana Youth Institute: free resource library subject guides (e.g., youth mental health resources under ‘Working with Kids’ and resources for school counselors and social workers under ‘You and Your Organization)
• Look Up Indiana
• SHAPE Stories-Hamilton Southeastern
• School Crisis Planning, Intervention, and Response
• Suicide Prevention & Response

National:

• Center for Mental Health in Schools (UCLA Project)
• Centers for Disease Control’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Resource Page
• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
• Mental Health Facts Sheets (include youth disorders and classroom strategies)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Mental Health in Schools
• National American School Psychologist
• National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health at Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
  • Effective Strategies Checklist: Children and Youth with Developmental Disorders and Challenging Behavior
• Needy Meds.org
• Practitioner and Professional Development: Virtual Toolbox for Mental Health in Schools
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: School Resources
  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network resources and training for School Personnel
  • Trauma Aware Schools: Treatment and Services Adaptation Center: Resiliency, Hope, and Wellness in Schools

Mental Health and Wellness

• Addressing Mental Health, Behavioral Health, and Social and Emotional Well-Being in Head Start: Insights from the Head Start Health Manager Descriptive Study
• Adverse Child Experiences (ACEs)
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Lifelong Consequences of Trauma (English and Spanish) 
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): CDC
  • Printable ACEs 
  • Resilience: THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS & THE SCIENCE OF HOPE is a new documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress. 
• Brain-Aligned Strategies: Addressing Emotional, Social, & Academic Health of all Students – Resource Kit
• Community Access Sites (single point of service access & information for youth, families and providers in need of resources related to intensive, community-based wraparound services)
• How to Identify and Support Children Experiencing Stress
• Project AWARE Grant Information

Contacts

• Jeff Wittman, School Social Work & Foster Youth Specialist, jwittman@doe.in.gov
• Michelle Clarke, School Counseling Specialist, mclarke@doe.in.gov
• Kristan Sievers-Coffer, Special Education Specialist, ksievers@doe.in.gov
• Christy Berger, Director of Social Emotional and Behavioral Wellness, cberger@doe.in.gov