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:
- SHAPE Stories-Hamilton Southeastern
- Indiana School Mental Health Resources IU
- 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
- DMHA – Indiana Systems of Care
- Look Up Indiana
- Connect 2 Help 211
- Evidence-Based Prevention & Intervention Resources
- Suicide Prevention & Response
- School Crisis Planning, Intervention, and Response
- 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)
- FSSA Resource Guide
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The Simon Skjodt Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit, Department of Psychiatry at IU School of Medicine
National:
- Practitioner and Professional Development: Virtual Toolbox for Mental Health in Schools
- Mental Health Facts Sheets (include youth disorders and classroom strategies)
- Center for Mental Health in Schools (UCLA Project)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Mental Health in Schools
- 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
- Centers for Disease Control’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Resource Page
- Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Needy Meds.org
- National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health at Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
Mental Health and Wellness
- Brain-Aligned Strategies: Addressing Emotional, Social, & Academic Health of all Students – Resource Kit
- Addressing Mental Health, Behavioral Health, and Social and Emotional Well-Being in Head Start: Insights from the Head Start Health Manager Descriptive Study
- How to Identify and Support Children Experiencing Stress
- 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.
- Promoting Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance
- 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)
- Project AWARE Grant Information
Contacts
- Local Systems of Care County Coordinators
- Find Your Local Service Provider
- Indiana Systems of Care
- Commission on Improving the Status of Children
- Suicide Prevention Regional Councils, Coalitions, & Task Forces
- DCS Education Liaisons, Director Melaina Gant (melaina.gant@dcs.in.gov)
- IDOE Contacts:
- Jeff Wittman, School Social Work & Foster Youth Specialist, jwittman@doe.in.gov
- School Counseling Specialist
- Kristan Sievers-Coffer, Special Education Specialist, ksievers@doe.in.gov
- Christy Berger, Assistant Director of Social Emotional and Behavioral Wellness, cberger@doe.in.gov
