Resources
This page will have links to best practices and resources to give children/youth, their families, and adults struggling with mental health needs the best possible chance to live healthy happy lives. Come back often as there is a lot of content to add!
Recovery Resources
This page describes recovery and shares resources to support it!
Alcohol and Substance Use Resources
This page has annotated links to books, websites and materials that speak to current ideas for recovery
Occupation is really an old word for doing. Somehow we tend to just think about work and while that is one kind of occupation, there are many others. Types of occupation include play/leisure, self care, sleep etc. This link is to a page that I plan to collect things to do for fun!
School Supports
This page introduces best practices and resources to enable school success.
This link will take you to resources for strength-based practices including links to Kathy Cox’s chapter on using strengths (my favorite), a collection of strength-based assessment resources, and my Strengths Card Sort.
This link will take you to resources for wraparound which, when done well, builds upon youth, family and community strengths to enable young people struggling with mental health challenges to live at home and flourish instead of having to go to institutions.
Family to Family Supports
One of the most valuable resources are access to knowledgeable families who have been where you are. They provide support and help negotiate systems to access what works.
I knew no one with a child like mine. Much of the advice we received from onlookers and even many professionals was at best not helpful and at worst, harmful. We needed access to strong, knowledgable family to family resources. The Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health is a great resource to learn about best practices such as wraparound, youth peer to peer supports, and school mental health initiatives. It is important to learn about systems and how to leverage policy and laws to advocate effectively for your child. The button below will take you to The NFFCMH Website, specifically to the section of that site about “family driven” initiatives.
Trauma is a common experience for youth. Aaron experienced severe trauma from his experiences at Straight Inc. This link has resources to help understand trauma, trauma informed practice and trauma sensitive schools.
Donations to Ending the Troubled Teen Industry
Aaron was abused at STRAIGHT INC when we mistakenly sought treatment there. Ending the Troubled Teen Industry is a group of survivors seeking to end programs like STRAIGHT INC who abuse children placed in their care. They may be reached at:
info@endthetti.org
Instagram or Twitter; @endthetti
Facebook; http://facebook.com/endthetti
Click the link below to donate to support the work of Ending the Troubled Teen Industry
This link has resources about violence and violence prevention