The webpage for Gizmo 4 Mental Health introduces "Gizmo's Pawesome Guide to Mental Health," focusing on supporting youth mental health and wellness through an upstream approach. Gizmo, a therapy dog, visits schools to comfort children feeling sad, mad, or worried, offering tools to manage mental health. The site also highlights recent achievements, including an award from the American Graphic Design Awards, and mentions Gizmo's retirement tour. Resources available include a curriculum, materials for educators and parents, and information on how to incorporate the program into schools. The United Way of Connecticut maintains the site.
The California Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids Project is a series of free, evidence-based resources created through a partnership between the state of California and the Child Mind Institute. It aims to teach kids critical mental health and coping skills through video and print materials for caregivers and educators. The project includes videos to help kids understand feelings, learn relaxation skills, understand thoughts, manage intense emotions, and practice mindfulness. Each video is accompanied by study guides and skill sheets for practice in school or at home. This initiative is supported by significant partnerships and is grounded in expert clinical guidance.
The webpage from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers guidance on how to discuss mental health with children. It emphasizes the importance of reducing stigma, providing concrete explanations of mental health issues, and encouraging open communication. The page suggests using analogies to medical problems for easier understanding, listening and validating children's experiences, and ensuring children know that mental health conditions are not their fault. It also highlights the importance of family involvement and self-care practices.
The Healthy Minds Fairfax website is dedicated to coordinating mental health and substance abuse services for children and youth in Fairfax County. It works with multiple county agencies, the school system, and private treatment providers to help families access and improve the quality of mental health and substance abuse services. The site provides information on identifying mental health concerns, emergency and non-emergency help, service payment, and additional resources, including educational materials for families and service providers
The webpage from Mental Health America provides a variety of online mental health screening tools designed to help individuals identify symptoms of mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and more. These screenings are quick, accessible ways to assess mental health and are accompanied by resources, tools, and information to support understanding and improvement in mental health. It's emphasized that these tools are for initial screening purposes and not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.