For Providers: Mental Health Resources
The knowledge, recommendations, and guidance you share with families can create an important pivot point in a child’s life.
As a provider, you want the children and families in your care to flourish and thrive.
When you’re concerned about a child’s mental or behavioral health—or when a parent or guardian has shared their concerns—you may find yourself serving as the “gatekeeper” that can offer support and point parents and caregivers toward resources and, possibly, to mental health providers.
Whether you’re an educator, health provider, faith leader, or serving families and children in any other role, the knowledge, recommendations, and guidance you share with families can create an important pivot point in a child’s life. You can set a positive tone that can help lessen the all-too-common stigma and shame associated with getting mental health care. Here are resources to help you help families.
Resource page compiled by The American Psychological Association.
Listen to Understand
Elmo and Abby learn that pausing to listen helps them work as a team.
Elmo Checks In
How Is Everybody Doing?
A Time to Talk
Grown-ups work together to help Elmo manage big feelings with care.
Together Time
Color a page of Sesame moments that encourage teamwork and invite reflection!
A Full Cup: Restorative Resources for Providers and the Families They Respond to
Here are strategies for providers to support emotional well-being and self-care.
Zoe’s Get Well Basket
Help children understand that being kind is one way to be a friend.
Wes Becomes a Perspective Detective
Help children take other’s perspectives.