Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resources

/ CFLE Network, Spring 2023

A collection of resources, including organizations, websites, journal articles, books, videos, tip sheets, and more, suggested by Family Life Educators and the authors of articles in this issue of Network. See author reference citations for additional relevant information. 

Books, Articles, and Publications 

Anu Family Services. (2018). Healing guidebook: Do what love would do. https://www.aliainnovations.org/healing-guidebook 

Forbes, H. T. (2012). Help for Billy: A Beyond Consequences approach to helping children in the classroom. Beyond Consequences Institute.  

Geddes, C. (2022). Children and complex trauma: A roadmap for healing and recovery. Friesen Press.  

Hallett, K., & Donelan, J. (2019). Trauma treatment toolbox for teens: 144 trauma-informed worksheets and exercises to promote resilience, growth, and healing. PESI Publishing & Media.  

Harris, N. B. (2018). The deepest well: Healing the long-term effects of childhood adversity. Mariner Books. 

Perry, B. D., & Winfrey, O. (2021). What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing. Flatiron Books. 

Van Der Kolk, B. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body. Penguin Books.  

Videos 

The 5-4-3-2-1 Method. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30VMIEmA114 

How Mindfulness Empowers Us: An Animation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzKryaN44ss  

Heartbeat: A Mindfulness Exercise to Calm Your Emotions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iUf73v92lI 

Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/resilience  

Organizations, Programs, and Websites 

American Academy of Pediatrics (2016). Parenting after trauma: Understanding your child’s needs. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/adoption-and-foster-care/Pages/Parenting-Foster-Adoptive-Children-After-Trauma.aspx 

American Society for Positive Care of Children. https://americanspcc.org/positive-parenting/ 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Children’s mental health. https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/index.html 

Family Acceptance Project (San Francisco State University). (n.d.) https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/  

Help guide: Emotional and psychological trauma. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/coping-with-emotional-and-psychological-trauma.htm 

Let’s talk about it—for parents and caregivers. https://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/parents-caregivers 

Music Therapy Works. https://www.musictherapyworks.co.uk/music-resources-for-home-learning 

National Child Traumatic Stress Network. https://www.nctsn.org/  

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Practitioner training. https://www.samhsa.gov/practitioner-training 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Trauma and violence. https://www.samhsa.gov/trauma-violence 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Understanding child trauma. https://www.samhsa.gov/child-trauma/understanding-child-trauma 

Teach trauma: What are major types of trauma? http://teachtrauma.com/information-about-trauma/types-of-trauma/ 

Uplift Kids. https://upliftkids.org/ 

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD. https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/type/index.asp