Mental Health Tool Kit
Important Reference
Madison County Mental Health: 315-366-2327 (Available 24 hours/day)
Crisis Text Line: Text “Got 5” to 741741
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Local Resource Page for Linkage to Services: https://www.211cny.com/
Liberty Resources Oneida, NY: 315-366-0048
Mental Health Resources: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
The Q Center Syracuse, NY: https://www.acrhealth.org/youth-programs/q-centers/
General Information
The ABC’s of Children’s Mental Health -
http://www.nasponline.org/resources/handouts/abcs_handout.pdf
Information site from the National Institute of Mental Health - fact sheets on Anxiety and Depression
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/childrens-mental-health-awareness-day/childrens-mental-health-awareness.shtml
Comprehensive Mental Health in Schools Article: Addressing Barriers to Learning
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/ceaddressing/ceforchange.pdf
Common Psychosocial Problems of School Aged Youth
This article is a 224 page, research based document. It is designed as a desk reference providing frameworks and strategies to guide schools as they encounter common psychosocial problems.
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/psysocial/entirepacket.pdf
Warning Signs
Mental Illness in Kids: The Surprising Warning Signs
http://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/mental-illness-in-kids-surprising-warning-signs.aspx
Recognizing the signs of student Mental Health problems
http://www.seenmagazine.us/articles/article-detail/articleid/1822/recognizing-the-signs-of-student-nbsp-mental-health-nbsp-problems.aspx
Children with Mental Disorders: Making sense of their Needs
http://www.nhpf.org/library/issue-briefs/IB799_ChildMentalHealth.pdf
Trauma Informed Information
https://traumaawareschools.org/traumaInSchools
https://www.nctsn.org/
Treatment
Fact Sheets - A comprehensive overview of mental health conditions, their symptoms and what medications may be prescribed for the various conditions.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/mental-health-medications/index.shtml
Kevin T. Kalikow, MD
“Are Psychiatric Disorders Over-diagnosed in Children? Are Medicines Over-prescribed?
13 Myths & Facts”
(Originally appeared in Four Winds Hospital Mental Health News-Fall, ‘09)
An overview of commonly asked questions and beliefs about mental illness in children and information on medications in school aged children.
http://kevinkalikow.com/documents/Myths%20and%20Facts%20article.pdf
Kevin T. Kalikow, MD
School Services:School Based Mental Health Services
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/113/6/1839.full?sid=f049b524-f902-47e9-82d2-b16c3e36bec8
Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Students
http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/School_Based_Mental_Health_Services.pdf
ADHD Monitoring System: A monitoring system intended to help parents, Health Care Providers and school staff monitor the ongoing effectiveness of treatment(s) a child is receiving for ADHD
http://www.helpforadd.com/monitor.pdf
Educator Resources & Strategies:
Children’s Mental Health: Strategies for Educators
http://www.nasponline.org/resources/intonline/cmh_whelley.pdf
Classroom Strategies for The Child with ADHD
http://www.adhdtraining.co.uk/downloads/classroom_guide.pdf
Lesson plans for Mental, Emotional & Social Health - Early Elementary Grades K-2 - from Share My Lessons by teachers for teachers
http://www.sharemylesson.com/taxonomysearchresults.aspx?parametrics=90002,90022,90206|90757|90758&tab=grade&mode=browse
Lesson plans for Mental, Emotional & Social Health - Late Elementary Grades 3-5
http://www.sharemylesson.com/taxonomysearchresults.aspx?parametrics=90005,90095,90759|90760|90761&tab=grade&mode=browse
Information on Common Mental Health Conditions
in Children and Youth
Anxiety disorders (including OCD, panic disorders, PTSD):
Separation Anxiety and School Refusal
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/916737-overview
Sensitive Children who develop Significant Anxiety
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/916737-overview
Anxiety Attacks and Anxiety Disorders - Symptoms
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_types_symptoms_treatment.htm
Mood related disorders (including depression and bipolar):
Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Primer for Parents and educators
http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/nasp_depreng.pdf
About Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
http://www.thebalancedmind.org/learn/library/about-pediatric-bipolar-disorder?page=all
Bipolar Disorder in Children and adolescents
http://www.thebalancedmind.org/learn/library/about-pediatric-bipolar-disorder?page=al
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):
Helping Children with ADHD Succeed at School-
Strategies for Schools to help their students with ADD/ADHD
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/adhd_add_teaching_strategies.htmAn article helping parents to make a decision on whether to medicate their child.
http://www.chadd.org/Membership/Attention-Magazine/View-Articles/ADHD-and-the-Decision-to-Medicate.aspx
Autism Spectrum disorder:
Margaret Williams Developmental Center:
https://www.upstate.edu/directions/dec.php
Kelberman Center:
https://www.kelbermancenter.org/
Autism and Mental Health conditions
http://learningcurve.fmhi.usf.edu/docs/CARD_ASD-MH_Brochure_final_092109.pdf
Strategies for Teaching and Learning with Psychotic Disorders - this site includes links to additional types of childhood psychological and developmental disabilities
http://www.sess.ie/categories/emotional-disturbance-andor-behavioural-problems/childhood-psychosis/tips-learning-and-te
Conduct Disorder/ Oppositional Defiant Disorder
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/inmdict/html/conduct_disorder.html
http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/14/1/61.full
Eating Disorders
Get the Facts on Eating Disorders
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-facts-eating-disorders
Sol Stone Center, Syracuse
https://www.unyed.com/Syracuse
Substance Abuse
Children of Alcoholics- Important Facts
http://www.nacoa.net/impfacts.htm
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