The model includes a step-by-step approach on how to help children and adults work together toward realistic and mutually satisfactory solutions underlying difficult behavior. The model can be used with children of all ages and works in home or school settings. For information, visit livesinthebalance.org or thinkkids.org

NAMI's Provider Education as well as Parents & Teachers as Allies (PT&A) programs are designed to help school staff understand mental health challenges in children. Two other programs are designed for student audiences: NAMI NJ's Every Mind Matters (EMM) for middle or high school students and NAMI national's Ending the Silence (ETS) high school students. Provider Education may be able to offer professional development credits and EMM is aligned with the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards. For more information on NAMI school programs: nami.org/Support-Education/Mental-Health- Education/NAMI-Provider. For general information on mental health and schools visit nami.org/Support-Education

The Parent Center Hub has information on mental health and schools at parent- centerhub.org/?s=mental+health. In each state there is a Parent Training and Information

Center (PTI). PTIs help families with early intervention and school issues at no cost. For NJ, the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network is the PTI. SPAN is also a chapter

of the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health. Our warmline is (800)654-SPAN. Find the parent center in your state at parentcenterhub.org •

SATISFACTORY SOLUTIONS : MENTAL HEALTH IN THE SCHOOL SETTING

SPAN ADVOCACY NETWORK

Guide to IDEA - NJ Special Ed Code-Section 504 Overview spanadvocacy.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/06/Guide-to-IDEA-NJ-Special-EdCode-Section-504-Overview.pdf

POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS

Family Information on Positive Supports pbis.org/family

LIVES IN THE BALANCE

Collaborative Proactive Solutions livesinthebalance.org

THINKKIDS

Collaborative Proactive Solutions thinkkids.org

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS

Provider Education nami.org/Support-Education/Mental-Health- Education/NAMI-Provider Mental Health and Schools nami.org/Support-Education

PARENT CENTER HUB

Mental Health and Schools parentcenterhub.org/?s=mental+health Find Your Parent Center parentcenterhub.org

FURTHER READING : COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

Ross Greene, PhD and J Stuart Ablon, PhD strongly believe that many challenging behaviors are actually the result of skill deficits, not on manipulation or a lack of motivation, as many adults believe.