PART VI OF A SERIES

MENTAL HEALTH: A NATIONAL FAMILY GUIDE

SUBMITTED BY SPAN ADVOCACY NETWORK

Editors Note: The SPAN Parent Advocacy Network has recently updated its National Children's Mental Health Family Guide and have provided it to EP Magazine for publication in a multi-part series. SPAN is here to support you in making the important decisions

needed to ensure that your child with mental health challenges receives the services and supports needed for the best life possible. Connect with SPAN at 800654-7726, online at spanadvocacy.org , on Facebook at @parentadvocacynetwork, and on Twitter at @SPANadvocacy

A DEEPER DIVE : SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

YOUNG CHILDREN

CENTER ON THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FOUNDATIONS FOR EARLY LEARNING: FAMILY TOOLS

http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/family.html

FLORIDA DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL

First Steps Guide: A Guide to Your Child’s Development

https://fddc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2020/08/First_Steps_Guide_English.pdf

or Spanish

https://www.fddc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/First-Steps-Guide_TextSpanish_Final.pdf

ALL AGES

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

A Family Guide to Children’s Mental Health Services and Supports https://floridanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FamilyGuideBookDCF.pdf

BRIGHT FUTURES IN PRACTICE (what to expect by age) www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth/pdf/tools.html

BRIGHT FUTURES IN PRACTICE

Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Challenges in Children and Adolescents

https://www.mchlibrary.org/professionals/mental-conditions.php

SAMHSA

Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children with Mental Health Needs

dhhs.ne.gov/Behavioral%20Health%20Documents/Families_Systems_of_Care_Guide.pdf