RESOURCES
This Resource Directory was created for clinicians, administrators, educators, service providers, families, peers, and all who want to learn more about children’s, youth, and family mental health.
Use the search bar to find resources related to a specific keyword or mental health challenge, such as “depression” or “ADHD.”
You can also find resources related to settings or age groups (Transformation Team Subjects), topic areas, or diverse populations.
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Core Competencies for Peer Workers In Behavioral Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Overview of 12 categories of core competency for peer support workers
School Mental Health Referral Pathways Toolkit
Now Is The Time TA Center (SAMHSA)
Best-practice guidance, tools, and strategies to improve coordination between schools and youth-serving agencies
Guidance Manual: Peer Involvement and Leadership in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services: From Planning to Peer Support and Evaluation
Nev Jones, Felton Institute, Stanford University
Models, best practices, and examples of engaging peers as leaders in first episode psychosis services
Mental Wellness Coping Statement Cards
Now Is The Time TA Center (SAMHSA)
Coping cards designed to help non-clinicians provide coping strategies for young people
Family-run Organizations (Infographic)
Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA)
Infographic displaying the roles and principles of family-run organizations
Return on Investment in Systems of Care for Children With Behavioral Health Challenges (Summary Brief)
National TTA Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC)
Summarizes cost implications foradministrators and policy makers considering investing in a System of Care approach
Brief Series: Funding Strategies to Build Sustainable School Mental Health Programs
Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership)
Series of briefs to help System of Care communities partner with schools and build school programs
Return on Investment in Systems of Care for Children With Behavioral Health Challenges (Full Report)
National TTA Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC)
Report documents what is known about the return on investment, specifically cost savings, from systems of care
Becoming a Medicaid Provider of Family and Youth Peer Support: Considerations for Family Run Organizations
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Provides guidance to family run organizations that are considering whether to become Medicaid providers
A Practitioner’s Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Overview of the importance of family and community supports for children who identify as LGBTQ
The NTTAC Team has reviewed and compiled these resources. All resources are the property of their creators. The views expressed in these resources are not necessarily shared or endorsed by NTTAC or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).