Professional Resources


Websites

NAMI SWWA

Subject: Mental Health Resources

Website: https://namiswwa.org/

 

Jed Foundation

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Suicide; Education

Website: https://jedfoundation.org/

 

InnoPsych

Subject: Therapy for BIPOC

Website: https://www.innopsych.com/

 

GLSEN

Subject: LGBTQ Youth; Education;

Website: https://www.glsen.org/

 

StigmaFree on Campus

Subject: Stigma; Education

Website: https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Pledge-to-Be-StigmaFree/StigmaFree-Community/StigmaFree-on-Campus

 

Say It Out Loud

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Education

Website: https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/What-Can-I-Do/Become-a-Leader-in-the-Mental-Health-Movement/Say-It-Out-Loud-Speaking-with-Teens-about-Mental

 

Mayo Clinic

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Suicide

Website: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/tween-and-teen-health/in-depth/teen-suicide/art-20044308

 

National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Suicide; School Climate; Safety

Website: https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/

 

Spotlight on School-based Mental Health

Subject: School Personnel; Student; Mental Health

Website: https://ies.ed.gov/blogs/research/post/spotlight-on-school-based-mental-health

 

School Employee Wellness (CDC)

Subject: School Personnel; Student; Mental Health

Website: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/employee_wellness.htm

 

Information and Tools to Promote Student Mental Health

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Education

Website: https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/information-and-tools-promote-student-mental-health

 

Spero Center (ESD 112)

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Education

Website: https://www.esd112.org/spero/

 

COVID-19 Student Symptom Flow Chart

Subject: COVID-19; Education

Website: https://www.wsd.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/StudentFlowchart-9.17.21-1.pdf

 

Mental Illness and Substance Use in Young Adults (SAMHSA)

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Education; Addiction

Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/young-adults

 

Clark County Teen Talk Hotline

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Suicide; Hotline; Peers

Website: https://ccteentalk.clark.wa.gov/

 

Camp Mairposa

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Camp; Addiction

Website: https://lifelineconnections.org/services/camp-mariposa/

 

Beacon Health Options

Subject: Mental Health Resources SW Washington; Links/Information

Website: https://wa.beaconhealthoptions.com/individuals-families/swwa-resources/

 

The Children’s Center

Subject: Family Mental Health Resources

Website: https://www.thechildrenscenter.org/

 

Youth.gov

Subject: Mental Health Treatment Resources for Youth

Website: https://youth.gov/youth-topics/youth-mental-health/treatment-options-youth-mental-health-disorders

 

Theraputic Health Services

Subject: Youth Mental Health Information

Website: https://ths-wa.org/youth-family-services/youth-mental-health/

 

Peak Psychological Services

Subject: Talking to Teens About Mental Health

Website: https://peakpsychservices.com/talking-teens-mental-health/

 

Mental Health First Aid

Subject: Talking to Teens About Mental Health

Website: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2017/06/5-tips-talking-teenager/

 

MyTeam.org

Subject: Information and Resources about Mental Health

Website: https://www.myteam.org/learn

Books

Back to Life, Back to Normality Vol. 2

Author: Turkington, Douglas; Spencer, Helen, 2018, Cambridge University Press

Subject: Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology; Medicine; Psychology; Health and Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry

Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/back-to-life-back-to-normality/1DDA9379ED5AAE7943138091A6F1A963

 

The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia

Author: Musser, Kim; Gingrich, Susan, 2006, Guilford Press

Subject: Schizophrenia; Cognitive Therapy; CBTp; Family

Website: https://www.guilford.com/books/The-Complete-Family-Guide-to-Schizophrenia/Mueser-Gingerich/9781593851804

 

Another Kind of Madness: A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness

Author: Hinshaw, Stephen, 2017, St. Martin’s Press

Subject: Autobiography; Bipolar Disorder; Medical Professionals

Website: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250213280/another-kind-of-madness

 

The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed

Author: Grandin, Temple; Panek, Richard, 2014, Mariner Books

Subject: Autism; Autobiography

Website: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/the-autistic-brain/9780544227736

 

I Am Not Sick I Don’t Need Help: How to Help Someone with Mental Illness Accept Treatment

Author: Amador, Xavier, 2007, Vida Books

Subject: Schizophrenia; Bipolar Disorder; Addiction; Recovery; Treatment

Website: https://vidapress.com/collections/books/products/i-am-not-sick-i-dont-need-help-20th-anniversary-edition  

 

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Author: Redfield Jamison, Kay, 1996, Vintage

Subject: Psychology; Memoir; Bipolar Disorder

Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/86625/an-unquiet-mind-by-kay-redfield-jamison

 

Taking Charge Of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

Author: Barkley, Russel A., 2020, Guilford Press

Subject: Pediatrics; ADHD; Behavioral Disorders; Special Education

Website: https://www.guilford.com/books/Taking-Charge-of-ADHD/Russell-Barkley/9781462542673

 

The Reason I Jump: One Boy’s Voice from the Silence of Autism

Author: Higashida, Naoki, 2007, Random House

Subject: Autism; Autobiography

Website: http://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/227014

Handouts and Publications

 

 

Desk Guide: A comprehensive response to socio-cultural trauma in children & families

Subject: BIPOC; Youth; Trauma

Website: https://mhttcnetwork.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/May%202021%20Responding%20to%20Trauma.pdf

Pathways Comics

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Education

Website: https://www.pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu/comics

Resilience (COVID) Quick Links for School Personnel, Families, and Students

Subject: COVID-19; Disaster; School Personnel; Distress

Website: https://rems.ed.gov/docs/ResilienceWellBeing_COVID19_508C.pdf

Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Education

Website: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/preventingACES.pdf

Mental Health Screening Tools for Grades K-12

Subject: Youth Mental Health; Education; Screening

Website: https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/sites/default/files/10-MntlHlthScrnTlsGrK-12-508.pdf

NAMI Advocate Publication

Subject: Mental Health Support

Website: https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/NAMI-Advocate

Starting the Conversation

Subject: College; Mental Health

Website: https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Guides/Starting-the-Conversation/CollegeGuide

Webinars and Trainings

Lunch, Listen, And Learn: COVID-19 Back-To-Classroom

Subject: Disasters; Youth; Education

Format: Video

Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NST-e4dyT-Q

 

School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series

Subject: Mindfulness; Meditation; School Personnel

Format: Recorded Series

Website: https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/national-american-indian-and-alaska-native-mhttc/product/school-mental-health-mindful-7

 

Schools Can! ABC Summit 2021

Subject: Self-care; wellness; School Personnel

Format: Video series

Website: https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/south-southwest-mhttc/product/schools-can-restore-staff-wellness-abc-summit-2021

 

Anchored In Our Roots: A Wellness Series for BIPOC School Mental Health Providers

Subject: BIPOC; Youth; Trauma; Education

Format: Workshop

Website: https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/northwest-mhttc/anchored-our-roots-wellness-series-bipoc-school-mental-health-providers

 

Family Led Crisis Planning

Subject: Mental Health; Crisis; Family

Format: Video

Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGfEx0i0Yso

 

Opioids, Overdose and Naloxone Administration

Subject: Harm Reduction; Opioid Crisis

Format: Video

Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAlFL_bG-U4t