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	Parent Education MaterialsResources for parents, guardians, or family members who are looking to gain greater insight into and understanding of mental health issues faced by youth and adolescents today.  Click on the following links for more detailed information: 
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	Parenting Solutions at Your Finger TipsMPY is pleased to offer proven resources to help students' families thrive. Explore this curated collection of quick videos and informative handouts thoughtfully grouped by relevant topics. Each segment below is filled with proven, practical, and easy-to-implement video solutions on a wide range of parenting challenges. To Access this resource, please click here: Peace at Home 
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	Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. 
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	 Project EMPOWER is a free, science-backed, 1-session online program for parents, teaching skills to build bravery and reduce anxiety in children and pre-teens. Project EMPOWER is a free, science-backed, 1-session online program for parents, teaching skills to build bravery and reduce anxiety in children and pre-teens.
 EMPOWER was designed with caregivers in mind, but anyone who works with or cares for children may find the program helpful.
 Anyone is welcome to try Project EMPOWER, freely and anonymously, at any time. Project EMPOWER does not collect any personally-identifying information.
 Project EMPOWER was built by clinical researchers at the Lab for Scalable Mental Health.
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	Handhold was created by a team of mental health and child development experts in partnership with parents who have gone through what you are going through. Our goal? To guide you in caring for your child’s mental health and emotional well-being. 
 Family partners and parents of kids with similar experiences to yours told us what they wished they had known earlier in their journey. Mental health experts, including child psychiatrists, social workers, and psychologists, selected the most relevant and useful resources.
 We encourage you to start by answering the four questions under “How Much Should I Worry?” to explore your concerns. Whatever steps you decide to take, we offer a variety of tips, tools, and resources to help you take them with confidence.





