Therapy 4 Kids Fresno

Here you will find topics of current interest related to children, mental health, and therapy.  Check back frequently to see updates as well as current trends and topics.

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Local Resources:

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• Nami- NAMI Fresno - A family-based, grassroots support and advocacy organization.

• EPU- EPU Children's Center – Hope Starts Here

• Head Start- Head Start 0 to 5 - Fresno EOC

• Parents as Teachers- Parents as Teachers

• Exodus- Crisis Stabilization Center – UCC – Adolescents – Fresno | Exodus Recovery Inc

• Central Star Inpatient- Fresno County (starsinc.com)

• Ascend IOP- Ascend: Adolescent Mental Health Outpatient Services (IOP) | Fresno, CA (ascendbh.com)

• Fresno County Behavioral Health Department- Behavioral Health | County of Fresno

• LGBTQ+ center- LGBTQ+ Resource Center - Fresno EOC

• CVRC- Central Valley Regional Center (cvrc.org)

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Client Resources:

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• Foster Club

• National Alliance on Mental Illness

• National Alliance on Mental Illness, California

• National Mental Health Association

• National Resource Center for Youth Development

• Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

• National Resource Center for Youth Development

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• Rehab Center Mental Health and Addiction Resources

• Mental Health America California (MHAC)

• California Youth Empowerment Network (CAYEN)

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COVID-19:

 

• Learning From Home During COVID (American Psychological Association)

• Zoom School's Mental Health Toll on Kids (American Psychological Association)

• Help your Kids Balance Screen Time and Healthy Play During COVID-19 (Boston Children's Hospital)

• Beginning a New School Year During COVID (InfoAboutKids.org)

• Age-Based Tips to Help Juggle Parenting & Working From Home During COVID-19 (Healthy Children)

• Helping Couples and Families Manage the Psychological Effects of Pandemics (Society for Couple and Family Psychology-APA)

• Tips for Quarantined Parents in Times of COVID-19 (American Psychological Association)

• Helping Teens Cope with Missed Milestones (American Psychological Association)

• Walter's Been Wondering... (Jonathan Roy)

• How to Get Your Kids to Stay 6 Feet Away...From Everything (New York Times)

• How to Get Your Kids to Stop Touching Their Faces (Huff Post) 

• Mitigate the Effects of Home Confinement on Children During the COVID-19 Outbreak (LANCET)

• Coronavirus Outbreak and Kids (Harvard)

 

Diversity & Discrimination:

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• Talking to Kids about Discrimination (American Psychological Association)

• Helping Children of Color Heal from Collective Trauma (Pepperdine University)

• Apps and Games with Diverse Characters (Common Sense Media)

• Talking to Young Children about Race and Racism (PBS)

• Talking to Children about Racial Bias (Healthy Children)

• Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five (Zero to Three)

• These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids (The New York Times)

 

Grief & Loss:

 

• Grief and Children (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)

• How Children Understand Death (Healthy Children)

 

Violence:

 

• Going back to school after a tragedy: How to help you children cope (Motherly)

• After the Shooting: What Parents Can Do? (James Madison University)

• After the Attack: What Educators Can Do for Children and Adolescents (James Madison University)

• Helping Kids Understand the Riots at the Capitol (Child Mind Institute)

 

Natural Disasters:

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• Mentoring Youth Dealing with Disasters and Traumas (James Madison University)

• Emergency Preparation Tool Kit (Sesame Street)

• Talking to Children About Natural Disasters (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)

• Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and Children (American Psychological Association)

• Managing Traumatic Stress: After the Hurricanes (American Psychological Association)