Resources FOR PARENTS & Caregivers

Explore available supports including resources on development, resilience, mental health support, and talking to your child about mental health concerns. 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – With Help Comes Hope

Available 24/7/365 DIAL 988 or send a text to 988 for free, 24/7 crisis support.

Center for Parent and Teen Communication

The Center for Parent and Teen Communication helps parents raise teens prepared to thrive and works to ensure every caring adult has the knowledge and skills to promote positive youth development and foster strong family connections. 

Harvard Center on the Developing Child: Resilience

Reducing the effects of significan adversity on children’s healthy development is essential to the progress and prosperity of any society. Learn more about the development of resilience in children here.

Harvard Center on the Developing Child, Place Matters: The Environment We Create Shapes the Foundations of Healthy Development

This working paper explores the wide range of conditions in the places where children live, grow, play, and learn can get “under the skin” and affect their developing brains and other biological systems.

The Jed Foundation: What to do If You're Concerned About Your Teens Mental Health

This guide is tailored towards parents who are concerned with their teens mental health and emotional well-being. Learn more about identifying signs that your child may be struggling and how to talk to your child about mental health concerns. 

American Academy of Pediatrics: Mental Health Resource for Families

Explore this resource library geared towards helping families address mental health concerns and promoting healthy mental health development. 

The Check-In Project: Mental Health Resources for Parents

Explore this resource library with additional mental health resources for parents, including tips on how to check-in with your child.

Center for Parent and Teen Communication: Create Your Personal Stress Management Plan

Learn how to create your personal stress management plan. This tool provides information and strategies know to help people cope with stress.