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Child's Hands Head Start Information and Publication Center

Mental Health Toolkit:
Mental Health Resources

for Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA)

The listing of the following resources should not be construed as being all inclusive. Nor, should the listing be interpreted to imply any Government endorsement or favoring of any organization, personnel, products, services, or activities of the private sector.

Recommended Reading

Head Start Bulletin #73
Child Mental Health

Head Start Mental Health Newsletter
- #1, #2, #3


child reading  Mental Health Library
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/mentalhealth/mh_library.htm
Relevant Head Start publications, articles from a range of resources and links to major clearinghouses on mental health are included.
child in wheelchair  State Level Contacts for Mental Health
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/mentalhealth/mh_contacts.htm
Web site directories identify agencies, governmental staff members, parent centers, and state children's health insurance programs.
people with arms raised  Mental Health Advocacy and Policy Organizations
http://www.headstartinfo.org./infocenter/mentalhealth/mh_policy.htm
Locate organizations that specialize in ensuring the mental health needs of children and families are met through enlightened policies and through information resources and programs.
people working with child  Family Information and Support
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/mentalhealth/mh_family.htm
Organizations that provide information resources and support services to families dealing with mental health issues are linked here.
people talking 

Workplace Mental Health
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/mentalhealth/mh_workplace.htm
Web sites that identify strategies/programs/practices including employee assistance programs designed to support mental health concerns that impact workplace environments and relationships are linked here.

people hugging  Promising Practices for Early Childhood Mental Health
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/mentalhealth/mh_practices.htm
Head Start publications and web sites that highlight practices considered promising in helping the very youngest start off well are the focus of this section.
child with U.S. flag  Federal Agencies Addressing Mental Health
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/mentalhealth/mh_fedagencies.htm
Find the government agencies that address an array of mental health concerns: substance abuse, health insurance, diagnosis and treatment, goals and strategies for services, available financial support, etc.
children drawing  Organizations of Mental Health Professionals
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/mentalhealth/mh_proorgs.htm
Social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses are among the professionals who work in the mental health arena. The professional organizations to which they belong offer a range of continuing education and information resources.

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