Mental Health Resources For Children- Families

Addiction Group
Alcohol Effects, Addiction, Treatment, and Resources

Autism Speaks
Tips with managing children at home during Covid-19

CDC COVID-19 Stress and Coping Resources
CDC: Tips and strategies on how to deal with stress and coping during outbreak.

Children’s Home Society of Florida
Osceola Service Center Offers:
CINS/FINS
Delinquency prevention, counseling, case management, social skills groups, and support group for children that are grieving, bullying prevention.
Why Try PDF   
Contact: Hilda J. Reyes (407) 520-6950
hilda.reyes@chsfl.org
Population: 6-17 years old

Children’s Home Society of Florida – Second Step Brochure

Children’s Home Society of Florida – Social Skills Group

Child Mind Institute
Child Mind Institute: provides information and assistance with children who dealing with loss, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and behaviors.

Child Mind Institute
Helping Children Cope With Frightening News

Child Mind Institute
How to Foster Resilience in Kids

Child Mind Institute
Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News

Child Mind Institute
Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News

Child Mind Institute
What to Do (and not to do) When Children Are Anxious

Conscious Discipline
Cultivating Connection and Contribution During Covid-19

Ecta Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Remote Service Delivery and Distance Learning

Heart-Mind Online 21 Sensory Activities
21 Sensory Activities for Focus & Calm

Heart-Mind Online Quantity & Quality of Emotion Words Matter!

Heart-Mind Secure and Calm
Secure and Calm: Sharing a Book video showcases the benefits of reading books with children to build secure adult-child connections that help children feel calm and secure and promote the development of emotional literacy. A mother and her 2-year-old daughter read stories together and talk about how the characters in the books are feeling.

Masks and Gloves Social Story

Mask Story Coloring Book

National Association of Psychologists
Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From Covid-19

New York Times
New York Times Article: Children May be Afraid of Mask Here’s How to Help.

Rainbows for All Children
Rainbows is a nonprofit organization that trains volunteers at schools, faith-based organizations, and community centers to lead structured, age-specific, peer support groups for children 3-18 years old who are grieving the loss of a family member as a result of death, divorce, life-threatening illness, incarceration, military deployment, or other life-altering event.
2653 Michigan Ave.
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Hilda J. Reyes, B.A.
407-520-6960
Dialma Rivera, M.S.
407-978-5849

Resources to Support the Social & Emotional Development of Young Children
The resources provided in this edition of CCR&R Resources will address the social and emotional wellbeing of families and are available online.

Samsha-HRSA Center For Intergrated Solutions

Teaching Strategies
Free bilingual toolkit with activities designed for families during Covid-19 Crisis

The US Department of Health and Human Services
Administration Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services

Trauma Informed Responses
Resources for coping with the Coronavirus Pandemic

US Department of Health and Human Resources
SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-days-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
The Disaster Distress Helpline: 1 (800) 985-5990 (Press “2” for Spanish)

Visual Safety Reminders for Covid-19

When We All Come Together Again
A printable story

Zero to Three
Tips for families: Corona Virus