Additional Information/Resources on Youth Mental Health

If you or someone you know has thoughts of death or suicide, call or text 9-8-8 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

If you have immediate concerns for safety, call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.

Websites:

Assessment Center: Provides free and confidential mental health assessments for parents/caregivers. Once completed, results are immediately provided about your child’s mental health functioning along with recommended resources.

InfoAboutKids: Resource center with science-based information on children, youth, and families; developed by seven divisions of the American Psychological Association.

Effective Child Therapy: Created by the Society for Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, this site provides information on common mental health concerns, symptoms, disorders, and evidenced-based treatment options for children and adolescents.

FIU Center for Children and Families: Features a series of interviews with experts on a wide variety of youth mental health concerns.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Largest grassroots mental health organization in the United States.