Parent, Guardian and Teacher Resources

Mental health is a key part of our children and students overall health. Brief screenings are the quickest way to determine if you or someone you care about should connect with a mental health professional - they are a checkup from your neck up.

This screening is completely anonymous and confidential, and immediately following the brief questionnaire you will see results, recommendations, and key resources.

This screening is provided by: United Summit Center

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High School Resources:

High-school SOS Information - Print and distribute or hang up on a bulletin board in your school

High-school SOS Student Newsletter - Print and distribute or hang up on a bulletin board in your school

SOS Poster - Print and hang up in your school (click here to see sample)

Middle School Resources:

Middle School Signs of Suicide Information - Print and distribute or hang up on a bulletin board in your school

SOS Poster - Print and hang up in your school (click here to see sample)

Coach Resources:

Coach Card Resource - Share with coaches in your school and community

Coach Folder Resource - Share with coaches in your school and community

Will to Live Foundation Website is a Website dedicated to suicide prevention in high school students by engaging coaches.

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Facts for Families

These links bring you to the original source at the AACAP website, see below for details.

• Bullying*
• Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens*
• The Child With Autism*
• The Depressed Child*
• Talking To Your Kids About Sex*
• The Teen Brain: Behavior, Problem Solving, and Decision Making*
• Teens: Alcohol And Other Drugs*
• Teenagers With Eating Disorders*
• Teen Suicide*
• Tobacco And Kids*
• Understanding Violent Behavior In Children and Adolescents*

Full list of AACAP Facts for Families can be found here

Symtpoms and Illnesses:

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse*
• Anorexia Nervosa*
• Anxiety*
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*
• Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression)*
• Bulimia Nervosa (Bulimia)*
• Conduct Disorder*
• Depression*
• Learning Disorders*
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)*
• Physical Abuse*
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)*
• Psychosis*
• Schizophrenia*
• Sexual Abuse*
• Suicide*
• Tourette's Syndrome*

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* AACAP Facts for Families© information sheets are developed, owned and distributed by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and are supported by a grant from the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation. Hard copies of Facts sheets may be reproduced for personal or educational use without written permission, but cannot be included in material presented for sale or profit. All Facts can be viewed and printed from the AACAP website (www.aacap.org).