As young people move into their teens, parents face seemingly endless challenges to ensure their adolescents’ health and safety – an increasingly difficult and stressful task as teens push for more independence. Parents want to ensure that their teens make the right choices, hang out with the “right” people, and live productive, alcohol- and drug-free [...]
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early [...]
What do I do if my child has a crisis?
If your child has a mental health crisis, and your child and family receive mental health services and have a crisis plan (formal or informal) developed with your mental health service provider, you should be able to follow the plan that was developed. These crisis plans [...]
The Michigan Project Great Start is all about Michigan’s youngest children, ages birth to age three. On the left hand side of the site, you can click on Tools for Parents and find information and material to help give your child a great start. There is a place to order R.E.A.D.Y. kits for parents, family [...]
In the public mental health system, psychiatrists do not do therapy. If a psychiatrist is involved in your child’s care, they will do a psychiatric evaluation and they may prescribe medication. They will be part of the treatment team which partners with your child and your family and the other professional service providers. They will [...]
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