Resource Links

Crisis and Mental Health Resources 

Meeker Cares 

Woodland Centers Mobile Crisis Teams (24 hours) (800) 432-8781. Woodland Centers Mobile Crisis Response Team. We are a mental health crisis response team that responds to adults, youth, and families in their homes or community locations.

www.co.meeker.mn.us 

PACER Center - Workshops and Live Stream events

PACER.org/workshops

September - Happy Back to School Month!

Explore new resources for Families and Professionals 

• Resources to support kids in transitioning back to school
• Back-to-School toolkit for parents: MN Department of Education
• How school-based mental health providers can support LGBTQ+ youth
• Youth voices of experience magazine 
• Mental health guide for college students
• Supporting BIPOC student mental health
• Pronoun form for educators 

2021 May is Mental Health Month Resources - Tools 2 Thrive

• Accepting Reality
• Adapting After Trauma and Stress
• Dealing With Anger and Frustration
• Getting Out of Thinking Traps
• Processing Big Changes
• Taking Time for Yourself
• Dealing With Change
• Dealing With the Worst-Case Scenario
• Managing Frustration and Anger
• Practicing Radical Acceptance
• Prioritizing Self-Care
• Processing Trauma and Stress
• MNM 2021 Poster Tools 2 Thrive
• MHM 2021 Poster - Screening
• Mental Health Month Toolkit 2020
• Family Activities!
• Outreach Ideas

• StayConnectedMN - Mental Health Awareness Month 2021
• Mental Health Awareness Month - You are NOT Alone:  https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month
• The State of Mental Health in America:  https://mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america
• Childrens Mental Health Awareness Day is Friday, May 7th, 2021.  Click here to view special events and resources in May!

• Help Families Thrive with Help Me Connect
•  Caring for young children can be one of life's most rewarding experiences and it’s difficult to know where to start looking for resources when families want help supporting their little ones!
• Minnesota Help Me Connect (www.helpmeconnectmn.org) is a new online navigator that connects pregnant and parenting families with young children birth to 8 years of age with services in their local communities that support healthy child development and family well-being.

• The Help Me Connect navigator was built to support early childhood service providers across the state and enhance their partnership with families in finding resources they want or need to be healthy, strong and safe. Providers can search for a variety of available programs and services closest to a family’s home address such as health and well-being services, early learning and child care programs, disability resources and services, basic needs, COVID-19 resources, and Tribal Nation programs and services (See Help Me Connect Provider flyer). Providers can also create a unique account to save favorite searches and resources for future use. 

• There will be several live demos held over the summer for anyone to participate in. Watch the Preschool Development Grant Help Me Connect webpage for dates and times – June: 6/9 and 6/17.  Recorded online video tutorials will be available in July.

• All are encouraged to share suggestions for improvements and new resources with the Help Me Connect team at HelpMeConnect@state.mn.us. Let us know if we can join an upcoming meeting, training, or conference to share more about Help Me Connect.

• Help Me Connect was created based on suggestions from parents and providers looking for an early childhood “one-stop shop” that connects families to local resources.  It is a joint initiative between the Minnesota departments of Education, Health, Human Services and the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet.

• Stress Management
• MN Department of Human Rights Issues Statement on US Supreme Court Ruling