Colorado Crisis Services is the statewide behavioral health crisis response system offering residents mental health, substance use or emotional crisis help, information and referrals. Its mission is to strengthen Colorado’s mental health system by providing Coloradans with greater access to crisis services wherever they are at 24/7/365 regardless of ability to pay.
1-844-493-8255 | Text “TALK” to 38255
Separation Anxiety
Please reach out for more specific information regarding these tips from Whole Child Counseling.
Create a Routine
Short Upbeat, Goodbye
Anticipate Setbacks
Offer Structured Choices & Encouragement
Gradual Separation
Encourage Independence & Socialization
AND MANY MORE!
Whole Child Counseling Recommended Books
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
I Don't Want to Go to Kindergarten ... I'll Miss You Toooo Much! By Maureen King
What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Separation Anxiety by Kristen Lavallee and Silvia Schneider
Help Your Dragon Overcome Separation Anxiety by Steve Herman
Helping Your Child Overcome Separation Anxiety or School Refusal: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents by Eisen, Engler, and Sparrow
Technology & Social Media
Family Engagement Toolkit: Resources to support healthy media and tech use at school and home
More Social Media Help: Tools to use with kids
Emotion Coaching Phrases For Parents
1. It's okay to be upset -- it's good to let it out.
2. I hear you -- I'm here for you -- I'll stay with you.
3. It's okay to feel how you feel. It is not okay to _________.”
4. How you feel right now won't last forever. It's okay to feel how you are feeling. It will pass and you will feel better again soon.
5. Let's take a breath, take a break, sit down, pause for a minute…
6. You are good and kind.
7. I'll be over here when you need me.
8. Let's have a Do-over!
9. What can we learn from this? What is the lesson in this? What is the emotion trying to tell us?
10. You'll remember next time.
For Adults
Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth after Mass Violence
Helping Kids Deal with Ups and Downs
Digital Health Resources (Apps)
3 "Bids" Children are Making During the Pandemic
Suicide Clusters: What Can Parents Do?
Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children: Info for Parents
Ability Connection CO - Parent Support
Permission To Feel for Kids: How Parents Can Support Children (Webinars)
One of the Biggest Mistakes Parents Are Making
10 Emotion Coaching Phrases to Use
Parents: Facts on Teen Drug Use
Positive Discipline - Words that Work
Parent Mindfulness, Child Management Skills, and Relationship Quality Study
Social-Emotional Learning
Book Read Aloud: Heart's Treasure Hunt
10 Levels to Living Independently
From Anxiety and Avoidance to Brave Behavior
Help Your Child Manage Frustration
When Anxiety Doesn't Look Like Anxiety
My Kid is Different at Home and at School
Boundaries and Discipline: Setting Healthy Boundaries
Book Read Aloud for Lying (K-3rd)
Community Resources
Affordable Connectivity Program
Families can get help with access to affordable broadband internet: Low-income households that enroll in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) can receive up to $30 per month to pay for home internet service. They can choose any internet provider they wish that is a participant in ACP. Full program details are available on the FCC website in English and Spanish, including notes on eligibility and how to apply.
There are two steps to enroll:
Go to ACPBenefit.org to submit an application or print out a mail-in application.
Contact your preferred provider to select a plan and have the discount applied to your bill.
Some providers may have an alternative application they will ask you to complete. Eligible households must both apply for the program AND contact a participating provider to select a service plan.
Colorado Crisis Services
"When you don't know where to start, start here."
844-493-8255
Safe 2 Tell
"Anonymously report anything that concerns or threatens you, your friends, your family or community."
877-542-7233
Homeless Student Resources
Internet Essentials from Comcast
Brings affordable, high-speed Internet to your home so you can have greater access to homework, job opportunities, healthcare and benefits, higher education resources and more.
Available to even more households beyond those participating in the National School Lunch Program and receiving housing assistance, including Medicaid, SNAP, SSI and others.
Provides low-cost Internet service for $9.95 a month plus tax including in-home WiFi at no additional charge and access to 40 hours every 30 days of WiFi outside the home through Xfinity Hotspots; the option to purchase an Internet-ready computer for $149.99; and access to free digital literacy training available in print, online and in person. There are no activation or equipment rental fees. Certain eligibility restrictions apply.
Food Bank and the Littleton Life Center
Home and Health Food Bank Schedule
Tuesday 5 PM - 7 PM
Wednesday 10 AM - 12 PM
Eligibility
To receive groceries, please bring:
Photo ID
Proof of your address (typically your most recent utility bill)
Birth certificate for children under 18 years of age
5804 S. Datura St., Littleton, CO 80120
303-953-7180
Clothes to Kids Denver
The mission of Clothes to Kids of Denver is to provide new and quality used clothing to students from low-income or in-crisis families in the Denver Metro Area, free of charge.
720-379-4630
Students must be considered in need of assistance:
Family is in crisis (due to job loss, disaster, poverty, homelessness or displacement).
Eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (FRL) at school.
They are in kinship or foster care.
They are receiving services from a school, school district, human service agency, shelter, hospital, clinic or place of worship.
Refugees and asylum seekers.
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Please call (303) 312-9700 to speak with a resource specialist
The Coalition’s Family Support Services Program provides:
Emergency Shelter information and referral
Housing information
Referrals to other agencies
Programming designed specifically to meet needs of children ages birth to 6-years-old
Access to medical and mental health services through the Stout Street Health Center
Diapers and baby supplies when available
Advocacy
2111 Champa Street, Denver, CO 80205
2012g-sarah-jayne-blakemore-008-1200k.mp4The Mysterious Workings of the Teeange Brain
"Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage" behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain."
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Talking to your teen. Probably one of the biggest parenting challenges you’ve encountered so far. Eyerolls, door slams and “whatever” can become a standard part of communication when children hit the teenage years. What is a parent to do?
Every day conversations can be challenging, but what about more emotionally-charged situations? Those may feel impossible. This book was created to help support you and your teen through those really tough conversations.