Resources
Meet Your School Psychologist
Erin Kane, our School Psychologist, provides consultative support to school staff regarding our students learning, social skills, mental health, and behavior. She also reviews and administers psychological evaluations as a part of the IEP and 504 process!
Check out www.mcspaonline.com for more resources from the Montgomery County School Psychologist Association.
Feel free to contact Ms. Kane through email at erin_f_kane@mcpsmd.org.
Hotlines
Montgomery County Crisis Center: 240-777-4000
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
Maryland Suicide Hotline: 1-800-422-0009
Youth Crisis Hotline: 301-738-9697
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 240-777-4417
Spouse Abuse/Abused Persons Crisis Line: 240-777-4673
Emergency Shelter: 240-777-4000
This page is an evolving document with resources from mental health to tutoring to food support. Check it out!
Support Systems Are Important!
Parenting
Children's Mental Health Matters
Provides Family Resource Kit on a variety of mental health topics
Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders
Health facts about anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
Facts for families about the anxious child
An up-to-date resource database designed to connect professionals, residents and caregivers to programs and services
Provides classes and programs that are geared towards strengthening you and your child's relationship
Parenting with Character-Building in Mind
Helps parents build character in their child(ren)
Parent’s Page from The National Character Education Center
Provides parenting tips to promote character
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Promotes the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5
Information about Character Counts in Spanish
Helps parents build character in their child(ren)
Provides counseling, therapy, and support services to families and individuals of all ages
College Savings Plans of Maryland
Helps you save for your child's college education
Lots of information and resources for parenting, learning disabilities, and attention challenges:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Resources and information about ADHD
Online Safety
Information on teaching children staying safe online
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/responsible-search-strategies-for-kids
http://internet.frontier.com/resources/how-to/cyber-security-checklist/
Child Care
A child care resource
NACCRRA | The Nation's Network of Child Care Resource and Referral
Nation's leading voice for child care
The National Network for Child Care
Read articles, subscribe to newsletters, locate conferences/events, explore resources and more!
Fisher Price "Age-by-Age Playtime Guide"
Special Education
Choose from a variety of special education articles, links, and resources
An Easy Read About Special Education
Addresses topics from having effective parent-teacher conferences to meeting student needs through differentiated instruction
Council for Exceptional Children
Bullying
Bullying, harassment, or intimidation are serious and will not be tolerated at Little Bennett. The Bullying Harassment or Intimidation Reporting Form can be used to report alleged bullying, harassment, or intimidation that occurred on school property; at a school-sponsored activity or event off school property; on a school bus; or on the way to and/or from school, in the current school year. If you are a student victim, the parent/guardian of a school victim, a close adult relative of a student victim, or a school staff member and wish to report an incident of alleged bullying, harassment or intimidation, please complete one of these forms below and return it to the principal. Little Bennett is committed to creating a peaceful environment at school. We encourage you to be in contact with the school if help is needed with any type of conflict situation. However, whether the reporting form is submitted or now, we will investigate any concerns that interfere with a student's learning and well-being that are brought to our attention.
MCPS Reporting Form
Bullying Facts, Characteristics, Response, and Prevention
This website helps kids become more aware of bulling and how to prevent bullying in his/her life.
Learn how to help kids turn bullies into friends and stop being victims
Latest news on what parents should know about bullying and ways to prevent it
Provides information from various government agencies on how kids, parents, educators, and others in the community can prevent or stop bullying
Tolerance/Diversity
Promotes respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom
Counseling Services
Use this link to find out more about school counseling.
The Child Center and Adult Services, Inc.
Provides mental health counseling to children and adults in Montgomery County.