Talking with Kids about COVID-19

Talking to kids about COVID19 - Video

Talking with Children about COVID19 - CDC

Supporting Children’s Mental Health: Tips for Parents and Educators

Coping Skills:

Mindfulness Maya - Back to School Jitters

Setting up a Calm Corner at Home

8 Fun Breathing Exercises for Kids

Supporting Social Emotional Learning at Home

Kids Books:

A Little Spot Wears a Mask by Diane Alber

A Little Spot Learns Online by Diane Alber

A Little Spot Stays Home by Diane Alber

Billy and the Brilliant Bubble by Tara Travieso

Chicken Little: musical puppet show about managing catastrophizing thoughts by Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health

What to Do When You Worry Too Much, by Dawn Huebner

Social Stories - Great for visual and little learners

Picture based short books to understand changes and social situations - many different topics

Talking with kids about Racism

How To Help Kids Handle the News - Child Mind Institute

How to talk to children about difficult news - American Psychological Association

Helping children cope: Tips for talking about tragedy - Mayo Clinic

Talking to Kids About Race, National Geographic, June 1, 2020

Books to read and discuss with your children:

(You can find many of these as read-alouds online by googling them).

Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry (Author), Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)

Abby Cadabby shares a personal story (video)

I Can Write the World by Joshunda Sanders

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano PhD, Marietta Collins PhD, and Ann Hazzard PhD

Finding Help

The following are mental health providers that other St. Louis Park Families have found helpful. The most important thing to look for is a good fit for your family and child that ensures a trusting relationship. Please also check with your insurance company to determine if they are an approved provider. These organizations have not been vetted by St. Louis Park Schools. Please contact Jennifer Gregor, School Social Worker (952-848-5517) for support at school or with any questions.

Hennepin County Children’s Mental Health Crisis Services

612-348-2233

We provide support when a child 17 years old and younger is in crisis. We will go where the child is located to provide a risk assessment, help to de-escalate crisis, develop a plan to keep the child safe at home, and offer resources and referrals. Telephone consultation and stabilization services are also available. Call 911 if the child or someone else is in immediate physical danger.

CLUES Tel.: 612-746-3500

http://www.clues.org/

A linguistically and culturally relevant resource and service nonprofit organization by Latinos for Latinos. Our programs and services connect families to resources, skills, institutions, and systems and create an environment for people to be engaged and empowered. CLUES programs are designed to provide access to resources and opportunities for Latino families and individuals to be healthier, prosperous and engaged.

Bienvenidos a CLUES...

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio es una organización sin fines de lucro diseñada por Latinos, para Latinos. Nuestros programas y servicios conectan familias a recursos, clases, instituciones y sistemas y crean un ambiente para que nuestros clientes aprendan, se involucren y sean fortalecidos, incluyendo inmigrantes recién llegados y familias de bajos ingresos quienes sueñan con un futuro mejor.

Prairie Care: 1-888-9-prairie

Free Needs Assessment within several days to determine appropriate level of care

http://www.prairie-care.com/services/needs-assessment

Washburn Center For Children:

612-871-1454

http://washburn.org/

Relate Counseling Center:

952-932-7277

https://www.relatemn.org/

Child through adult counseling, mental health; treatment can be provided on a sliding scale

Headway Emotional Health Services (formerly The Storefront Group):

612-861-1675

https://www.headway.org/

Similar range of services to Relate Counseling Center

St. David’s Center Child and Family Development

952-939-0396

www.stdavidscenter.org

Greater Twin Cities United Way:

612-340-7400 (211 for information)

404 South 8th Street www.unitedwaytwincities.org

Maintains a directory of services, providers and answers multilingual calls 24 hours a day.

Oak Hill Psychology Center,

3340 Republic Ave #120, St Louis Park

6 clinicians who provide comprehensive mental health services for children, teens, adults, and families, including individual therapy, parent guidance, family therapy, and psychological/neuropsychological evaluations

http://www.oakhillpsychcenter.com