United States Emergency Resources
If you or someone you know is in a potentially life-threatening situation, get immediate emergency assistance by calling 911, available 24 hours a day.
Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
988
LGBT National Youth Talkline:
National Crisis Line, Anorexia and Bulimia
The Trans Lifeline
Colorado Crisis Services:
Trevor Project Lifeline (LGBTQ+ youth):
Trevor Project Text Line:
678-678 (text SMART)
GLBT Hotline
AIDS Crisis Line
Colorado Crisis Text Line:
38255
Family Violence Helpline
Teen Line:
Crisis Text Line:
741-741 (text HOME)
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
Helpful Websites
For Parents Raising Differently Wired Kids: https://www.tiltparenting.com/
Supporting the Behavioral Needs of Challenging & Explosive Children
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted SENG: http://www.sengifted.org
Resources for Parents of Gifted Children: https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources
https://www.coloradogifted.org/
Supporting Executive Function Skills (Sarah Ward): https://efpractice.com/
Parents’ Med Guide: medication guides for ADHD, Bipolar & Depression
Helping Children and Teens with Anxiety: https://www.heysigmund.com/
https://www.anxietycanada.com
Concise up-to-date information about a variety of issues that affect children, adolescents and families:
Child Mind Institute – children’s mental health information for families and educators:
Articles for Caregivers and Professionals on Trauma and PTSD:
https://www.childtrauma.org/trauma-ptsd
Support, Information and Resources for LGBTQ+ People, Their Parents and Families, and Allies:
https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/
Safe 2 Tell:
LGBTQ+ College Student Resource Guide
https://collegeeducated.com/resources/lgbtq-college-student-guide/
Helpful Books
The Explosive Child by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
Lost at School by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
Mindset by Carol Dweck, Ph.D.
Differently Wired by Deborah Reber
Living with Intensity edited by Susan Daniels, Ph.D.
Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson, EdD and Richard Guare, Ph.D
Smart but Scattered Teens by Peg Dawson, EdD and Richard Guare, Ph.D
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
Twice Exceptional Student Resource Book: Colorado Department of Education
The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens by S. Brill and L. Kenney
The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals by S. Brill and L. Kenney
Helpful Apps
Calm – collections of meditations, sleep stories, mindfulness tools, nature scenes and music for focus, relaxation and sleep
Headspace – bite sized guided meditations for stress, sleep, focus, anxiety, sudden meltdowns
CBT Tools for Youth – based on the principles of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), a scientifically-supported and well-established treatment for improving mood and managing emotions
Mood Tools – self-help mental health application for depression
CBT Diary – record events, thoughts, emotions and behaviors then analyse them on charts
BOLD – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Exercises
Pause – Mindfulness App
Colorado-Based Family Support Groups for Transgender Kids and Non-binary Youth
Rainbow Alley
https://lgbtqcolorado.org/programs/rainbow-alley/
The Center
Inside Out Colorado Springs
Lean In Evergreen
Splash Youth of Northern Colorado
Out Boulder
St Vrain Safe Schools Coalition
https://www.stvrainsafeschools.org/
Transformative Freedom Fund
https://transformativefreedomfund.org/
Transgender Center of the Rockies