For the Child: Information on Mental Health and Advocacy for Resource Parents

Hosted by Morgan Freeman
Understand the most common children’s mental health problems
Navigate the local mental health service deliver system
Develop alliances with birth parents, school systems, mental health providers & case workers
Feel increased comfort with seeking mental health eservices
Recognize the rights and responsibilities of foster children, birth parents, kinship providers, foster parents and caseworkers
Identify who to call, what to say, and where to go to obtain the right services for the children in their care.
Be an effective advocate for the children in their care