Additional Resources for CIT for Youth Implementation

Step 1: Building Community Partnerships

These resources are available to assist you in building community partnerships and understanding your community's needs. They are referenced in Step 1 of the Responding to Youth with Mental Health Needs: A CIT for Youth Implementation Manual.

CIT Advocacy Toolkit
Learn more about working with community partners to apply for grants to fund CIT for Youth.
NAMI Child and Adolescent Action Center
Access a wide range of resources on child, adolescent and young adult mental health.
Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion Tips
Learn how to engage and include representatives of the diverse cultures in your community in your CIT for Youth program.
NAMI's Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion Guide
Provides information on how to engage and includecultures represented in your community.
U.S. Census Bureau State and County QuickFacts
Review data from your community in order to engage community leaders representing your community's various cultures.

These resources are available to assist you in creating a map of the resources available in your community. They are referenced in Step 2 of the Responding to Youth with Mental Health Needs: A CIT for Youth Implementation Manual.

Community Resource Mapping: Knowing Your Youth Services Landscape
Review a variety of models for mapping community services and supports for youth.
FindYouthInfo.gov
Find services and supports available in your community for youth with mental health needs.
Improving Secondary Education and Transition for Youth With Disabilities: Community Resources Mapping
Provides instructions on understanding, planning, and engaging in the coordination of community resources that support the transition of youth into adult life.
Let's Talk: A Dialogue for NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates
Provides valuable tools on how to effectively facilitate a meeting.
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute
Learn how to take a strength-based approach to improving services and supports for youth in your community.

These resources are available to assist you in figuring out the "nuts and bolts" of CIT for Youth implementation and in sharing resources for families and youth, law enforcement officers and school personnel that will help make CIT for Youth more effective. They are referenced in Step 3 of the Responding to Youth with Mental Health Needs: A CIT for Youth Implementation Manual.

Appendix H Summary of Information Privacy Laws and Guidance from U.S. Department of Education
Provides a comprehensive summary of the privacy laws related to sharing health information about students.
NAMI's State Advocacy Website
Learn more about how to advocate for effective services and supports for youth in your community that can complement CIT for Youth.
Family Advocacy: Crisis Intervention Programs forYouth Strengthening Schools and Communities
Find out how family advocates can promote the need for CIT for Youth programs in their communities.
Law Enforcement Advocacy: Promoting Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth in Schools and Communities
Learn how law enforcement officers can promote the need for CIT for Youth programs in their communities.

Resources for Families

NAMI Basics
Review information about NAMI's education program for parents and caregivers of youth living with mental illness.
Child and Adolescent Action Center
Access a wide range of resources on child, adolescent and young adult mental health issues.

Sample Family Resource Guide

Keeping Families Together Resource Guide (Minnesota)
Provides an example of Minnesota's resource guide for families onintensive treatment options in their state.
Mercer County Children's Resource Guide (New Jersey)
Provides an example of New Jersey's resource guide for families on children's mental health services in their state.

Sample Resources for Law Enforcement Officers

Resources for School Personnel

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Access information on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, a framework to improve student academic and behavior outcomes by ensuring all students have access to the most effective and accurately implemented instructional and behavioral practices and interventions possible.
Parents and Teachers as Allies
Review information on NAMI's Parents and Teachers as Allies program, a two-hour, in-service education program for school personnel on the early warning signs of mental illness and the lived experience of mental illness.

These resources are available to assist you in understanding how to measure the effectiveness of your CIT for Youth program and ensure its sustainability. They are referenced in Step 5 of the Responding to Youth with Mental Health Needs: A CIT for Youth Implementation Manual.

A Focus Group Report: A Conversation with CIT Trained School Resource Officers
Learn more about what school resource officers (SROs) value in a CIT for Youth training to make your training more effective. Consider hosting a similar focus group to get feedback from SROs in your community.
SurveyMonkey
Provides tools for you to create free web-based surveys to evaluate your CIT for Youth program.
NAMI's Public Relations 101 Tool Kit
Provides guidance on how to market and promote your efforts to the media.
E-Consortium of University Centers and Researchers for Partnership with Justice Practitioners
Connects local, state, federal and other groups to nearby (or other) university researchers and centers on partnerships and projects that are mutually beneficial.