Resources for Children

Children’s Mental Health

• Children’s Mental Health Crisis Numbers by County
• For a list of agencies that serve children birth to five who are experiencing mental health symptoms, click here.
• Children’s Mental Health Agencies in the Twin Cities:
  • Canvas Health
  • Family Innovations
  • Fraser
  • Headway Emotional Health Services
  • St. David’s Center
  • Washburn Center for Children
  • Wilder Foundation
• Children of Incarcerated Caregivers
  • Links to many resources for children separated from their parents due to incarceration during COVID-19 crisis

For more information about parenting during the COVID-19 crisis, visit Supporting Our Children During COVID-19.

Child Development

• Hennepin Healthcare Pediatrics
  • Information about the Pediatric Clinic and Children’s Hospital located at HCMC
• Follow Along Program
  • Minnesota program to help you track your child’s development and let you know if your child is playing, talking, growing, moving, and behaving like other children the same age
• Help Me Grow
  • Links to many resources about the development of young children for parents and professionals, including how to refer a child for developmental concerns or questions.
• Parent Aware
  • Tools and resources to help families find quality childcare

Books for Children about COVID-19 and Feelings

• “Trinka and Sam Fighting the Big Virus” from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
• “Georgie and the Giant Germ” from the University of Michigan.
• “Once I was Very Very Scared” by Chandra Ghosh Ippen