Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Part II: Topic Specific Resources: School Readiness

• Fact Sheet: Back to School
  (http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/farcry/go/information/get-info/children-s-mental-health/back-to-school--homepage)
  Mental Health America
  This fact sheet provides tips and resources for supporting a child going back to school.
• Resources to Promote Social and Emotional Health and School Readiness in Young Children and Families—A Community Guide
  (http://www.buildinitiative.org/files/tcl05_text.pdf [PDF format])
  National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
  This guide provides resources and strategies that families, childcare providers, teachers, and others can use to help children develop the social and emotional skills they need to succeed in school.
• School Readiness Interactive
  (http://www.zerotothree.org/early-care-education/school-readiness-interactive/)
  ZERO TO THREE
  This interactive learning tool is designed to help parents and caregivers encourage their young children’s early learning based on their age.
• Schools and Education
  (http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Schools_and_Education&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=74&ContentID=39133)
  National Alliance on Mental Illness
  These materials provide information on how parents and teachers can work together, school-based programs, early identification programs, special education services, and school mental health services.
• Set for Success: Building a Strong Foundation for School Readiness Based on the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children
  (http://www.kauffman.org/pdf/eex_brochure.pdf [PDF format])
  The Kauffman Early Education Exchange
  Scientific research and compelling evidence come together in this publication to address what is necessary to prepare young children for school success and outline a policy agenda for enhancing school readiness. It provides implications for programs and strategies for practice to promote positive early relationships and to intervene when young children are at risk or experience problems.