Ramsey County Children's Mental Health Collaborative

Learn about the brain-body connection and research-based holistic interventions can improve emotions/mood and behavior. Two adult caregivers per family can receive a $20 gift card.

(Ages 6-11) We will try different activities to get your body moving and learn how that helps to support your mental health and wellness. Each child gets to choose free supplies for their CALM Toolkit.

(Ages 12+) We will try different calming strategies that use movement to support your mental health and wellness. Each teen gets to choose free supplies for their CALM Toolkit.

This Committee meeting is OPEN to all parents/caregivers in Ramsey County who have experience with children's mental health challenges. $20 stipend.

Behavior can be a way for children to tell us that something isn't working for them. In breakout rooms, parents / caregivers will have an opportunity to think and talk about identifying triggers for behavior and the underlying unmet needs. 2 adults per family can get free CALM toolkit supplies.

Resources to address domestic violence, abuse, sexual exploitation, gang involvement, illegal activities, runaway, unhoused minor, and minor in need of temporary placement. Added focus- supporting immigrant families and families with immigration status concerns. 2 CEUs MN Board of Social Work

Scroll to the bottom of this page to get the Zoom link. It is NOT necessary to RSVP for this meeting but if you do, you will get an automatic email with option to add to your calendar and you will also get a meeting reminder.

Learn about common childhood mental health disorders, signs & symptoms, red flags/warning signs, treatments, and how to talk to children about their diagnoses. Two adult caregivers per family can receive a $20 gift card.

(Ages 6-11) We'll use the the book "Catching Thoughts" to understand the thinking traps and to create an art project as a reminder of the power of positive thinking! CALM Tools for this month will be art supplies sent to your home before the program. Please register by Friday, February 6th!

(Ages 12+) Teens will learn how to identify negative thinking patterns, practice coping skills, and create a CALM Tool that they can use to break down thinking traps! CALM Tools for this month will be art supplies sent to your home before the program. Please register by Friday, February 6th!

This Committee meeting is OPEN to all parents/caregivers in Ramsey County who have experience with children's mental health challenges. $20 stipend.

We will discuss interventions for significantly dysregulated behavior, academic accommodations, long term supports and "waivered services", testing/eligibility, and what to do when developmental/ learning disorders overlap with mental health disorders. 2 CEUs MN Board of Social Work

We'll talk about the causes of conflicts between parents, parent-child, and siblings. Then we'll talk about ways to defuse conflict in the moment and resolve conflicts so they don't keep happening. 2 adults per family can get free CALM toolkit supplies.

Ramsey County Crisis will join us to review the difference between a mental health crisis and an emergency and how to manage each of these. We'll practice strategies to manage aggression and agitation and discuss when/how to get help. Two adult caregivers per family can receive a $20 gift card.

(Ages 6-11) We'll use games and activities to talk about our emotions. We'll also practice coping skills that we can use when we have very big emotions that make us feel overwhelmed. Each child gets to choose free supplies for their CALM Toolkit.

(Ages 12+) We'll talk about how to recognize and prevent emotional flooding. We'll also practice strategies to feel more in control of our bodies/feelings if we do experience emotional flooding. Each teen gets to choose free supplies for their CALM Toolkit.

This Committee meeting is OPEN to all parents/caregivers in Ramsey County who have experience with children's mental health challenges. $20 stipend.

We'll discuss service options for "transition aged" youth ages 16-19 and suggest strategies for family engagement , substance use, social media, life skills training, legal services, housing assistance, and moving to adult case management or other adult services. 2 CEUs MN Board of Social Work