Department of Health and Human Services

This webpage offers evidence-based guidance from experts and parents on the best approaches to parenting teens. The resource highlights articles, videos, and activities for parents and caregivers on these topics:  Understanding and adapting to the teen years  Coaching teens to recognize and manage emotions  Encouraging teen independence  Praising your teen  Learn more.  ...

This web toolkit provides step-by-step information and tools for comprehensive suicide prevention. The toolkit provides guidance about how to use these seven elements of comprehensive suicide prevention:  Unity – how to develop broad-based support for a unified vision  Data – how to use data to guide action and improve efforts  Planning – how ...

This video describes six steps to create a suicide safety plan, including identifying warning signs, coping strategies, and trusted resources. Sample language for sharing the video on social media are provided. Learn more. 

This video shares warning signs of suicide in young people. Sample language for sharing the video on social media are provided. Learn more. 

This webpage includes cultural competence, cultural humility, and responsiveness resources to help agencies, their professionals, and families better understand and communicate effectively with individuals across various cultures. Learn more. 

This webpage shares resources that highlight how programs and child welfare professionals can support young parents, including parents in out-of-home care. State and local examples of strengths-based programs for young parents are provided. Learn more. 

This webpage shares guidance on working with expectant and parenting youth in out-of-home care and ways to support them and their families. State and local examples are provided. Learn more. 

This bulletin (PDF, 18 pages) provides strategies for caseworkers, agencies, and other youth-serving professionals to better support expectant and parenting youth and their families. The bulletin provides tips for working with these young people and shares case-level and systemwide strategies that contribute to overall improved outcomes. Learn more.   ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 10 pages) shares stories and advice from caregivers and birth parents who have experienced kinship care on the importance of maintaining boundaries, managing family dynamics, building trust, positive parenting and communication, and securing support. Learn more. 

This three-part webinar series supports Tribal child welfare professionals in building knowledge and identifying strategies to increase their understanding, acceptance, and support of LGBTQIA2S+ youth and families. Recorded sessions include:  Part 1: Foundations of Gender Diversity   Part 2: Origins of the Gender Binary  Part 3: Celebrating Gender Diversity  Learn more.  ...