The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network released a free collection of mental-health training resources for professionals who support kin caregivers and grandfamilies. The compilation, Guide for Providers: No-Cost Training Resources on Kinship/Grandfamily Mental Health Needs, includes more than 100 resources, many of which can be read, viewed, or completed in 15 to 60 minutes. It also features Spanish resources when available. The resources are grouped into 11 sections of mental health needs:
- General challenges and stressors that kin caregivers experience
- Grief
- Managing challenging behaviors in young children
- Managing challenging behaviors in older children and adults
- Parental substance use
- Trauma
- Secondary trauma