Community Resources | Center for START Services

The information on this page is intended to illustrate our belief and interest in building system capacity through ongoing learning and the implementation of innovative best practices as well as to share our appreciation for professionals and organizations nationwide that have contributed to the improved understanding of supports provided to individuals with IDD and mental and behavioral health needs.

Featured Trainings:

Strategies for Addressing Anxiety Related to COVID-19
a recorded AUCD Webinar with Dr. Hinton & Dr. Weigle

The Science of Hope at the Time of Crisis
a Recorded Webinar with Dan Tomasulo, PhD

Free Online Trainings & Webinars

Strategies for Addressing Anxiety Related to COVID-19 (AUCD Webinar recorded 6.24.2020) - Dr. Karen Weigle, Associate Director, and Dr. Jill Hinton, Clinical Director, Center for START Services
COVID-19 Toolkit for DSPs (NADSP)- Resources to help DSPs take care of themselves during the Crisis
MH Treatment Approaches in a World with COVID: You can do it! with Dr. Katy Stratigos (Virtual SNTI May 2020) - Q&A with Dr. Stratigos
The Science of Hope in a Time of Crisis (START/AUCD Webinar recorded 4.15.2020) - Dr. Dan Tomasulo
Violence & Mental Illness: The Real Story (AUCD Webinar recorded 9.26.2019) - Dr. Jill Hinton, Center for START Services Clinical Director
Mental Health Diagnosis in IDD: Bio-psycho-social Approach (AUCD Webinar recorded 10.18.2017) - Dr. Roberto Blanco, NC START Medical Director & Dr. Jill Hinton, Center for START Services Clinical Director
Trauma-Informed Care Throughout the Lifespan (AUCD Webinar) - Dr. Jill Hinton, Center for START Services Clinical Director
Mental Health Wellness for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (MHW-IDD) a free 6 module training from Texas Health and Human Services developed in partnership with Dr. Joan B Bealsey, Center for START Services Director
Trauma Informed Care: Perspectives and Resources: A comprehensive web-based, video-enhanced resource tool from Georgetown University's National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health

Fact Sheets, Tool Kits, and Other Resources

Parent, Family, Caregiver Resources

Family Matters Toolkit by HCARDD - This toolkit is for caregivers who are interested in improving the health and health care of a family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The resources included in this toolkit can be used together, or as stand-alone materials, depending on your needs, goals and existing resources.
Health Care Resources for People with DD and Caregivers (Health Passports, Communication Tools, About Going to the Hospital) by HCARDD
Autism-related materials from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Publications include tip sheets, booklets, and more available through the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and its affiliates.
Autism resources for parents from Autism Speaks
STOMP: Stopping the over medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both easy read leaflet from NHS England
Genetics education materials for parents and schools from GEMSS
Developmental Monitoring and Screening from the CDC (in English and En español)

Healh Care Provider Resources

Healthcare for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Toolkit for Primary Care Providers from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Free Webinars from the National Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry
Autism related resources for healthcare professionals from Autism Speaks
Genetic education materials for school success (GEMSS) resources for healthcare providers
Improving Emergency Care for adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Toolkit for Providers from HCARDD
Implementing Health Checks for Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Toolkit for Primary Care Providers from HCARDD

Positive Psychology Resources

UPenn Authentic Happiness Website
PERMA infographic from PositivePsychologyProgram.com
Positive psychology books written by leaders in the field
VIA Institute on Character
The Positive Psychology Center
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
Greater Good in Action: Science-based practices for a meaningful life
VIA Institute on Character

Websites & Organizations

AUCD Mental Health Aspects of IDD Special Interest Group - The Mental Health Aspects of I/DD Special Interest Group (MH SIG) at AUCD provides information to Network members on critical issues related to mental health for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center
Mental Health –Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (1998-2009) - Former groundbreaking journal in IDD-MH developed by Anne Hurley PhD and Robert Sovner MD that continues to offer valuable information today
National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) a program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University
Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at the University of Texas at Austin (Read: Policy Recommendations: Addressing the Mental Health and Wellness of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (IDD))
The Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania
American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD)
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative
Genetics Education Materials for School Success (GEMSS) a program from the New England Regional Genetics Network (nergn)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
US National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus