When your child is facing some kind of behavior difficulty or crisis, one of the hardest things is knowing where you can go to get help.

Sometimes you also need help knowing what kinds of activities you can do at home to strengthen your child’s resilience while you’re waiting to get into therapy or as extra support for therapeutic help.

Here are five resources our panel of experts recommends as good places to start.

211

If you’re struggling to find ways to pay for therapy (or other services), 211 is a free helpline that anyone in the community can call to find out what services they might qualify for. It captures virtually every service in the state that serves low-income families, so rather than calling a hundred different places to find out what you might qualify for, 211 can be a one-stop shop. The database includes everything from food support to group therapy and transportation.

211 also has an app and website, 211utah.org, where you can search for resources. Ecclesiastical leaders, teachers and anyone else can also call on behalf of someone.

Effective Child Therapy

If you’re wondering how to go about finding a psychologist or what red flags you should look out for when choosing a therapist, this is a great place to start. It also gives you questions you can use to get some insight on whether your child’s behavior is typical or a sign of a bigger issue and explanations of the different kinds of evidence-based therapies. Visit effectivechildtherapy.org.

Child Mind Institute

Like Effective Child Therapy, this is a resource-rich website designed by trained professionals. It includes a symptom checker and useful articles to help with issues like abuse, bullying, depression, shyness, parenting, special needs and many, many more. Visit childmind.org.

QPR Institute

Suicide prevention is something all of us should be trained in. QPR offers three simple steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. It helps you know what kinds of questions you should ask and how you can be a kind listener. United Way can provide a limited number of QPR trainings or reach out to Hope for Utah (hope4utah.com). Training takes about one hour. Visit qprinstitute.com.

Request an EveryDay Strong speaker

A good relationship with a caring adult is one of the biggest keys to a child’s resilience. United Way has teamed up with child psychiatrists and public health professionals to develop an easy-to-implement framework to help you help the kids in your life more effectively. Even though you’re not a therapist, there are simple actions you can take to build their resilience and show compassion and care for their struggles. For more information, send an email to everydaystrong@unitedwayuc.org.