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title: Working with Parents to Address Children’s Mental Health Needs
description: "**Module 2, Lesson 4** - [Assessing Attachment Readiness and Capabilities in Prospective Adoptive Parents](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Assessing_Attachment_Readiness_and_Capabilities_in_Prospective_Adoptive_Parents.pdf) - [Reframing Survival Behaviors](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Reframing_Survival_Behaviors.pdf) - [Talking with Children About Adoption Guardianship or Aspects of Their Past](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Talking_with_Children_About_Adoption_Guardianship_or_Aspects_of_Their_Past.pdf) [https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fworking-with-parents-to-address-childrens-mental-health-needs%2F&linkname=Working%20with%20Parents%20to%20Address%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Mental%20Health%20Needs](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fworking-with-parents-to-address-childrens-mental-health-needs%2F&linkname=Working%20with%20Parents%20to%20Address%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Mental%20Health%20Needs)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fworking-with-parents-to-address-childrens-mental-health-needs%2F&linkname=Working%20with%20Parents%20to%20Address%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Mental%20Health%20Needs](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fworking-with-parents-to-address-childrens-mental-health-needs%2F&linkname=Working%20with%20Parents%20to%20Address%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Mental%20Health%20Needs)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fworking-with-parents-to-address-childrens-mental-health-needs%2F&linkname=Working%20with%20Parents%20to%20Address%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Mental%20Health%20Needs](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fworking-with-parents-to-address-childrens-mental-health-needs%2F&linkname=Working%20with%20Parents%20to%20Address%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Mental%20Health%20Needs)[https://www.addtoany.com/share](https://www.addtoany.com/share)"
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updated: "2026-07-31"
category: NTI
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
---

# Working with Parents to Address Children’s Mental Health Needs

**Module 2, Lesson 4**

- [Assessing Attachment Readiness and Capabilities in Prospective Adoptive Parents](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Assessing_Attachment_Readiness_and_Capabilities_in_Prospective_Adoptive_Parents.pdf)
- [Reframing Survival Behaviors](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Reframing_Survival_Behaviors.pdf)
- [Talking with Children About Adoption Guardianship or Aspects of Their Past](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Talking_with_Children_About_Adoption_Guardianship_or_Aspects_of_Their_Past.pdf)

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