Zero to Thrive is committed to supporting families through challenging times and stands in solidarity with Black families and communities.
View our comprehensive database of COVID-19 resources and our list of parent resources on race and racism.
PARENT RESOURCES
Supporting young children with conversations on race and racism
We at Zero to Thrive stand in solidarity with Black families across the nation, and with our colleagues, families, friends, and communities, in protest against systemic racism, violence, and police brutality. Read our full statement here:
Zero to Thrive statement against police brutality and systemic racism
Learn more about the Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“No one deserves to have their dreams ended. Let’s stand together. Let’s use our voices to change the narrative. Let our combined actions create the promises that free us. To dream liberally. To acknowledge and appreciate our similarities and our differences which give our lives more meaning, interest, and beauty.”
Denise Smith
Hope Starts Here Implementation Director
RESOURCES
Helping Your Child Cope with Media Coverage of Community Racial Trauma: Tips for Parents
Media coverage of community racial trauma and civil unrest can cause children to experience fear, worry, sadness, confusion, and anger.
Resources for Talking to Kids About Race & Racism
- Child Mind Institute – Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News
- American Psychological Association – Uplifting Youth Through Healthy Communication About Race
- Center for Racial Justice in Education – Resources for Talking about Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids
- PBS Kids – Using Media to Talk with Children About Race
- Penn GSE News – Talking to children after racial incidents
- American Psychological Association – Talking to kids about discrimination
- Embrace Race – Toolkit: Addressing Racial Injustice with Young Children
- Michigan Medicine – Thrive with Your Family Episode 7: Loss and Grief
Books & Videos
Resources for Teachers & Professionals
- PBS Teachers’ Lounge – Tools for Anti-Racist Teaching
- APHA – [Webinar] Racism: The Ultimate Underlying Condition (link to recording)
- Journal of Ethnicity & Disease – Toward the Science and Practice of Anti-Racism: Launching a National Campaign Against Racism
- AJPH – Actions and Allegories
- Resource Guide and Action Plan: “Justice in June”
- Panel Discussion: Constructive Conversations for Societal Change
- NASW Michigan – Racial Justice Resource & Action Kit
- AIP – The Time is Now
- Black Life Matters: Anti-Racism Resources for Social Workers and Therapists
- A Call to Action for Leaders in Higher Education Resource List
- UMISR – Social Science in the Public Interest Lectures
- Mom Congress – [Town Hall] Black Motherhood in the US, presented by Dr. Sayida Peprah
- Massachusetts General Hospital – Mental Health Resources for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
- Center for Positive Organizations – Antiracism, Allyship, and Authenticity: Building Internal Capacity for Institutional Change (PDF)
- Racial Equity Tools – Talking about Race, Learning about Racism: The Application of Racial Identity Development Theory in the Classroom
Interactive Learning Opportunities
- Harvard Implicit Association Tests: Learn more about your unconscious bias
- Play Spent: An interactive activity to learn about the difficult every-day dilemmas faced by low-income families