Upcoming Trainings
The DNEA will be holding the below trainings in 2025. More information can be viewed on our calendar or by clicking the buttons below.
Understanding Mental Health Challenges Among People with IDD
February 18, 2025 | 11 am – 1 pm
For professionals who work with people with IDD and want to learn more about the intersection of IDD and mental health.
This course has been approved for 2 NASW-DE credits.
Crisis Intervention: Supporting a Person with IDD in Crisis
February 26, 2025 | 11am – 1pm
For professionals who work with people with IDD and want to learn more about mental health crisis intervention for people with IDD.
This course has been approved for 2 NASW-DE credits.
Health Care Access Resource Tutorials
An introduction to the health care access resource library.
My Crisis Care Plan tutorial
This video introduces the My Crisis Care Plan and gives plain language tips and instructions for filling out the plan.
Who to Call in a Crisis (Youth)
This video provides a step-by-step guide to using the Who to Call in a Crisis youth mental health crisis services in Delaware decision tree.
Who to Call in a Crisis (Adult)
This video provides a step-by-step guide to using the Who to Call in a Crisis adult mental health crisis services in Delaware decision tree.
Health Care Access Resources
Resources to help individuals with IDD and their families plan for and respond to a mental health crisis.
A Guide to Completing the My Crisis Care Plan
This guide includes talking points you can use as you work through the sections of the My Crisis Care Plan.
My Crisis Care Plan
The My Crisis Care Plan is a communication tool that includes open-ended sections to help a person share information and supports that are most critical to know during and after a mental health crisis.
Who to Call in a Crisis – Youth Decision Tree
This decision tree walks through a set of questions to help you figure out the next right step when seeking youth mental health crisis services and supports in Delaware.
Who to Call in a Crisis – Adult Decision Tree
This decision tree walks through a set of questions to help you figure out the next right step when seeking adult mental health crisis services and supports in Delaware.
Resource Guides
Evidence-based resource guides that explain how and when to use practices known to effectively support individuals with IDD.
Communication Board
Crisis Communication Board for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This crisis communication board can be used to communicate with someone with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) during a mental health crisis.
Visual Supports
Visual Support: Picture Word Cards
Use these picture cards for your own visual schedule.
Visual Support: Blank Picture Word Cards
Create your own Picture Word cards for your visual schedule.
Visual Support: Picture Word Cards: Crisis and Mental Health
Use these picture cards for your own visual schedule.
Visual Support: Breathing Cue Card
A breathing cue card can be used to help a person learn and practice deep breathing as a calming strategy.
Visual Support: Break Card
A break card can be used to help a person learn and practice requesting a break.
Visual Support: “Oops” Picture Word Card
An “Oops” picture word card is used in visual schedules to indicate a change or disruption in the expected sequence of events.
Visual Support: Feelings Thermometer
A feelings thermometer can be used to help a person become aware of their emotions so they can learn how to manage them more effectively.
Social Narratives
Writing Social Narratives for Mental Health and Crisis
This guide explains what information you need to create a mental health social narrative.
Resources for People With Disabilities
Delaware Information and Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This guide lists resources that provide information and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the state of Delaware.
Resources For Crisis Care Centers
Crisis Call Center Questions for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
This guide includes questions that you can ask when supporting someone with a disability during a mental health crisis call.
If you are interested in these resource guides, click the link below to order free copies!
Funding for these resources was made possible by the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
These resources were created by the University of Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies with funding from the Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH), Department of Health and Social Services. DSAMH’s mission is to promote health and recovery by ensuring that Delawareans have access to quality prevention and treatment for mental health, substance use, and gambling conditions.
