From the “My Life Plan” website:
MY LIFE PLAN: A PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING GUIDE
My Life Plan is a tool to help you create a vision that’s based on strengths, skills and interests, and to set goals and identify supports to make that vision a reality. You can share your plan with anyone who is a helpful person in your life, such as: your parents, IEP team, case resource manager, or support staff.
SELF-GUIDED LIFE PLANNING
Create a vision for the future. Set goals. Identify helpful people and needed supports. Let Your Person Centered Planning Guide help you plan and prepare for each stage of life.
AGE APPROPRIATE FOR EVERYONE
From infancy and childhood through school age and transition.
From adulthood to retirement.
FEEL EMPOWERED AND IN CONTROL
Share your completed plan with all the important people in your life: your family, IEP team, case resource manager, and support staff. Your plan shows them what is important to you and what you want your life to look like.
Suicide
Many parents feel alone and isolated in this experience with their child. Dealing with a mental health condition and behaviors takes time, is stressful and can have an impact on your health and well-being. Know that there are many parents who have gone through similar challenges. Here are some tips from other parents who have faced similar experiences:
Learn About Mental Treatment and Providers
What to Do if You Notice Symptoms
Find information on different mental health conditions that children and teens face. These resources include information on symptoms, treatment and getting diagnosed.