ASERT Does Not Offer Crisis Services
If you or someone you love is experiencing mental health distress or thoughts of suicide please call or text 988 for support.
Site: PAAutism
Starting an Autism Support/Self-Advocacy Group
This resource was developed by ASERT to help individuals start their own support and/or self-advocacy group.
Read moreStay At Home Order Social Story
This resource provides a visual guide to what the stay at home order means. This resource has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Burmese. It is also available as an animated video.
Read moreStaying Connected at Home
This resource is for individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities on how to stay connected while staying at home during COVID-19.
Read moreSteps to Joining a Group
This resource developed by ASERT helps individuals with finding a group to talk with and joining them.
Read moreSummer Safety During COVID
This resource provides tips and suggestions on staying safe while enjoying activities during the summer with COVID-19.
Read moreTalking About Going into the Community
Due to COVID-19, people have been limited in being able to go into the community. Schools, stores and businesses have been closed, leaving people to spend most of their time at home. As places start to open, it's important to discuss how comfortable your loved one is with going into the community. This resource provides parents and caregivers with some things to consider when talking with loved ones.
Read moreTechnology Assisted Children’s Home Program (TACHP)
The Technology Assisted Children’s Home Program (TACHP) provides advocacy, resources, and support for families who have children at home and use any sort of machine to replace a vital organ.
Read moreTemple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion: Criminal Justice
These resources focus on problems facing individuals with both mental illnesses and criminal justice involvement, with a focus on strategies to support these individuals in reestablishing meaningful family and employment ties to their communities.
Read moreTemple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion: Discrimination
These resources provide a review of the discrimination towards individuals with mental health conditions in public settings, mental health provider agencies, and academic programs, as well as recommendations for policy and practice changes and public educational programming.
Read moreTemple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion: Education
These resources focus on the effectiveness of 'supported education' programming, as well as guidebooks and trainers' guides for individuals with mental illnesses who want to return to school to continue or complete their education.
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