Mental Health
Mental Health Links
- Supporting Your Adolescent: Tips for Parents Guidance to parents on how to best support, guide and interact with their adolescent children by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- Children's Mental Health Education Campaign Comprehensive information about the emotional problems of America's children and adolescents and a plan for needed services provided by CMHS - The Center for Mental Health Services.
- Child Psychology Center Information for parents, teenagers, children and professionals about various child psych, topics including ADHD, depression, eating disorders, sibling rivalry, school violence, surviving divorce and more.
- Report on The Mental Health of Young Australians A November 2000 report by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care on mental illness in children and adolescents aged 4-17 years throughout Australia.
- Teen Life and Health Digest A digest of news and articles updated weekly on education, teen health, teen mental health, youth violence, teen sexuality, and parent and teen relations.
- Optimums Tools for reducing stress for parents and children.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Facts, theories, treatment and prevention options on youth violence and suicide by the CDC.
- Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets Articles written by a pediatric psychiatrist describing the diagnosis and treatment of common child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.
- Feingold Association Some information on the relationship of diet to behavior.
- Project Resilience A website that teaches a strength based approach to education, prevention and treatment of mental illness in children.
- Mental Health Risk Factors for Adolescents Links to websites and articles covering adolescent mental health issues.
- Facts for Families and Other Resources Many helpful articles covering all aspects of child mental health from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Japan The physical and behavioral characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome from birth to age seven. Information about maternal and paternal drinking and educational links to other related sites.
- Build Your Child's Self-Esteem Dr. Yarnell, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, describes 16 techniques parents and teachers can use to build high, positive self-esteem in their children.
- The Children's Health Council Information on children with behavioral, developmental, and learning challenges including diagnoses, counseling, educational tutoring, parenting classes, family resources, and a school for children with special needs.
- Office of the Surgeon General Extensive information on children's mental health including a blueprint for addressing children's mental health needs in the United States.
- Guidance for Effective Discipline American Association of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Effective Discipline.
- Center for Study and Prevention of Violence Research and general information on juvenile, adolescent and teen violence prevention.
- Research & Training Center on Children's Mental Health Research and training information on supporting families and improving services to children and youth who have mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- NIMH - Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders Information for parents whose children are experiencing symptoms of emotional disorders and use of medication.
- Ask The Doctor Interactive medical question and answer forum about all aspects of child behavior. Questions are replied to by online doctors with an online library of articles on children's problems.
- Children's Mental Health Ontario Information on promoting environments that support positive mental health and quality children's mental health services in Ontario Canada.
- Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health A National parent-run organization with a strong family focus, providing extensive information on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders.
- NIMH - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Comprehensive information by the National Institute of Mental Health on the cause, incidence and treatment of childhood and adolescent mental illness, depression, schizophrenia and suicide in United States.
- About Our Kids Information on children's mental health and parenting based on research in child psychiatry, psychology, and child development; sponsored by the New York University Child Study Center.
- Early Promotion Project A multi-cultural and longitudinal research project on primary prevention, early intervention and childrens psychosocial development.
- Iris the Dragon Inc. Iris the Dragon Inc. is the web site of a small publishing company specializing in children's illustrated books that deal with mental illness and brain disorders, their first book is called "Catch A Falling Star".
- No Safe Place Report on children and violence in America by the Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis.
- Caught in the Middle A web guide for parents of children in middle school.
- Parenting Predicaments A segment where parents can get advice on developmental and behavioral concerns.
- American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry On line newsletter, links, research, book reviews and articles on teen, adolescence and young adult issues including depression and suicide.
- Sandwell Mind Book Shop Online bookstore with 1,000 books on mental health, alternative therapies and other relevant topics.
- Depression Checklist - NAMI Youth Guidelines for parents on identifying childhood depression. Provided by the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill.
- Child Pain Help Describes psychological approaches to pediatric chronic pain problems, news concerning pain management and services of CPANCF.
- NMHA Broad based information by The National Mental Health Association on all aspects of mental health and mental illness including children and youth.
- SAMHSA The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides information, statistics and articles on improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in the areas of substance abuse and mental illnesses.
- Stress Overload In Children And Adolescents Dr. Yarnell, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, lists the symptoms parents and teachers need to watch for that indicate that the child or adolescent needs help dealing with his/her feelings.
- CMHS Comprehensive national information on mental illness by the Center for Mental Health Services including: managed care, emergency services, children's campaign, community support, homelessness, special populations, hiv, aids, statistics, and state planning.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Information on child and adolescent psychiatry including fact sheets for parents and caregivers, current research, practice guidelines and managed care.
- Paper Boat Articles and presentations on the wraparound approach to supporting children who have severe emotional disabilities.
- Self Determination General information, links and references on Self Determination for individuals experiencing mental and physical disabilities and their families.
- ADHD An index of key links on Diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)by athealth.com
- Lifescape.com Information and support on all aspects of mental health for children and adults, from personal growth and child development to dealing with ADHD, drug abuse, child violence and depression.
- Pennsylvania Child and Adolescent Service System Program Reference information on CASSP, a comprehensive mental health service system for children, adolescents and their families based on principles of collaboration, family focus, child centered and multi system.
- Parents and Kids Sports What motivates a parent to push a 5-year-old child to compete in highly structured, adult-styled games? Take a step back and examine your role as a parent in your child's sport with this information taken from the two-time Emmy award-winning documentary, "When Winning Is Everything, More Than The Game is Lost."
- Teenage Mental Health Resources related to teenagers and mental health.
- Three Trees Provides grief support and counseling for children that have lost a loved one.
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