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Web sites you can visit to learn more about child and adolescent mental health.

 

VCU
Dept. of Psychiatry
VTCC
Last Updated:
07/06/2007
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Mental Illnesses/Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adfacts.cfm

Anxiety Disorders Association of America           www.adaa.org/

Autism

Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the US
www.asperger.org
Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org
Autism. PDD Resources Network
www.autism-pdd.net

Families for Early Autism Treatment
www.feat.org

Organization for Autism Research
www.autismorg.com
The Autism Program of Virginia
www. autismva.org

Bipolar Disorder

Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation      http://www.bpkids.org

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation          www.ocfoundation.org
 
Teen Substance Abuse
Check Yourself                            http://www.checkyourself.org

Teen Drug Abuse                                http://www.teendrugabuse.us

Teen Alcohol and other drugs http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+ Families&name=Teens%3A+Alcohol+And+Other+Drugs

 

Mental Health and Health Related Organizations

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
 www.aacap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry
www.adolpsych.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance http://www.dbsalliance.org
HealthPlace.com 
Provides comprehensive information on psychological disorders and psychiatric medications from both a consumer and expert point of view.
www.healthyplace.com/site/childhood_psychiatric_
disorders.asp
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
http://www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
Mental Health Topics, National Mental Health Information Center
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/topics

Education and Advocacy

Children's Defense Fund: Children's Mental Health    Resource Kit                               www.childrensdefense.org/pdf/mentalhealthresourcekit/full.pdf
Comprehensive Services Act
http://www.csa.state.va.us
Ed.com                                           www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health www.ffcmh.org
Federal Resource Center for Special Education www.dssc.org/frc
Health Education Consultants
www.health-ed-consultants.org/core.htm
Learning Disabilities On Line- LD In-Depth- IEP Individualized    www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/iep_process.html
Special Education Law & Advocacy - Wrights Law www.wrightslaw.com
Virginia Commission on Youth
http://www.coy.state.va.us
Virginia Kids
www.virginiakids.net/
Everybody's Talking 
This web site provides an on-line version of the book, "Everybody's Talking," a resource for parents and professionals that addresses common questions about information sharing among agencies serving children with emotional, behavioral, and developmental problems.
 http://www.vcuhealth.org/vtcc/everybodytalking/