Additonal Resources
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- Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Children
And Adolescents
- About Our Kids
- The Center was founded in 1997 to improve the treatment of child psychiatric
disorders through scientific practice, research, and education, and to eliminate
the stigma of being or having a child with a psychiatric disorder.
- The American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- The leading national professional medical association dedicated to treating
and improving the quality of life for children, adolescents, and families
affected by these disorders.
- Center
for Mental Health Services Research at Washington University
- A Guide for Child Welfare Professionals, Judges, Lawyers, Foster Parents,
and Family Members to working with Psychiatrists and Psychotropic Medication
- The Chadwick
Center
- The Chadwick Center at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, one of the
largest centers of its kind, is staffed with more than 120 professionals
and paraprofessionals in the fields of medicine, social work, psychology,
psychiatry, child development, nursing, and education technology. The staff
is committed to family-centered care and a multidisciplinary approach to
child abuse and family violence.
- Child and Family Policy
Institute of California
- The purpose of the Child and Family Policy Institute of California is
to advance the development of sound public policy and promote program excellence
in county Human Services Agencies through research, education, training,
and technical assistance.
- Child
Physical & Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for Treatment
- Revised Report, April 2004. A cooperative agreement funded by the Office
for Victims of Crime. Prepared by National Crime Victims Research & Treatment
Center and Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress.
- Child Trends
- A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization providing social science
research to those who serve children and youth. To advance its mission, Child
Trends collects and analyzes data; conducts, synthesizes, and disseminates
research; designs and evaluates programs; and develops and tests promising
approaches to research in the field.
- Child Welfare Information
Gateway
- Provides easy access to print and electronic publications, websites, and
online databases covering a wide range of child welfare topics.
- Child Welfare League
of America
- An association of nearly 800 public and private nonprofit agencies that
assist more than 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families
each year with a range of services.
- Federation of Families
for Children's Mental Health
- The National family-run organization dedicated exclusively to helping
children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality
of life.
- Georgetown University
Center for Child and Human Development
- Established over four decades ago to improve the quality of life for all
children and youth, especially those with, or at risk for, special needs
and their families.
- National
Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Mission is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services
for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United
States.
- Parents Medication
Guide
- The American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry have developed two medication guides - the most
recent, ADHD Parents Medication Guide, and The Use of Medication in Treating
Childhood and Adolescent Depression: Information for Patients and Families.
- Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Links to additional Child and Family resources.
- Adults
- New Freedom
Commission on Mental Health
- President George W. Bush established the President’s New Freedom Commission
on Mental Health in April 2002 as part of his commitment to eliminate inequality
for Americans with disabilities.
- Best
Practices
- General
