American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry “Facts for Families”
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers reliable information on basic development, parent guidance, psychiatric conditions, and resources that can be helpful. These guides are a good place to start for families with concerns.
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
APNA website provides a number of resources for Child and Adolescents. Topics include General Mental Health, ADHD, Trauma and Substance Abuse amongst others. It has a wealth of links, and fact sheets about everything from diagnoses to programs, to seminars and videos. The information is quite extensive.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is an advocate group for mental health patients. Their web site offers some basic information about conditions and how to get involved in supporting the mentally ill. They have some basic information on psychiatric conditions and early signs of illness.
AACAP Depression Resource Center
In addition to facts for families the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has developed a special area for parents, and clinicians dealing specifically with resources for kids with depression.
AACAP Depression Resource Center
How Technology Helped Me Cheat Dyslexia
Excellent article by a Wired Journalist describing her personal challenges as a child with dyslexia, a modern understanding of the illness as well as resources available for patients with dyslexia. It includes links to NPR interviews as well as providing web resources.
How Technology Helped Me Cheat Dyslexia
32 Tips for Surviving and Parenting Crying Babies on Planes
New York Times Article with ideas for flying with small babies, either as a fellow passenger or as a parent.
32 Tips for Surviving and Parenting Crying Babies on Planes
The Sickness Behind the College Scandal
Wall Street Journal Op/Ed, by a practicing psychoanalyst, raises the question of a parent’s role in encouraging their children to succeed. Essentially a polemic, it introduces the worthwhile question as to what motives drive parents.
The Sickness Behind the College Scandal
We’re Overmedicating Our Children
Wall Street Journal Article discussing the increase in psychopharmacology prescribing to children and adolescents.
We’re Overmedicating Our Children
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