Resources

Psychiatry Resources:

ADHD Evaluation Forms

• Parent Informant Initial
• Teacher Informant Initial
• Parent Follow up
• Teacher Followup

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:

• http://www.aacap.org/

American Academy of Pediatrics has a website with many excellent resources for parents on common questions and concerns including ADHD, parenting tips, child development, and more:

• http://www.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspx

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Facts for Families

• http://www.aacap.org/aacap/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Keyword.aspx

Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association:

• http://www.drada.org/

Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health:

• http://www.ffcmh.org/

National Mental Health Association:

• http://www.nmha.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)  has an excellent website: be sure to visit the Child and Adolescent Action Center for the NAMI Family Guide: Adolescent Depression and Treatment Options, the NAMI resource guide, and other helpful information:

• http://nami.org

Website that is developed and maintained by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to provide information for parents of children who may need medication to help with their difficulties.

• http://www.parentsmedguide.org/

National Institute of Mental Health:

• http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

National Institute on Drug Abuse website has brief fact sheets on major drugs of abuse, as well as information about preventing and treating substance abuse:

• http://www.drugabuse.gov/

CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is a website with several good resources for people who have ADHD.  Excellent resources regarding working with the school system:

• http://www.chadd.org/

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance:

• http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home

Federal Drug Administration (FDA):

• http://www.fda.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• http://www.cdc.gov/

American Psychological Association:

• http://www.apa.org/

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation:

• http://www.thebalancedmind.org/

The REACH Institute, The Resource for Advancing Children’s Health:

• http://www.thereachinstitute.org/

American Counseling Association – Children and Adolescents:

• http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/browse-by-topic/children-adolescents

Multisystemic Therapy Information: Breaking the Cycle of Criminal Behavior by keeping teens at home, in school and out of trouble:

• http://mstservices.com/

Resources, Information, and Links to Child and Teen Counseling Services:

• http://www.effectivechildtherapy.com/content/cbt-anxiety

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Resources:

• http://tfcbt.musc.edu/

Relational Psychotherapy Resources and Information:

• http://www.goodtherapy.org/relational-psychotherapy.html