Family Education Resources
Family Ties Directory of Resources for
Families of Children with Special Needs
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Massachusetts Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Institute of Mental Health
Project Interface (Local resources
for
Parent handouts available at
www.schoolpsychiatry.org
The Parents’ How-to Guide to Children’s
Mental Health Services in Massachusetts
Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PAL)
AACAP Guide for Families: Children Who Can’t
Pay Attention/ADHD
AAP and National Initiative for Children’s
Healthcare Quality handout
National Resource Center on ADHD
AACAP Facts for Families: The Anxious Child
Anxiety Disorders Association of America at www.adaa.org
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Anxiety Disorder Resource Center
AACAP Facts for Families: The Child with Autism
Pediatric bipolar fact sheets and
information - Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
AACAP Facts for Families: Bipolar Disorder
In Children and Teens
Conduct Disorder - AACAP Facts for Families
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conduct Disorder Resource Center
Parents - Medication Guide for Treating
Depression
AACAP Facts for Families: The Depressed
Child
AAP Depression and Suicide web page
American Family Physician: What to Do If You
Think Your Child Is Depressed
Families for Depression Awareness at
www.familyaware.org
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Depression Resource Center
www.AdolescentWellness.org
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and
Associated Disorders
AACAP Facts for Families: Teenagers with
Eating Disorders
Maudsley Parents: A site for parents of eating disordered children –
Contains information about Family-Based Treatment (Maudsley Approach) including
a video
Parents Med Guide for Treating Depression
AACAP Facts for Families:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Oppositional
AACAP Facts for Families; Oppositional Defiance Disorder
AACAP Oppositional Defiant Disorder Resource
Center
AACAP Facts for Families: Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
– This web resource contains information for parents and caregivers, as well as
for professionals.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Disaster and Trauma Resource Center
AACAP Facts for Families: Schizophrenia In
Children
AACAP Facts for Families:
Substance Abuse Treatment For Children And Adolescents: Questions To Ask