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Mental health resources
Key resources
Resources for caregivers (parents, grandparents, etc.)
Miscellaneous topics
Key resources
University centers Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Resources for caregivers (parents, grandparents, etc.)
For grandparents - Through the Eyes of a Child - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren University of Wisconsin
- Grandfamilies Generations United
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Resources for parents Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Provides information on missing children, child safety, sex offenders, preparing for natural disasters, and child Internet safety.Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides information on child abuse and neglect. Contains toll-free phone numbers for crisis and abuse. It consolidates information from the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Especially for parents
Provides parents with information on homework, how to help your child in school, and a variety of resource including a monthly online TV show for parents.Free youth depression prevention and treatment programs
Provides free, downloadable cognitive-behavioral interventions for group prevention, group treatment, parent intervention, and individual treatment of depressed youth.Guidelines for parents: How to deal with temper tantrums
National Association of School Psychologists, 2004Intervention Central
Offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth. Visit regularly for newly posted academic and behavioral intervention strategies, downloadable publications on effective teaching practices, and tools that streamline classroom assessment and intervention.I-SAFE
A non-profit organization that provides Internet safety education to protect youth online. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.LD Online
For information and resources when working with children with attention deficits and/or learning disabilities, visit ldonline. LDonline also offers a free e-newsletterNational Support America
This site includes resource centers throughout the United States that reach out to help parents wih such issues as preventing child abuse, relief from the stress of taking care of children, education and day care, and finally discipline, divorce, and work.Office of [Missouri's] Social and Economic Data Analysis
This site provides the latest research through a quarterly newsletter on major issues related to children's well-being. Topics include: Parent involvement, children with serious emotional disorders, grandparents raising children, change in Missouri Hispanic public school enrollment, etc.The ParentLink network helps Missouri's parents provide safe, healthy and nurturing environments for their children. Call the Warmline, 1-800-552-8522, for answers to parenting questions, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Partnership for a Drug-Free AmericaTM
Practical Parenting Partnerships
Practical Parenting Partnerships is a training and resource center. PPP exists to help schools, parents, and community members work together for children's growth and development- especially success in school. To this end, PPP offers professional development in the form of training and workshops, provides resources, and hosts an annual conference to help school personnel, families and the larger community.Promoting resilience in children: What parents can do (.pdf)
Raising good kids during tough times
Offers brief articles on a variety of topics concerning common childrearing problems and evidence-based, practical advice on how to deal with them
The Cambridge Center for Behavioral StudiesReading Is Fundamental
This site is devoted to helping parents motivate their children to read.Sharing Our Strengths (SOS)
Sharing Our Strengths is Missouri's parent to parent/peer support network for parents of children with developmental disabilities or special healthcare needs, individuals with disabilities, and professionals. You may have questions and concerns about dealing with your child's needs and your own feelings. You are not alone. We have been there. Let us be there for you.This site educates parents on digital technologies (e.g., cells phones, Blackberries, iPods, and Internet websites). This site provides links to tools parents can monitor their teen's digital activities to help keep them safe.
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)
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Miscellaneous topics
Additional mental health resources - Bipolar Disorder in children and adolescents
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Children and divorce
- Helping America's youth
- Myths about suicide
- Psychogenic Nonepileptic seizures (PNES)
- Reactions and guidelines for children following trauma/ disaster
- Recognizing protective and risk factors in youth
- Resources for traumatic events and coping
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