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A special thank you to Irene Covarrubias, MSW, for creating this resource page as her community project at SJSU, School of Social Work Associations, Coalitions, & Groups American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 3615 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20016 800/333-7636 www.aacap.org American Psychiatric Association (APA) 1400 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 202/682-6220 www.psych.org Federation of Families 1101 King Street, Suite 420 Alexandria, VA 22314 703/684-7710 www.ffcmh.org NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) A grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. NAMI Provides information on mental health research, local chapters and support groups, advocacy, and psycho-educational groups for consumers and families.                · National Site:  www.nami.org/               · NAMI Santa Clara County:  www.namisantaclara.org/ National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (866) 615-6464 www.minh.nih.gov National Mental Health Association (NMHA) 1021 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314-2971 800/969-6642 www.nmha.org MHSA, DMH (Mental Health Services Act, Department of Mental Health) A Department of Mental Health page dedicated to providing information about programming, planning, services, and updates surrounding the California MHSA (MHSA is the legislation connected to prop 63). www.dmh.cahwnet.gov/MHSA/default.asp ADHD & ADD Attention Deficit Information Network, Inc. 475 Hillside Avenue Needham, MA 02194 www.addinfonetwork.com Child Development Institute & ADHD A comprehensive site on ADHD diagnosis, treatment, medications, parent information and more www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/disorders/adhd.shtml Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Evaluation of ADHD www.aaappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;105/5/1158 Behavior & Conduct Issues Behavior Management This site is written for parents, a list of various techniques to help in behavior modification. Attempts to address strategies for specific behaviors. Good for finding tips that you can pass on to your clients. Information provided in Spanish and English. www.addasr.org/BehaviorManagementIndex.htm#Tips%20for%20Parens ODD and CD in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis and Treatment                This article can help with the following:                      · Assessment and diagnosis of ODD and CD and other conduct based issues in children and adolescents.                      · Psycho educational material for caregivers.                      · Discussion of treatment approaches www.klis.com/chandler/pamphlet/oddcd/oddcdpamphlet.htm Behavioral Issues: Pervasive Developmental Delays &Treatment for Adolescents www.tinyurl.com/2njsag Development Developmental Millstones in Children Ages 1-5 www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/devmile.htm Disclosing and Discussing Mental Illness Mental Health Works This site can serve as a guide for clients contemplating the disclosure of their mental illness an employer, potential employer, or to coworkers. The site offers:            · Information on rights & responsibilities            · How to talk to an employer            · What to say during a job interview            · Disclosing to coworkers            · Seeking Accommodations at work           · Work environment and relapse prevention www.mentalhealthworks.ca/employees/all_questions.asp Latinos Las Culturas Focused on providing health, healing, and cultural information about Latinos. Info on food, jobs, resources, and more. www.lasculturas.com/lib/libHealth.php Latino Mental Health www.latinomentalhealth.net/Home.htm LGBTQQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex) Resources & Psycho-education in working with the LGBTQQI community www.gaylesta.org/mhs.htm www.thetrevorproject.org www.fflag.org.uk/ www.advocatesforyouth.org/glbtq.htm www.gsanetwork.org/ www.defrank.org/ Physical, Mental, and Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Online (LD Online) Provides information about learning disabilities for parents, professionals, and kids. Clink on a specific learning disability and be linked to helpful articles on the issue.                -General Information:  www.ldonline                   -Telling a caregiver about his/her child's learning disability: www.ldonline.org/article/5937                -The IEP process: www.ldonline.org/indepth/iep Learning Disabilities A psycho-educational page for parents explaining various learning disabilities, bio-psycho-social issues involved with learning disabilities and legal issues. www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/ld.htm National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities P.O. Box 1492 Washington, DC 20013-1492 www.nichcy.org Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD: How to Help & Psycho-education This site was originally intended to provide psycho-education to friends & f amily of those living with PTSD, but not all of the material on the page may be appropriate to this use. It can be used to gain a better understanding of PTSD and various issues surrounding this diagnosis. http://tinyurl.com/2ehpqe Mental Status Examination (MSE) Conducting an MSE www.psych.uic.edu/psyclerk/psychiatric.htm MSE Form                This PDF form contains:                       · The major categories of an MSE                       · Allows one to see the exam in a checklist style format                       · A glossary of terms commonly found in an MSE.  www.swin.edu.au/victims/resources/interview/MSE-FORM.pdf Mood Disorders Bipolar Focus A non-profit web community providing education and support. www.moodswing.org Bipolar with Children & Treatment www.stepup4bpkids.com/images/pdfs/TreatmentGuide03-05.pdf Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance Educates the public and professionals about depression & bipolar illnesses. Also provides information on support groups and resources. www.dballiance.org Families for Depression Awareness Provides information and tools to help families and friends cope with unipolar and bipolar depression. www.familyaware.org Multicultural Populations NAMI's Multicultual and International Outreach Center www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Multicultural_Support&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=41&ContentID=11712 Nutrition Nutritional Food Diary www.mealsmatter.org/CookingForFamily/Planning/article.aspx?articleId=309 SAMHSA Sites Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the US Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.               · Latest national data on mental health problems www.oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k5nsduh/Ch8               · Mental health related reports www.oas.samhsa.gov/Reports               · National Outcome Measures (NOMs) for co-occurring disorders www.oas.samhsa.gov/NOMsCoOccur2k6.pdf               · SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (focus on treatment) mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/               · SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/               · State Level Mental Health Data www.oas.samhsa.gov/ Social Recovery Model Social Recovery The following links provide useful information on the social recovery model, its history, application, and relevance. www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/articles.html www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/art_wrap.html www.casra.org Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Evaluation and Treatment of Clients & Suicidal Ideation www.aafp.org/afp/990315ap/1500.html Suicide Assessment www.psychpage.com/learning/library/counseling/suicide.html Survivors of Suicide www.survivorsofsuicide.com www.hopeforbereaved.com www.siblingsurvivors.com

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