Making Treatment Decisions for Your Child's Problems
Information and resources for making decisions about treatment when your child has serious emotional or behavioral problems.
Getting a Diagnosis
Find the tools you need to work with professionals to help your child.
Find the tools you need to work with professionals to help your child.
Advice for Parents on Seeking Assessment of Children's Problems
Children with developmental delays in emotional and social development can and do catch up with their peers with the proper intervention.
Children with developmental delays in emotional and social development can and do catch up with their peers with the proper intervention.
Avoiding Cruel Choices
A guide for professionals that can arm parents with the information to find treatment options for their SED child.
A guide for professionals that can arm parents with the information to find treatment options for their SED child.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - Children's Issues
Begin your advocacy research at Bazelon where you will learn about managed care, Medicaid, community-based treatment, and more.
Begin your advocacy research at Bazelon where you will learn about managed care, Medicaid, community-based treatment, and more.
Because Kids Grow Up
Innovations in treatment for children with mental disorders, and support for their caregivers. NAMI
Innovations in treatment for children with mental disorders, and support for their caregivers. NAMI
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
Great information about current trends and best practices as you investigate services for your child with emotional or behavioral disorders.
Great information about current trends and best practices as you investigate services for your child with emotional or behavioral disorders.
Choosing a Mental Health Professional for Your Child
The who, what, when, where, why, and how of seeking treatment for your child, from the NYU Child Study Center.
The who, what, when, where, why, and how of seeking treatment for your child, from the NYU Child Study Center.
Difficult.net, Ask Dr. Sells
Dr. Sells tells parents how to cut through the manipulativeness of difficult teens, applies to younger kids too. You may submit a question to the doctor.
Dr. Sells tells parents how to cut through the manipulativeness of difficult teens, applies to younger kids too. You may submit a question to the doctor.
Does My Child Have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder?
If you are concerned, this article is an excellent guide to making the decision about assessment and treatment for your child.
If you are concerned, this article is an excellent guide to making the decision about assessment and treatment for your child.
Family Guide to Care for Children with Mental Health Needs
Finding services for your child, preparing for the first visit, partnering with service providers, rights and responsibilities. Empower yourself with this valuable information.
Finding services for your child, preparing for the first visit, partnering with service providers, rights and responsibilities. Empower yourself with this valuable information.
Glossary of Children's Mental Health Terms
Learn the meaning of the buzzwords you will hear when you try to access services for your child's mental health disorder.
Learn the meaning of the buzzwords you will hear when you try to access services for your child's mental health disorder.
HeadRoom
Great looking new site on mental health issues for children and adolescents.
Great looking new site on mental health issues for children and adolescents.
Innovations in Successful Treatment of SED Children
You will be encouraged by these positive strategies to improving your child and family's well-being. Focal Point Enrichment article table of contents.
You will be encouraged by these positive strategies to improving your child and family's well-being. Focal Point Enrichment article table of contents.
KidsPeace - Healing Magazine
This magazine is useful for parents of children with serious emotional and behavioral problems. Link back to KidsPeace for more resources.
This magazine is useful for parents of children with serious emotional and behavioral problems. Link back to KidsPeace for more resources.
Know When to Seek Help for Your Child
A fact sheet from American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Good checklist of symptoms for parents to follow.
A fact sheet from American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Good checklist of symptoms for parents to follow.
Medications Used for Childhood Mental Disorders
Find links to information on specific drugs, as well as free and reduced fee medication programs. Northern County Psychiatric Associates
Find links to information on specific drugs, as well as free and reduced fee medication programs. Northern County Psychiatric Associates
Promising Practices in Children's Mental Health
The latest thinking in community mental health systems of care for children with mental health disorders. Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.
The latest thinking in community mental health systems of care for children with mental health disorders. Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.
Respite Care for Children with Serious Emotional Disorders
Respite is a vital component of the successful treatment plan.
Respite is a vital component of the successful treatment plan.
Self Help & Psychology Magazine: Child Behavior Index
Help for dealing with childhood problems of stress, depression, anger, divorce, and more.
Help for dealing with childhood problems of stress, depression, anger, divorce, and more.
Starting a Self-Help/Advocacy Group
An entire set of materials that can be used to build a self-help/support group for parents. Developed by National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse. PDF
An entire set of materials that can be used to build a self-help/support group for parents. Developed by National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse. PDF
Tips on Organizing A Resource Notebook
A resource notebook is a great tool for parents to organize the treatment maze. These tips at Schwarb Learning are aimed at ADHD/LD, but the approach is perfect for parents of children with emotional or behavioral disorders.
A resource notebook is a great tool for parents to organize the treatment maze. These tips at Schwarb Learning are aimed at ADHD/LD, but the approach is perfect for parents of children with emotional or behavioral disorders.
Transforming the Difficult Child
An important book for parents of very difficult children. Read exceprts and order the book.
An important book for parents of very difficult children. Read exceprts and order the book.
Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
Q & A on using medications with children with mental disorders. National Institute of Mental Health
Q & A on using medications with children with mental disorders. National Institute of Mental Health
Wraparound Services
Learn about wraparound services for children with mental health disorders. Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.
Learn about wraparound services for children with mental health disorders. Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.