Childhood Mental Health Information
A guide to your children's Mental Health, with links to information about depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder and behavioral problems.
Anxiety Symptoms
It is usually expected that all children will experience some fear or anxiety from time to time. That makes it important to learn the symptoms of a true anxiety disorder, so that you know when normal worries and fears have turned into a more serious condition for which you should get your child some help.
It is usually expected that all children will experience some fear or anxiety from time to time. That makes it important to learn the symptoms of a true anxiety disorder, so that you know when normal worries and fears have turned into a more serious condition for which you should get your child some help.
Teens and Stress
Whether caused by the loss of a friend or loved one, a recent move, being teased or bullied, difficulties at home, or problems at school, childhood stress can lead to behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, headaches, drug use, and insomnia, among many other symptoms and medical problems.
Whether caused by the loss of a friend or loved one, a recent move, being teased or bullied, difficulties at home, or problems at school, childhood stress can lead to behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, headaches, drug use, and insomnia, among many other symptoms and medical problems.
Conduct Disorder
Review the symptoms and treatments for children with conduct disorder, who might be very aggressive and destructive.
Review the symptoms and treatments for children with conduct disorder, who might be very aggressive and destructive.
Sensory Integration Disorder
Review why a child might be touching other children a lot, including have ADHD or Sensory Integration Disorder.
Review why a child might be touching other children a lot, including have ADHD or Sensory Integration Disorder.
Child Psychiatry Facts for Families
Facts for Families from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, on such topics as understanding your mental health insurance to where to find help when you are concerned that your child may have a mental health problem.
Facts for Families from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, on such topics as understanding your mental health insurance to where to find help when you are concerned that your child may have a mental health problem.
Generation Rx
Discusses the risks and benefits of medicating kids with drugs like Adderall XR, Concerta and Prozac.
Discusses the risks and benefits of medicating kids with drugs like Adderall XR, Concerta and Prozac.
Mental Health Resources
Online mental health resources on a variety of subjects, including anxiety, depression and medications.
Online mental health resources on a variety of subjects, including anxiety, depression and medications.
About our Kids
Parenting and mental health resources from the New York University Child Study Center.
Parenting and mental health resources from the New York University Child Study Center.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
The AACAP web site, with Facts for Families about common disorders in children and adolescents, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and suicide. Plus information on medications used to treat childhood psychiatric disorders.
The AACAP web site, with Facts for Families about common disorders in children and adolescents, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and suicide. Plus information on medications used to treat childhood psychiatric disorders.
NAMI Child & Adolescent Action Center
Links to federal agencies, Children’s Mental Health and Advocacy Organizations, Foundations Focusing on Children, Professional Organizations, and Academic Centers Focusing on Children’s Mental Health from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill to help you find support for your child with a mental illness.
Links to federal agencies, Children’s Mental Health and Advocacy Organizations, Foundations Focusing on Children, Professional Organizations, and Academic Centers Focusing on Children’s Mental Health from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill to help you find support for your child with a mental illness.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
A professional association for marriage and family therapy with information on problems facing today's families and how to find a therpist in your area.
A professional association for marriage and family therapy with information on problems facing today's families and how to find a therpist in your area.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
News, message boards,chat and a list of support groups for people with anxiety disorders, plus the ADAA Report on Childhood Anxiety Disorders.
News, message boards,chat and a list of support groups for people with anxiety disorders, plus the ADAA Report on Childhood Anxiety Disorders.
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
Learn more about bipolar disorder, with a Learning Center including an informative article about early onset bipolar disorder, a reference center with full text journal articles and a community center.
Learn more about bipolar disorder, with a Learning Center including an informative article about early onset bipolar disorder, a reference center with full text journal articles and a community center.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Information from the National Institute of Mental Health, including topics ranging from ADHD and autism to depression and learning disabilities. Includes full text NIMH booklets and links to clinical trials.
Information from the National Institute of Mental Health, including topics ranging from ADHD and autism to depression and learning disabilities. Includes full text NIMH booklets and links to clinical trials.
Children's Mental Health
The Surgeon Generals report on children's mental health, which concluded that 'the nation is facing a public crisis in mental health for children and adolescents.'
The Surgeon Generals report on children's mental health, which concluded that 'the nation is facing a public crisis in mental health for children and adolescents.'
Choosing a Mental Health Professional for your Child
Information on how to choose a mental health professional, such as a counselor, psychologist, or psychiatrist, and when you should seek help, including your child have a change in eating and appetite, sleeping, school work, activity level and mood.
Information on how to choose a mental health professional, such as a counselor, psychologist, or psychiatrist, and when you should seek help, including your child have a change in eating and appetite, sleeping, school work, activity level and mood.
Kids and Therapy
Information to help you determine if your child needs therapy, plus how to find the right therapist and types of therapy.
Information to help you determine if your child needs therapy, plus how to find the right therapist and types of therapy.
Psych Base
Find a mental health professional in your area, includes listings with location, treatments, areas of speciality and insurance plans accepted.
Find a mental health professional in your area, includes listings with location, treatments, areas of speciality and insurance plans accepted.
Psych Central
An annotated directory of mental health resources, with links to sites dealing with anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders and other resources for parents and children.
An annotated directory of mental health resources, with links to sites dealing with anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders and other resources for parents and children.
State Mental Health Resource Locator
State by state guide to mental health resources in your community.
State by state guide to mental health resources in your community.
HealthyMinds.org - Healthy minds. Healthy lives.
The consumer website for the American Psychiatric Association, with tips on traveling with children, summer camps, starting school, and information on teen depression, and other common childhood psychiatric disorders.
The consumer website for the American Psychiatric Association, with tips on traveling with children, summer camps, starting school, and information on teen depression, and other common childhood psychiatric disorders.