Resources & Support For Children’s Mental Health Week
In addition to May being Mental Health Awareness Month (or, simply Mental Health Month, depending on where you read about it), the week of May 4-10 is Children’s Mental Health Week and it kicked off with a bang yesterday (May 4) with Childhood Depression Awareness Day.
To help you better understand children’s mental health, or - if you already have a pretty good handle on your child’s mental health - to help you stay current with the goings-on and resources for children’s mental health, I’ve compiled a list of useful Web sites, pages, and articles for you.
You can thank Liberty for this tidbit: The May 2008 issue of Parents magazine features an article about children’s mental health and, fortunately for those of us do a lot of online reading, the piece is included in the online version of the mag. What Can Be Done About the Children’s Mental Health Crisis? includes information about health insurance concerns, doctors’ responsibilities, common mental disorders children have, and some surprising statistics.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conveniently rounds up links to their children and adolescent mental health-related resources on one Web page, which includes information about the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the Safe Schools/Healthy Schools Initiative, and the Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free.
Similarly, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides one Web page that acts as a one-stop shop for child mental health-related information. It includes links to resources dealing with various mental disorders that affect children and adolescents, mental health medications for children, and articles on coping with traumatic life events.
And, if you’re searching for children’s mental health resources and support in your area, simply google “children’s mental health [your state]” - this may seem like no-brainer advice, but because of the number of state-specific children’s mental health organizations I ran into during my research, I felt I should pass it along.
Do you have any other resources for children’s mental health information and support? Feel free to share in the comments! And don’t forget to check out Kids Health Notes and Autism Vox for more children and/or mental health related information!
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