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Mental Health Disorders

Military Families Webinar

Date/Time (ET): 
November 19, 2009 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

This Webinar focuses on helping students deal with mental health issues related to deployment in the military. Special presenter, Dr. Dennis Embry, and the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention addresses questions like,

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brochure for families that offers information on ADHD and its management, including research on medications and behavioral interventions and res

Facts for Families

Publisher: 
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has developed over 80 fact sheets on relevant topics for children and adolescent's health.

National Institute of Mental Health Web Site: Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Publisher: 
National Institute of Mental Health

The National Institute of Mental Health's special Web site section devoted to Child and Adolescent Mental Health provides links to current research on the topic and information about common mental

American Academy of Pediatrics Behavioral and Mental Health Web Pages

Publisher: 
American Academy of Pediatrics

The Behavioral and Mental Health Web pages address child and family emotional well-being and coping. Resources are available on raising emotionally healthy children and coping with common behavioral and mental health conditions and stressful life situations.

Finding Help and Working with Schools: Tips for Parents of Teens with Mental Health Problems

Publisher: 
Education Development Center, Inc.

This pamphlet was published for parents of teens with mental health problems who are unsure of where to turn for help.

Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression: An Analysis of Recent Data Shows "Self-Medicating" Could Actually Make Things Worse

Publisher: 
Executive Office of the President

This report looks at recent data on teen marijuana abuse as “self-medication.” It provides statistics on marijuana use and links to depression and other mental illnesses, and also compares marijuana use between males and females, depressed teens and depressed adults, and depressed and non-depressed teenagers.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) News

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This online resource is the national newsletter of the SAMHSA.

Mental Health of Adolescents: A National Profile, 2008

Publisher: 
National Adolescent Health Information Center

This brief on adolescent mental health aims to inform health professionals, policymakers, educators, administrators, and school-based health centers concerned with the health and well-being of adol