The following links and book references are listed to provide you with additional mental health care information. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.
Websites – General Associations & Institutes
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Psychological Association
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America
- Child Mind Institute
- MentalHealth.gov/
- National Institute of Mental Health
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Additional Websites based on Specific Areas of Concern
Suicide Prevention
Depression & Anxiety Related Disorders
- Depression and How Therapy Can Help
- Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
- Beyond OCD
- International OCD Foundation
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH
- ADDitude Magazine
Misc
- Embracing Your Demons: An Overview of Acceptance Commitment Therapy
- History of MBSR- UMass Medical School
- Understood.org For Learning/Attentional Issues
- VIA Institute on Character – 24 Character Strenghts
- What is Positive Psychotherapy? (Benefits & Model)
Some Favorite Therapy Related Books
Dawson, Reg & Guare, Richard
- Smart but Scattered
Green, Ross
- The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Hanson, Rick
- Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness
Kabat-Zinn, Jon
- Full Catastrophe Living, Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness
- Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
- Mindfulness for Beginners
Kabat-Zinn, Jon and Myla
- Everyday Blessings, A Guide to Mindful Parenting
Kaizer Greeland, Susan
- The Mindful Child
Segal, Zindel; Williams, Mark; & Teasdale, John
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Depression
Siegel, Daniel
- Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
- No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
- Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
Seligman, Martin
- The Optimistic Child
- Flourish
- Authentic Happiness
Wilson, Kelly & DeFrene, Troy
- Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong
Some Favorite Children’s Books
Cook, Julia
- Baditude: What to Do When Your Life Stinks
- Bubble Gum Brain- Ready, Get Mindset… GROW!
- It’s Hard To Be A Verb
- My Mouth is A Volcano
- The Judgemental Flower
- Wilma Jean the Worry Machine
- Soda Pop Head
Deak, JoAnn
- Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It
Emberley, Ed
- Glad Monster, Sad Monster
Garcia, Gabi
- Listening to My Body
Levy, Adir
- What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Chose Series)
Lite, Lori
- Angry Octopus: Children Learn How to Control Anger, Reduce Stress and Fall Asleep Faster
Vail, Rachel
- Sometimes I am Bambaloo
*This list is a work in progress and will be update periodically
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