| Education and Information
Patient Education Materials covering a variety of mental health and substance abuse topics are available for you to download and print. You may need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Viewer.
Alcohol Abuse
Attention Deficit Disorder/ADHD
Bipolar Disorder
Bullies and Bullying
Children
Cutting/Self-Mutilation/Self-Injury
Depression
Eating Disorders & Obesity
General
Huffing/Inhalants
Obesity
Schizophrenia
Stress
Substance Abuse
Violence, Trauma, and Abuse
Related Web Sites:
Abuse
This website serves as an Internet clearinghouse of information, resources, and support. Abuse is one of its focuses. The site's section on Abuse includes definitions of child neglect, sexual, physical and emotional abuse.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
This website contains good information about anxiety disorders. It describes the various anxiety disorders, discusses treatment and options, and includes success stories about those who have overcome anxiety disorders. In addition to learning more about this organization, you can subscribe to the organization’s free electronic newsletter, Triumph.
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The mission of this division of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans through research, education and training in PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website includes information on related topics, publications and research.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This outstanding, comprehensive website is a collaboration among 70 member centers across the U.S. and is funded, in part, by a congressional initiative. This Network blends the academic best practices of clinical research with the wisdom of front-line community service providers. The result is a wealth of information, providing basic definitions to types of traumatic stress, brochures, reading lists, and information specifically for parents and caregivers, schools, the media and mental health professionals. The site also includes information on how to get help for a child, facts and figures, and available web-based training, training videos and much more.
Reactive Attachment Disorder
This website is a resource and source of mutual support for parents and others who are parenting children with reactive attachment disorder (RAD). Designed and maintained by parents of children with RAD kids, this site is intended to support the relationship that should exist between the user and his or her child’s physician or therapist. It contains a lot of important information on reactive attachment disorder and how to parent affected children.
Trauma and Abuse Support: The Wounded Healer Journal
This website claims to be the web's oldest support site for those who have experienced trauma and abuse. It includes crisis resources, discussion forums, resources, and FAQs. This site is managed by volunteers, and could be helpful and supportive to someone suffering from trauma and abuse. |
