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Honoring Children of Alcoholics Week
February 12 to 18, 2012 An estimated 25 percent of all children in the United States are affected by or exposed to a family alcohol problem. SAMHSA supports the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) during its Children of … Continue reading
Helping Students With Disabilities Transition To Postsecondary Education
Transition of Students with Disabilities to Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators comes from the Office for Civil Rights. The guide highlights the significant differences between the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities in high school and … Continue reading
Tips And Tools For Responding To Challenging Behaviors
Toddlers and challenging behavior: Why do they do it, and how to respond? Zero to Three offers multiple tipsheets on how to respond to challenging or aggressive behavior in little children. http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/challenging-behavior/tips-tools-challenging-behaviors.html
Streamline Your Morning Routine
Here are 8 ways to get out the door on time and unstressed. http://specialchildren.about.com/od/familyissues/tp/morningroutine.htm?nl=1
NATIONWIDE RECRUITMENT–BIPOLAR DISORDER RESEARCH STUDY: ANTIDEPRESSANT RAPID EFFECTS OF KETAMINE
Individuals who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder may be able to participate in a trial designed to understand the causes of depression and rapid antidepressant response. Specifically, this study is testing whether ketamine, a drug that affects glutamate in … Continue reading
WEBINAR: IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING INTERVENTIONS IN CHILD WELFARE AND CHILD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEMS
FEBRUARY 22, 2012, 12:00 PM ET This NCTSN Implementing and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Speaker Series webinar will continue the series’ goal of raising awareness and understanding of issues arising from the use evidence-based practices within child welfare and mental health … Continue reading
MILITARY KIDS CONNECT WEBSITE
This new Department of Defense website provides military children a safe, fun, interactive place where they can build resilience and learn coping skills to help deal with the challenges of having a deployed family member. http://militarykidsconnect.org
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C LEVELS IN LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AMERICANS WITH DIABETES
The frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ranges from 10 to more than 50 percent in urban primary care settings where the prevalence of trauma is high. There is also growing evidence that PTSD is linked to chronic disease such … Continue reading
FFSC Is Seeking Parents To Serve In Their Community
1-Seeking Parent Advocates. The Federation of Families of SC seeks parents of children receiving services from a community mental health center to participate on state level committees. Input is needed from parents whose children are receiving services. We will provide … Continue reading
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ADHD Medication Shortages
A request from Ruth Hughes, PhD, CHADD CEO and Robert Tudisco, JD, CHADD Public Policy Committee As you know, CHADD is very concerned about the current shortage of medications to treat ADHD. No one seems to have a good handle … Continue reading
