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Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week Events…
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, May 5-11, 2013 Are you planning an event in your community? If so let us know so that we can post it here: Lexington County Event Hosted by Jan Cushman and Margaret Wingard Community Forum … Continue reading
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Easing Back to School Anxiety
Rachel Busman, PsyD Clinical Psychologist, Anxiety and Mood Disorders Center Child Mind Institute It’s normal for a child to feel anxious about going back to school, particularly if she is transitioning into middle school. Anxiety often peaks during transition times, … Continue reading
NIMH NEW WEBSITE SECTION: EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
NIMH recently launched an Educational Resources section its website. This section has materials for teachers, students, researchers, and the public. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/educational-resources/index.shtml
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
National Dissemination Center For Children With Disabilities
Below are articles from the NICHCY newsletter that I thought would be of interest to you: IEP Conversation Stoppers http://networkedblogs.com/rO1A8 What do I do, my child won’t go to school! http://www.matrixparents.org/pub/Spanish%20pdf/child.wont.go.to.school.eng.span.pdf How to handle a meltdown http://blog.friendshipcircle.org/2011/12/06/a-crash-course-in-meltdown-management-part-1-of-3/ http://blog.friendshipcircle.org/2011/12/13/26-sensory-integration-tools-for-meltdown-management/ http://blog.friendshipcircle.org/2011/12/21/meltdown-management-how-to-manage-and-prevent-a-panic-attack/
NIMH Outreach Partnership Program
Press Release, January 4, 2012 Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health of South Carolina Partners with the National Institute of Mental Health Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health of South Carolina has been selected as the National Institute … Continue reading
Are You The Parent Of A Child Struggling In School?
Are you a parent of a child struggling in school? Are you confused about how to help your child succeed? Are you having difficulty communicating with your child’s teachers? If so, CHADD’s Parent Empowerment Program is here to help. This … Continue reading
At Last! “The Facts About Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities”
• Want to know whether charter schools are required to serve students with disabilities? • Interested in how charter schools are funded compared to other public schools? • Wondering about teacher certification requirements for charter schools? NICHCY has the answers! … Continue reading
Is Your Child Having School Discipline Problems?
Has Your Child Been Suspended, Expelled, or Charged with a Crime at School? Getting suspended or expelled from school can end your child’s education and lead to dropping out or being put in jail. It is important to know your … Continue reading
Supported Education: Is it a Right?
Developed by the Axis Group I, LLC for The Family Café, Inc. Supported Education involves the provision of ongoing supports to assist people with psychiatric disabilities to take advantage of skill, career, education and interpersonal development opportunities within a normalizing … Continue reading
