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Youth and Families
Ombudsman Offices Open. The Milwaukee Ombudsman office opened in June and is ready to receive complaints or grievances involving the services of the child welfare system. Families may call Lisa Drouin at (414) 224-1347.
 The future of our country depends on the mental health and strength of our young people. However, many children have mental health problems that interfere with normal development and functioning. In the U.S. today, one in ten children suffer from a mental disorder severe enough to cause some level of impairment.
The Mental Health America of Wisconsin (formerly Mental Health Association) is committed to the prevention and early intervention of mental health disorders in children and adolescents. Some of our outreach includes:
Childhood and Adolescent Mental Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders and Kids
A brief overview of the disorders, their symptoms and treatments
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Overview)
A brief overview of the symptoms, treatments, and research findings
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
The Diagnosis of Autism: An Expert Interview With Catherine Lord, PhD
The early signs of autism can be hard to detect, but it is critical to diagnose autism spectrum disorders as soon as possible since prompt treatment improves the prognosis.
Autism Spectrum Disorders Research at the National Institute of Mental Health 2004 (Rev)
An overview that summarizes research into the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Bipolar Disorder
A story of bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness): Does this sound like you?
An easy-to-read booklet with a personal story on story on bipolar disorder-includes a checklist of symptoms and tips on getting help.
Spanish version.
Bipolar Disorder and Children
Bipolar Disorder
A detailed booklet that describes symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: An Update from the National Institute of Mental Health
Fact sheet that describes the symptoms and treatments of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.
Conduct Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Depression
Depression and Children
Study shows that depression intensifies from one generation to the next
Primary Care Initiative to Address Depressed Youth
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders: Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions
A detailed booklet that describes symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.
Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia: An Update from the National Institute of Mental Health
A fact sheet that describes the symptoms, treatments, and causes of schizophrenia in children.
General Medication Information
Study Questions-Suicide Anti-depressant Link
Story at Ivanhoe- "Curtailing the use of newer anti-depressants because of recent reports that they may increase the risk of suicide in adolescents may be likened to throwing a baby out with the bathwater, according to researchers from UCLA. The report suggests these drugs, known as serotonin re-uptake inhibitors or SSRIs, are true life-savers and are responsible for a significant reduction in the overall reduction rate of suicide since they were introduced in the 1980s."
Children: Violence & Bullying
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
A booklet that describes the impact of violence and disasters on children and adolescents, with suggestions for minimizing long-term emotional harm.
Talking to Kids About School Safety
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A user-friendly, single point of access to federal information on youth violence prevention and suicide, including publications, research, and statistics.
What Does Gay Mean?
Bullying and What To Do About It
Bullying - Is It Part of Growing Up, or Part of School Violence?
Bullying at school is getting new attention, as researchers find mental health implications in the fact that as many as one-third of students say they have either bullied someone or been the target of bullying.
Information for Youth
www.waukeshateens.org: a web site for teens, by teens. This site contains resources and entertainment for the youth of
Waukesha County,
WI.
www.urbanunderground.org: The Urban Underground is working for the educational and social advancement of youth. Through progressive initiatives, Urban Underground provides opportunities for youth ages 14-21 to develop skills in personal and community leadership.
www.projectq.org: Project Q provides a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and their straight allies ages 24 and under.
www.diverseandresilient.org: Diverse and Resilient Youth is a principle program of Diverse and Resilient, Inc., with the mission of building capacity in Wisconsin groups and communities to assure the healthy development of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
New Knowledge Path Released to Help Service Providers and Families Locate Community-Based Services: Locating Community-Based Services to Support Children and Families is an electronic guide for service providers and families to help them find resources within their communities to address child and family needs.The knowledge path was produced by the MCH Library, in collaboration with the National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health at Georgetown University. It contains information on (and links to) Web sites and electronic publications; toll-free telephone lines; and databases. Topics include education and special needs, mental health and well-being, family support, parent education, child care and early education, health and wellness, and financial support.
Suicidal behavior in the family and adolescent risk behavior
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents exposed to suicide and deaths by a family member and to evaluate the separate associations between exposure to a family member's suicide attempts or suicide death and risk behaviors, social-emotional functioning, and family connectedness.
MPOWER: Mental Health America's (formerly National Mental Health Association') Youth Website
Hear what artists, music industry executives, mental health advocates and youth leaders have to say about a range of youth mental health issues, including depression, substance abuse, anxiety, eating disorders and suicide. Mpower is dedicated to providing important resources and information directly to youth and to encourage those in need to seek help.
Resources and Articles
Adolescents With Depression Can Be Helped by Their Primary Care Physicians
Adolescents who have depression don't necessarily have to receive treatment from mental health professionals; the teens often can be helped by their primary care physicians, researchers conclude in the journal Pediatrics. The New York City Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers based their conclusion on a review of past research, much of which suggests the effectiveness of primary care depression treatment for teens, although "more research is needed." The researchers also noted that guidelines for treating adolescent depression should soon be released, which should help primary care physicians in helping their adolescent patients. (
Reuters, 8/16/06)
2.2 Million Adolescents Experienced Major Depression Last Year
In the past year, nine percent of all adolescents experienced one or more major depressive episodes, amounting to about 2.2 million young people between the ages of 12 and 17. The findings come from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in its analysis of the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Adolescents who did experience a major depressive episode were more than twice as likely as their peers to have used illicit drugs within the past month. "These new data serve as a wake-up call to parents. Mental health is a critical part of the overall health and well being of their children," said SAMHSA administrator Charles Curie. "Unfortunately, less than half of these children received any help for their depression." Click
here for the full article.
bpchildren.com:
Mission is to help the bipolar child and people in his/her world to understand more about bipolar disorder. Our books and booklets provide knowledge to the mind, courage to the heart and hope to the spirit. Please join us in erasing the stigma and easing the burden one child at a time.
AMA Opposes Restrictions On SSRI Use In Youngsters by Mark Moran
Psychiatric News, July 15, 2005, Volume 40, Number 14. The House of Delegates adopts an APA-AACAP resolution endorsing the training of investigators to study the effects of psychotropic drugs in children, adolescents, and young adults.
ZERO TO THREE
has deveoped a series of articles, "Pointers for Parents." Topics include: play to learn, keep your youngsters on the go, nurturing your child's development, and more. Further permission to use these articles need not be obtained; just download and share with others.
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