List of Resources
Wellness Resource Guide
The internet can be a great start to finding valuable information on medical conditions, available treatments, and treatment providers. The links provided here are either home pages to general information or direct links to specific information of interest. Any information obtained from the links below should always be used in conjunction with professional care in order to be better informed. As always, any information from the links below is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice but rather for your informational gathering.
Crisis Information
For Emergencies Dial 911
1-800-SUICIDE – USA National Suicide Hotline
1-516-679-1111 – Long Island Crisis Center (click for link)
1-516-481-4000 – Nassau County Drug & Alcohol Hotline
1-631-751-7500 – Response of Suffolk County Crisis/Suicide
1-212-532-2400 – NY Help-Line Telephone Services
1-212-673-3000 – Samaritans of New York Suicide Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE – National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-621-4000 – National Runaway Switchboard
1- 877-796-HOPE – Children of Hope Hotline (Unwanted teen pregnancy)
1-866-4-U-Trevor – Gay & Lesbian Crises Hotline
Web Resource Links
General Information For All Psychiatric Disorders:
American Psychiatric Association – www.HealthyMinds.org
American Psychological Association – www.APA.org
National Institute of Health – www.NIH.gov
NYU Child Study Center – www.AboutOurKids.org (An excellent web site for general and detailed information)
National Institute of Mental Health – Child & Adolescent NIMH
American Academy of Pediatrics – AAP Behavioral Health
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – www.AACAP.org (Type in Disorder)
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development – www.NICHD.NIH.gov
National Association of Mental Illness – www.NAMI.org
Mental Health America (formally known as National Mental Health Association) – www.NMHA.org
The Mental Health Research Association – www.NARSAD.org
National Association of Social Workers – www.Helpstartshere.org
Mental Help Net – www.MentalHelp.net
WebMD – Children’s Health
BehaveNet (DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria)- www.BehaveNet.com
Information On Specific Disorders:
Eating Disorders:
The Eating Disorder News Network (EDNN) – www.EatingDisorderNews.com
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders – www.ANAD.org
National Institute of Mental Health (Eating Disorders) – www.NIMH.gov
Eating Disorder Referral & Information Center – www.EDreferral.com
Eating Disorder Hope – www.EatingDisorderHope.com
Something Fishy (Web Site on Eating Disorders)- www.Something-Fishy.org
Eating Disorders Anonymous – www.EatingDisordersAnonymous.org
Academy of Eating Disorders – www.AEDweb.org
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) – www.EDAP.org
NEDA Eating Disorders Survival Guide (Affording Appropriate Treatment) – www.EDAP.org
Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness – www.EatingDisorderInfo.org
Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue (Gurze Books)- www.Bulima.com (a Web Site for purchasing self help & professional Books/Journals/Info about Eating Disorders)
Mood Disorders (Depression & Bipolar Disorders)
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance – www.DBSalliance.org
Adolescent Mood Disorders – www.Adolescent-Mood-Disorders.com
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – www.AACAP.org (Type in Disorder)
Depression & Related Affective Disorders Association – www.DRADA.org
Depression
National Institute of Mental Health (Depression) – www.NIMH.gov
National Institute of Health (Depression) – www.NIH.gov
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (Depression) – www.NAMI.org
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation – www.BPkids.org
WebMD (Bipolar Disorder Health Center) – www.WebMD.com
Bipolar Focus – www.MoodSwing.org
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation – www.BPKIDS.org
Juviile Bipolar Research Foundation – www.BPChildResearch.org
Premenstral Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Know My Cycle – www.KnowMyCycle.com (Pharmaceutical Web Site – Wyeth)
PMDD (Facts for Health) – www.FactsForHealth.org
Suicide Prevention
Columbia University TeenScreen Program – www.TeenScreen.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – www.AFSP.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – www.SuicidePreventionLifeline.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center – www.SPRC.org
Jed Foundation (Mental Health Safety for College Students) – www.JedFoundation.org
ULifeline (Anonymous & Confidential Resource Center for college Students) – www.Ulifeline.org
Anxiety Disorders
National Institute of Mental Health (Anxiety Disorders) – www.NIMH.gov
Anxiety Disorders Association of America – www.ADAA.org
PTSD Alliance – www.PTSDalliance.org (PDF information guide)
PTSD Info – www.PTSDinfo.org
PTSD Facts – www.FactsForHealth.org
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation – www.OCfoundation.org
Medline Plus (OCD) – www.NLM.NIH.gov
Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder – www.SocialPhobia.org
Medline Plus (Phobias) – www.NLM.NIH.gov
ADHD
NYU Child Study Center – www.AboutOurKids.org
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – www.AACAP.org
American Academy of Pediatrics – AAP ADHD Resource Kit
Children & Adults with ADHD – www.CHADD.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Resources – www.ADDresources.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association – www.ADD.org
National Resource Center on ADHD – www.Help4ADHD.org
WebMD – ADHD Health Center
ADHDinfo.com – www.ADHDinfo.com (Pharmaceutical Web Site – Novartis)
Focus on ADHD – www.FocusOnADHD.com (Pharmaceutical Web Site – McNeil)
ADHD Support – www.ADHDsupport.com (Pharmaceutical Web Site – Shire)
Addiction Disorders
Alcoholics Anonymous – www.Alcoholics-Anonymous.org
Al-anon and Alateen – www.Al-Anon.AlaTeen.org
Cocaine Anonymous – www.CA.orgMADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) – www.MADD.org
National Institute on Drug Abuse – www.NIDA.NIH.gov
American Academy of Pediatrics (Substance Abuse) – www.AAP.org
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) – www.dare.org
Partnership for a Drug-Free America – www.DrugFree.org
Parents: The Anti-Drug – www.TheAntiDrug.com
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) (Drug Information) – www.USDOJ.gov
Substance Abuse Treatment Locator – www.SAMHSA.gov
Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free (Family Guide) – www.Family.SAMHSA.gov
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information – www.SAMHSA.gov
Addiction Recovery Guide – www.AddictionRecoveryGuide.org
Women For Sobriety – www.WomenforSobriety.org
National Association for Children of Alcoholics – www.NACOA.org
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) for Parents – www.dare.org
Behavioral Addictions
Sexaholics Anonymous – (Long Island Hotline (516) 733-0002) – www.SA.org
Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous of NY – www.SLAANY.org
Gamblers Anonymous – www.GamblersAnonymous.org
Shopping Addictions – www.R-A.org
Debtors Anonymous – www.DebtorsAnonymous.org
Psychotic Disorders
National Institute of Health (Schizophrenia) – www.NIH.gov
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (Schizophrenia) – www.NAMI.org
National Institute of Mental Health (Schizophrenia) – www.NIMH.gov
WebMD (Psychotic Disorders) – www.WebMD.com
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – www.AACAP.org (Type in Disorder)
Autism Spectrum Disorders
NYU Child Study Center – www.AboutOurKids.org
American Academy of Pediatrics (Autism) – www.AAP.org
CDC (Autism) – www.CDC.gov
National Autism Association – www.NationalAutismAssociation.org
Autism Speaks – www.AutismSpeaks.org
National Institute of Mental Health (Autism Specturm Disorders) – www.NIMH.gov
National Institute of Health (Autism) – www.NIH.gov
Yale Child Study Center (Autism Spectrum Disorders) – www.Med.Yale.edu
University of Michigan (Autism Spectrum Disorders) – www.Med.UMich.edu
Association for Science in Autism Treatment – www.ASATonline.org
Association for Behavioral Analysis – www.ABAinternational.org
Kid Foundation (Sensory Processing Disorders) – www.KidFoundation.org
WebMD (Autism) – www.WebMD.com<
Special Needs Project – www.SpecialNeeds.com (Books/DVD’s/Info about Special Needs)
Asperger Syndome
The Source – www.MaapServices.org
Asperger.net – www.Asperger.net (Books on Autism/Asperger’s)
Learning Disorders
Learning Disabilities Association of America – www.LDAamerica.org
LD Online (LD’s & ADHD) – www.LDonline.org
National Parent Information Network – www.NPIN.org
National Institute of Health (Learning Disorders) – www.NIH.gov
Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association – www.NLDA.org
US Department of Education (Special Education) – www.IDEA.ed.gov
International Dyslexia Association – www.InterDys.org
Schwab Learning – www.SchwabLearning.org
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association – www.TSA-USA.org
Tourette Syndrome Plus – www.TouretteSyndrome.net
Tourette-Syndrome – www.Tourette-Syndrome.com
National Institute of Health (Tourette Fact Sheet) – www.NIH.gov
Growing Up With Tourette’s Syndrome (For Kids) – www.TSkids4.tripod.com
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities – www.NICHCY.org (Many good links)
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Online – www.DBpeds.org
The ARC (Advocacy Organization) – www.TheArc.org
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) – www.AAMR.org
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – www.NOFAS.org
CDC (Developmental Disabilities) – www.CDC.gov
SIRRI Developmental Rehabilitation & Learning Center – www.SIRRIAZ.com
March of Dimes – www.MarchofDimes.com
Family Voices – www.FamilyVoices.org
Special Needs Project – www.SpecialNeeds.com (Books/DVD’s/Info about Special Needs)
General Parenting
For Families
FamilyDoctor.org – www.FamilyDoctor.org
American Dietetic Association – www.EatRight.org
American Heart Association (Kids) – www.AmericanHeart.org
USDA Food Pyramid (for Fids) – www.MyPyramid.gov
Melpomene Institute for Women’s Health – www.Melpomene.org
General Parenting
American Academy of Pediatrics (Parenting Corner) – www.AAP.org
Parenting.com – www.Parenting.com
Parents.com – www.Parents.com
Psychology Today (ParentingCenter) – www.PsychologyToday.com
Today’s Parent – www.TodaysParent.com