Information and Resources
Mental Health Conditions and Care
Click to download the following resources.
What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
A brief history and explanation of DBT and how it could potentially help your child - information presented by the Child Mind Institute.
3 DBT Skills Everyone Can Benefit From
Overview of DBT and how anyone can benefit from incorporating mindfulness, distress tolerance, and other DBT skills into his or her life.
Understanding Self-Injury
Why young people engage in cutting and other self-injury, and how parents can help.
Choosing an Eating Disorder Treatment Center
Ask friends, your child’s doctor, and school about local programs. Look for evidence-based therapy and treatments, patient outcome data, and accreditation.
Bringing in Family to Combat Anorexia
A New York Times article by Roni Caryn Rabin discussing ways in which family members can support individuals struggling with anorexia.
Why Teenagers Cut, and How to Help
An article from the NYT Motherlodge Blog discussing why teenagers cut and strategies for how to help and support youths struggling with self harm.
Impulsivity and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder
Information about studies showing that impulsivity is a trait-based feature of adolescent bipolar disorder.
PANDAS: studies show infection linked to mental illness
Los Angeles Times Article discussing studies investigating cases in which children suddenly exhibit obsessive-compulsive disorder after strep throat and other infections.
Recovery Oriented Programs for Schizophrenia
An article written by Angela Kimball, NAMI National Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, about recovery oriented programs for young people with Schizophrenia.
Talking to Kids About Mental Illness
Brief overview and guide from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for how to talk to pre-school kids, school-aged children, and teenagers about mental illness.
Teaching Self Regulation
Notes from a FRED presentation given by Lisa Lowry LCSW about how to teach children and teens tools for calming down and de-escalating stress-inducing situations.
Teaching Self Advocacy
Tips gathered from various sources for teaching children and adolescents to be their own advocates and work towards independence.
Threshold's Mindstrong Program
Early intervention for teens and young adults experiencing psychosis. Intensive early supports improve long-term prognosis and reduce the need for medication.
Suicide Prevention
How to talk with teens--or anyone--about thoughts of suicide and link them to help. From the Kennedy Forum, a national mental health advocacy organization
Trauma Signs and Treatment
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network offers information to help recognize trauma in children and teens and find treatment