Children's Hospital Neighborhood Partnerships

The current manual focuses on using a program specifically designed to address depression prevention for students in grades 7-12.

More information on Preventing Depression: A Toolkit for Schools

Below are the upcoming training dates for school nurses:

Helpful Websites

Depression/Bipolar Disorder
Adolescent Wellness, Inc works for the prevention of depression and suicide in adolescents.

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation has information on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, resources and a network of parents and experts who can help.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance talks about mood disorders.

Depression Experience Journal is a collection of stories, pictures and personal experiences from families about what it has been like to live with depression in a child or an adolescent.

Families for Depression Awareness has Wellness Guides to help patients and their families monitor depression treatment and get well.

"Is It Difficult Being a Woman? A Guide for Women on Depression" is designed to help community health workers and others give essential information on depression to Latina clients/patients who are recent residents, long-term immigrants or transborder individuals on the U.S. side of the border.

Educator tools
Schoolpsychiatry.org has screening tools and rating scales for educators and clinicians.

UCLA School Mental Health Project provides mental health resources for educators.

College Sense: How to Pay for College lists scholarships designated for those students who do not have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.

Fin Aid lists information about financial aid and scholarships for undocumented students and illegal aliens.

Scholarships/ Becas (.pdf) provides a list of scholarships available to students regardless of immigration status.

Some Helpful Websites for Scholarships for Undocumented Students

General resources
AboutOurKids.org, the NYU Child Study Center's Web site, has info on psychiatric and psychological services for children and their families, with emphasis on early diagnosis and intervention.

Facts for Families, sponsored by the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, provides concise, up-to-date information on issues affecting children, teenagers and their families.

Mental Health America is dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives.

National Alliance on Mental Illness works to improve the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families.

Talklisten.org, sponsored by the Boston Public Health Commission, provides mental health resources to parents and teens.

Massachusetts assistance resources
Massresources.org has information about the different types of assistance that are available to those in need living in Massachusetts.

Screening Tools and rating scales
Schoolpsychiatry.org