Psychiatry

Please note that neither Children’s Hospital Boston nor the Department of Psychiatry at Children’s unreservedly endorses all of the information found at the sites listed below. These links are provided as a resource.

Anxiety

• Caring for Your Anxious Teen
  
• Child Anxiety Network
  
• Families of Kids with Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Inc.
  
• Keeping Kids Healthy: Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
• WorryWise Kids
  

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

• ADHD Basics
  
• Attention-Deficit Disorder Resource Network
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Parenting Teens with ADHD
  

Autism spectrum disorders/pervasive developmental disorders

• Asperger's Association of New England
  
• Autism Society of America
  
• Autism Speaks
  
• Autism: Stress on Families
  
• AutismWeb: A Parent's Guide to Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  
• Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation
  
• National Autism Association
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Autism Spectrum Disorders
  
• Online Asperger Syndrome Association and Support
  
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders Information Page
  
• U.S. Autism and Asperger Association
  

Bipolar disorder

• Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens: Facts for Families
  
• Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
  
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
  
• National Alliance on Mental Illness: Facts on Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder
  

Body dysmorphic disorder/body image issues

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Children
  
• Body Image and Your Kids
  
• Building a Healthy Body Image in Children
  

Bullying and harassment

• Bullying: A Parent's Guide
  
• Committee for Children
  
• Girls Bullying Girls
  
• Parent Guide to Understanding Bullying
  
• Safeguarding Your Children from Bullying, Gangs, and Sexual Harassment
  

Conduct disorder

• Conduct Disorder: Facts for Families
  
• Conduct Disorder Fact Sheet
  
• Mental Health Facts: Children and Adolescents with Conduct Disorder
  

Depression

• Childhood Depression: Information For Parents
  
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
  
• Families for Depression Awareness
• The Depressed Child
  

Eating disorders

• Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
• Eating Disorders in Children and Teens
  
• Teenagers with Eating Disorders
  

Grief and loss

• Comfort Zone Camp for Grieving Children
  
• Helping Children Grieve a Suicide Loss
  
• SaferChild Grief Page
  
• The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families
  

Self-harm

• About Self-Injury
  
• Cutting and Self-Harm: Warning Signs and Treatment
  
• Kids Who Cut: Recognizing the Signs of Self-Injury
  
• Self-Injury in Adolescents
  

Sexual abuse

• About Child Sexual Abuse
  
• National Institute of Mental Health: Child Sexual Abuse
  
• Child Sexual Abuse: What Parents Should Know
  
• Fact Sheet: Child Sexual Abuse
  
• National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children
  
• National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
  
• Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
  
• Signs and Types of Child Abuse
  
• Stop It Now
  
• Survivors of Incest Anonymous
  

Social anxiety disorder/social phobia

• Anxiety Disorders Association of America: Social Anxiety Disorder
  
• National Institute of Mental Health: Social Phobia
  
• Social Anxiety Disorder: A Guide
  
• Social Anxiety Support
  

Substance abuse/addiction

• Drug Abuse and Addiction: Signs, Symptoms and Help
  
• Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
  
• Information Brief: Prescription Drug Abuse and Youth
• Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug-Free: A Family Guide
  
• Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline
  
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  
• National Parent-Teacher Association: Substance Abuse Facts
  
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America
  
• Substance Abuse Treatment for Children and Adolescents: Questions to Ask
  
• Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs
  
• The Anti-Drug
  

Suicide prevention/awareness

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Josh Platzer Society for Suicide Awareness and Education
• National Hopeline Network
• National Institute of Mental Health: Suicide Statistics and Prevention
• National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
• Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
• SPEAK: Suicide Prevention Education Awareness for Kids
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Tourette’s disorder (Tourette Syndrome)//tic disorders

• Jim Eisenreich Foundation for Children with Tourette Syndrome
  
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Tourette Syndrome Fact Sheet
  
• Tic Disorders: Facts for Families
  
• Tics and Tourette Syndrome in Children
  
• Tourette Syndrome: Now What?
  

Traumatic stress/post-traumatic stress disorder

• Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: For Children
  
• Children’s Reactions to a Disaster
  
• National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: PTSD in Children and Adolescents
  
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Facts for Families
• Trauma Systems Therapy
  

Violence and abuse prevention/survivorship

• Adults and Children Together Against Violence
  
• ChildHelp: National Child Abuse Hotline
  
• National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
  
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  
• Parents Anonymous, Inc.
  
• Prevent Child Abuse America
  
• U.S. Department of Justice: Help for Victims