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Interested in reading more about adolescent treatment topics? Below are links to some of the nation's leading associations and resources offering free information, publications, videos and fact sheets on topics including ADD, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, bereavement, bullying, conduct disorder, depression, eating disorders, grief counseling, OCD, ODD, teen cutting and self-injury, substance abuse, teen suicide and when and where to find help for your teen.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
Anxiety Disorders Factsheet
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Factsheet from Mental Health America
Autism Speaks
The nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism.
Autism Society of America
Bereavement and Grief: Information for Military Families and Communities
Bipolar Disorder Factsheet from Mental Health America
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens from the National Institute of Mental Health
Bullying, KidsHealth for Parents from Nemours: Helping Kids Deal With Bullies
Bullying Factsheet from Mental Health America
Center for Mental Health Services
A federal government clearinghouse offering mental health English and Spanish language publications for families, children, and adolescents.
Childrens Threats: When Are They Serious?
Conduct Disorder Facts from AACAP
Conduct Disorders in Adolecents
The Depressed Child
Depression in Teens Factsheet from Mental Health America
Depression Resource Center
Depression Treatment Options for Adolescents
Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families
Eating Disorders Factsheet from Mental Health America
Eating Disorder Information and Referral Center
FamilyIQ.com
Online courses on parenting skills, relationships.
Grief and Bereavement, Coping with Loss Factsheet
GriefNet
An internet community of support groups, websites, moderated chat room for children who are in grief and their parents, and resources for survivors.
Helping Children Cope With Loss Factsheet from Mental Health America
Resources to help children cope with loss resulting from war or terrorism.
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association)
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
National Institute of Mental Health
The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure.
National Library of Medicine
National Mental Health Association
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Factsheet
ODD Factsheet from Oppositional Defiant Disorder Resource Center
Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
Non-profit international organization that provides volunteer support groups worldwide and addresses physical, emotional and spiritual recovery aspects of compulsive overeating.
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
Psychology Today: Find a Mental Health Professional
Psychotherapies For Children And Adolescents
S.A.F.E. Alternatives (Self-Abuse Finally Ends)
Nationally recognized resource committed to helping people end self-injurious behavior, also known as self-abuse, self-mutilation, deliberate self-harm, parasuicidal behavior and non-suicidal self-injury.
Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults
Factsheets, videos and resources from Cornell University Family Life Dvelopment Center on self-injury issues, therapy and recovering from self-injury.
Self-Injury Factsheet
Society for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Effectiveness (SASATE)
Voluntary network of researchers, evaluators, providers, and policymakers combining knowledge and resources to improve the field.
Substance Abuse Factsheet
Substance Abuse Treatment For Children And Adolescents: Questions To Ask
Suicide from Young People and Suicide: Teen Suicide
Understanding Violent Behavior in Children and Adolescents
When To Seek Help For Your Child
Following are signs indicating that an adolescent psychiatric evaluation will be useful.
Where To Find Help For Your Child
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