Reference Desk
- Is My Child On Track?
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Learning To Read
- Types of Schools
- Learning Personalities
- Standards and Testing
- Gifted Children
- The Early Years (3-5)
- The Middle Years (6-12)
- The Teen Years (13-18)
- Parent-School Connection
- Your Parenting Style
- Keeping Your Kids Healthy
- Extracurricular Activities
- Life Skills
- Thinking About College
- Special Needs
Special Needs
Mental Health Issues in Children and Adolescents
- How To Be An Educated Consumer of Mental Health News (NYU Child Study Center)
- Is Your Teen Typical, or Troubled?
- Teen Mental Health Problems: What Are the Warning Signs? (SAMHSA)
- Recognizing When Children Need Help (NYU Child Study Center)
- Children and Adolescents With Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders (SAMHSA)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health (SAMHSA)
- Depression and Disability in Children and Adolescents (ERIC)
- First Signs of Mental Health Problems Often Occur During Childhood or Teen Years (Nemours Foundation)
- The Effects of Adolescent Mental Disorders Last Into Adulthood (Nemours Foundation)
What are Depressive Disorders?
- Understanding Depression (Nemours Foundation)
- About Depressive Disorders (NYU Child Study Center)
- Girl Power! Is Good Mental Health (SAMHSA)
Treatment
- Millions of Teens Deal With Depression, But Many Don't Get Help (Nemours Foundation)
- Getting Help: Locate Services (NIMH)
Medication
- Mental Disorders and Psychiatric Medications (NIMH)
- Choosing a Mental Health Professional for Your Child (NYU Child Study Center)
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) (NYU Child Study Center)
- Systems of Care: Children and Adolescents With Serious Emotional Disturbances (SAMHSA)
- FDA to Put Strongest Warning Labels on Antidepressants (Nemours Foundation)
- Kids on Medication: The Parent's Dilemma (NYU Child Study Center)
- Understanding How Psychiatric Medications Are Approved and Used for Children (NYU Child Study Center)
- Medications: Using Them Safely (Nemours Foundation)
Recent Research
- Too Little Sleep Linked to Child Depression
- Depression Symptoms in Childhood Linked to Early Alcohol Use (Nemours Foundation)
- Symptoms of Depression Linked to Obesity in Teens (Nemours Foundation)
- Children of Abused Moms More Likely to Be Anxious, Depressed, Aggressive (Nemours Foundation)
- Depression and Stress Linked to Neck, Shoulder, and Back Pain in Teens (Nemours Foundation)
- Depression, Behavior Problems More Common in Kids With Sleep Disorder (Nemours Foundation)
- Depressed Teen Girls Prone to Relationship Abuse (Nemours Foundation)
- Anxiety and Depression Linked to Weight Gain in Girls (Nemours Foundation)
- Depressed Teens With Type 1 Diabetes More Likely to Be Hospitalized for Diabetes Problems (Nemours Foundation)
Bipolar Disorder
Cutting and Self-Mutilation
Special Education
- Emotional Disturbance (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
- Disabilities That Qualify Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Youth for Services under the IDEA (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
