Links to Resources
(All links to other Web sites open in a new window so you can easily return to this list.)
Signs of Depression
Dealing with Stress
Raising emotionally healthy children
How do you know if your teen is using drugs?
Links to other Web sites for self help information
Child and adolescent development issues
www.aacap.org/publications/factsFam/index.htm
Depression in children and adolescents
www.wingofmadness.com/articles/children.htm
www.psycom.net/depression.central.children.html
www.baltimorepsych.com/cadepress.htm
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/child_behavior/index.shtml
Children and divorce
http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/humanrel/gh6600.htm
www.divorceinfo.com/children.htm
www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/issues/divorce.htm
Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.com
Links to other resources and North Carolina Government Agencies
Brazelon Center for Mental Health Law
www.bazelon.org
Department of Health and Human Services
www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Division of Medical Assistance
www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dma/
Division of Social Services
www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/index.htm
Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
www.ncdjjdp.org/
Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
Services
www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
www.thenadd.org
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org
North Carolina Exceptional Children's Assistance
www.ecac-parentcenter.org
Pride in North Carolina, Inc.
www.pridenc.com (you are on this Web site)
Understanding your rights in the school system
www.wrightslaw.com/
www.nc-ddc.org/
United States Department of Health and Human Services
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
Value Options
www.valueoptions.com
Government Benefits
The Department of Labor announced the launch of a website designed to serve as a one-stop resource for all government benefits. With benefits programs from participating Federal agencies and State organizations, GovBenefits is the most comprehensive online resource for government-to-citizen assistance programs available. The Web site lists benefits by state, category, and features a detailed resource page.
www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits/index.jhtml
Phone Contacts
The Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
1-800-821-6922 TTY/Voice
North Carolina Mental Health Consumer's Organization
1-800-326-3842
NC Careline
1-800-662-7030 Voice/TTY/Spanish
NAMI North Carolina
1-800-451-9682
National Mental Health Association
1-800-969-6642
Families CAN Family Line
1-800-211-0501
Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina
1-800-668-4232
The Arc of North Carolina
1-800-662-8706
The North Carolina Parents of Exceptional Children Assistance Center
1-800-962-6817
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