RESOURCES
General Educational Information
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) www.aacap.org
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) www.nimh.nih.gov
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) www.chadd.org
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)’s Parents Medical Guide for ADHD https://www.aacap.org/aacap/press/press_releases/2013/aacap_announces_new_parents_medication_guide_on_adhd.aspx
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Treatment for ADHD www.nimh.nih.gov
Bi Polar
- Children and Adolescent Bi Polar Foundation (CABF) www.bpso.org/cabf
- Depression and Bi Polar Support Alliance (DBSA) www.dbsalliance.org
Parent/Family Support
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) www.nami.org
- National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) www.ptsd.va.gov
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America (AADA) wwww.adaa.org
Substance Abuse
- National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) www.drugabuse.gov
- NIDA for Teens www.drugabuse.gov
Senior Citizen Care
- Assisted Living www.caring.com/senior-living/assisted-living/new-jersey
- In Home Care www.caring.com/senior-care/in-home-care/
- Memory Care Facilities www.caring.com/senior-living/memory-care-facilities/
- Nursing Homes www.caring.com/senior-living/nursing-homes/
- Independent Living www.caring.com/senior-living/independent-living/
Special needs Teens & young adults
- Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of New Jersey, Inc. (Plan/NJ) www.plannj.org/
- Dawn independent living www.dawncil.org/
Early Intervention for Children
- Early Intervention www.nj.gov/health/fhs/eis/for-families/when/
Pathways for Exceptional Children
- Pathways for Exceptional Children www.pathwayskids.org
Autism
- Autism Speaks www.Autismspeaks.org