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Other Web Resources

 

There is a huge amount of information available on the Web concerning at-risk youth, learning challenges, parenting, and related topics. The following is a selection of what we feel are some of the best, most useful, and most helpful information resources.

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry offers several fact sheets including The Adopted Child, Children and Divorce, Children & Lying, Children Who Can't Pay Attention, The Depressed Child, Normal Adolescent Development - Middle School and Early High School Years, Normal Adolescent Development - Late High School Years and Beyond, Stepfamily Problems, Discipline, Teenagers with Eating Disorders, Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs and many others.

The Bureau For At-Risk Youth is an educational publisher and distributor of programs, videos, publications and products for youth at-risk and their caregivers. Areas of concern and publishing activity include substance abuse, teenage sexuality and pregnancy, violence prevention, conflict resolution, child abuse, self-esteem and much more..

It's your Government Printing Office and they're here to help you with an incredibly useful Web page from which you can access the full text of many government publications and agency files, reach other government agency pages, and generally find just about anything that's available from the government. At the touch of a button you can search more than 70 government databases for information about drug abuse, teenage sexual behavior, smoking, or any other topic.

The full text of an NIMH booklet, Learning Disabilities, Decade of the Brain contains a wealth of information including cogent discussions of medication, educational options, government aid, the role of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a good bibliography. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a similar NIHM booklet specific to ADD.

The Learning Disabilities Association provides an excellent starting point for information about all aspects of learning disabilities. LDA is the largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities. LDA has 50 state affiliates and more than 600 local chapters in 50 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. Membership totals more than 50,000. The membership, composed of individuals with learning disabilities, family members and concerned professionals, advocates for the over two million students of school age with learning disabilities and for adults affected with learning disabilities. Just the resources section of this site is a treasure trove, with links to government agency information, publications, information for healthcare professionals, toll-free resources, and other organizations.