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[HealthLiteracy 2290] Materials for parents andteenson mental health issues: Web links
Julie McKinney
julie_mcKinney at worlded.orgWed Sep 10 11:35:35 EDT 2008
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By the Way, DBSA is the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. You can
find them at:
http://www.dbsalliance.org
Families for Depression Awareness:
http://www.familyaware.org/
Julie
Julie McKinney
Health Literacy List Moderator
World Education
jmckinney at worlded.org
>>> "Kate MacDougall" <litebulb11 at gmail.com> 09/10/08 11:31 AM >>>
*DBSA offers the following brochures (free PDFs available on their
website,
small fee to order copies):
--Is It Just a Mood...or Something Else?: Mood Disorders for Young
People
--Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Guide for Families
--The Storm in My Brain: Kids and Mood Disorders (written for children)
--Helping a Friend or Family Member with a Mood Disorder
--What Helps and What Hurts
Families for Depression Awareness offers a nice booklet for families
titled
"Helping Someone Who is Depressed"**
***On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Julie McKinney <
julie_mcKinney at worlded.org> wrote:
> Hi Shirley,
>
> This website Talking With Kids, includes information on discussing
> everything BUT mental health, but click on the Resources button for a
> listing of other places that might lead to you to some good
information.
>
> http://www.talkingwithkids.org
>
> As you have probably noticed, "mental health literacy" is a very
> resource-poor topic! I'd love to hear what folks recommend!
>
> Good luck,
> Julie
>
> Julie McKinney
> Health Literacy List Moderator
> World Education
> jmckinney at worlded.org
> >>> "Shirley Berger" <sberger1 at health.nyc.gov> 09/10/08 9:33 AM >>>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I'm interested in finding good educational materials on child mental
> health topics that are written for parents/caregivers and also for the
> children/teens themselves. In my work in child mental health services
> in NYC, I am sometimes asked to recommend materials that providers can
> give to families they work with (the latest example is a request for
> materials that primary care physicians can distribute to families
about
> adolescent depression).
>
>
>
> I have found helpful information on the following websites:
> www.kidshealth.org <http://www.kidshealth.org/> ; www.familydoctor.org
> <http://www.familydoctor.org/> ; http://www.family.samhsa.gov
> <http://www.family.samhsa.gov/> ; www.reachout.com.au
> <http://www.reachout.com.au/> ; http://www.nmha.org
> <http://www.nmha.org/> ; www.nami.org <http://www.nami.org/> . Some
> are easier to navigate and offer more accessible information than
> others. My office has also been involved in piloting a strategy to
> engage NYC teens on mental health issues using social networking sites
> (including MySpace http://www.myspace.com/nycteen_mindspace ), and we
> included fact sheets in that online campaign.
>
>
>
> I'm interested in knowing whether anyone on this list has other
> suggestions of written materials or websites in the area of child
mental
> health... or has any ideas about "mental health literacy" in general.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Shirley Berger, MA, MPH, CHES
>
> Research and Policy Coordinator
>
> Bureau of Child and Adolescent Services
>
> NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
>
> 93 Worth Street, Room 1210
>
> New York, NY 10013
>
> Tel: 212-219-5390
>
> Fax: 212-219-5392
>
> E-mail: sberger1 at health.nyc.gov
>
>
>
>
>
>
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