Depression
Online Resources
Black Enterprise - It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: 7 Tips For Talking to Your Child About Depression
This article provides parents with information about depression in children and offers useful tips for parents to have conversations about, and help their children with, depression.
Tags: DEPRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH, PARENTS, YOUTH, ADULTS
National Institute of Mental Health
Section of the NIMH website that provides comprehensive information regarding when to seek help, first steps for parents, treatment options, education issues, etc., and a resource section with links to organizations that focus on mental health issues in children. Pdfs of some publications offered in Spanish.
Tags: DEPRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH, THERAPY, TREATMENT, YOUTH, ADULTS, PARENTS, ADOLESCENTS, SPANISH
Parent to Parent
Parent to Parent is a national organization that provides parent-to-parent support as a core resource for families with children who have a special health care need, disability, or mental health concern. Through a one-to-one “match,” experienced support parents provide emotional support to families and assist them in finding information and resources. The website offers a “Parent-to-Parent Program by State” finder.
Tags: DEPRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH, SPECIAL NEEDS, SUPPORT, PARENTS, PARENTING
Child Mind Institute
Offers information about children’s mental health issues for parents and educators, including a symptom checker for a wide range of disorders. Website offers resources in Spanish.
Tags: MENTAL HEALTH, ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, SPANISH, YOUTH, DEPRESSION
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Basics OnDemand
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An education program for parents, caregivers and other families who provide care for youth (ages 22 and younger) who are experiencing mental health symptoms. This program is free to participants, self-paced and available 24/7.
Tags: DEPRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH, SUPPORT, EDUCATION, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, ADULTS
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Provides information and resources for families and youth; maintains an online library of mental health condition-specific “resource centers” of information for disorders affecting children and youth. Also provides a child and adolescent psychiatrist finder. Website offers resources in Spanish.
Tags: MENTAL HEALTH, DEPRESSION, RESOURCES, YOUTH, ADOLESCENTS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, ADULTS
Teen Help
Website offers resources and information on specific topics related to mental health and general teen development and growth — site information is geared towards teens and it includes a for parents section.
Tags: DEPRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH, TEENS, ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS
The Balanced Mind Parent Network
A program of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, that guides families raising children with mood disorders to answers and support through an online support community.
Tags: DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR, FAMILIES, YOUTH, ADULTS, PARENTS, SUPPORT GROUPS