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National FamilyEducation and Advocacy Groups Anxiety Disorders Association of America NAMI (formerly the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Mental Health Association - National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Depression and Related Disorders Association Autism Society of America Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation The National Depressive & Manic Depressive Association The American Anorexia/Bulimia Association Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D)

Alaska Family Education and Advocacy Groups Alaska Attachment & Bonding Associates Alaska Mental Health Consumer Association Brain Injury Association of Alaska Mental Health Association in Alaska NAMI Alaska PARENTS a partnership of Alaska families with disabilities which provides support, training resources, and advocacy statewide.

Other Education and Advocacy Groups Children's Defense Fund Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice (Promising Practices Monographs available online) DANA Brain Web (links to sites for information on brain disorders) Families USA I am Your Child Zero to Three Institute of Child Health Policy National Center on Institutions and Alternatives ( provides training, technical assistance, research and direct services to criminal justice, social services, and mental health organizations and clients across the country) National Health Law Program National Organization for Rare Disorders Center for Budget and Policy Priorities Bazelon Law Center National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities Parents of Bipolar Children Great Schools (news articles about schools programs that work) NAMI/NYC (good information on disorders, medications, diagnosis, coping tips)

On-line Magazines Science Daily Magazine (stories: mind and brain) Science News Scientific American Discover New England Journal of Medicine

National University Centers Georgetown University (Center for Child Health and Mental Health Policy) Florida University (Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health) Portland University (Research & Training Center on Family Support & Children's Mental Health) University of Denver (Center for Support of Mental Health Services in Isolated Rural Areas) Yale (The National Parenting Center Shopping Mall) Stanford (Dept. of Health, Research and Policy) UCLA (School Mental Health Project) University of Maryland at Baltimore (Center for School Mental Health Assistance) American with Disabilities Act Document Center

National Professional and Government groups Center for Mental Health Services Institute of Medicine National Institute of Mental Health NIMH: Consensus Statements, Mental Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute of Drug Abuse National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Information DHSS: Office of Minority Health American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Pediatrics American Psychological Association American Psychiatric Association National Human Genome Research Institute National Association of School Psychologists American Association of Suicidology Expert Consensus Guideline Series The National Science Foundation National Library of Medicine (Public Med) National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression National Technical Assistance Center for State Planning National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine HHS: Health Care Finance Administration Thomas: (national) Legislative Information on the Internet The Federal Web Locator

National Associations of Government National Governor's Association National Conference of State Legislatures National Association of Counties

Alaska Government groups State of Alaska Alaska Legislature Association of Alaska School Boards Alaska Native Regional Corporations Alaska Public Health Improvement Process (Public Health Planning) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Plan (DHSS, Trust and four boards) Alaska Mental Health Board

Support Groups Body-Mind QueenDom: RingWorld: Health Mental Health Net Human Mind Web Ring SGT MOM's (for military families)

Information on Individual Disorders and Medications Information on medications Disorders and Treatment Clinical Trials Listing by Disease Category National Organization for Rare Disorders Dana BrainWeb: Specific Diseases & Disorders

Philanthropy: possible sources of government and private grants DHSS: Grants Net Families/Children funding sources Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Center for Mental Health Services Annie E. Casey Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Lilly: Corporate Citizenship The Pew Charitable Trusts Frey Foundation The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy: Private Foundations Chronicle of Philanthropy: Corporate Grant Makers Philanthropy Journal: Private Foundations Philanthropy Journal: Corporate Foundations Complimentary and Alternative Medicine National Center for Complimentary & Alternative Medicine Colorado Health Net(Information and FDA warning about herbal remedies) WebMD: Health & Wellness Center Alternative Medicine Board training: Responsibilities, strategic planning, etc. Alliance for Nonprofit Management National Center for Nonprofit Boards Sources of specialized equipment and software Don Johnson, Inc.(Source of special programs for children with reading and writing and physical disabilities.) Community Mental Health Clinics Lifequest in Wasilla

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