This is a fact sheet from the National Mental Health Information Center. It includes information about several mental health problems affecting children and adolescents including depression, anxiety disorders, conduct disorders, and eating disorders. (
http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/CA-0006/default.asp
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This National Institute of Mental Health Web site includes information on anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. It also includes links to publications and press releases. (
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
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This is the home page for the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders, a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. It offers much information and links to topics that are useful for teachers and others who work with students with emotional or behavioral disorders. Past copies of Beyond Behavior, with many useful application articles, can be accessed on line. Members can access current copies of this journal and Behavior Disorders. (
http://www.ccbd.net
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This Web site is for the National Mental Health America. It includes advocacy and education resources for children and families. (
http://www.nmha.org
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The National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) was established by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, to give schools information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices. (
http://www.pbis.org
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The Safe and Responsive Schools Web sites are interlinked Web sites housed at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN and at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The site contains information about school violence and school violence prevention, resources on a variety of violence prevention programs, downloadable publications, information on the SRS systems change model, and a web forum on school violence. (
http://www.unl.edu/srs
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This award-winning site offers THOUSANDS of tips on managing student behavior, and provides step-by-step directions for implementing a great number of standard interventions. It also contains a bulletin board on which you can post your disciplinary concerns and receive suggestions from teachers around the world. (
http://www.BehaviorAdvisor.com
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The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice supports the development and adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance. The Center collaborates with a number of Strategic Partners – clearinghouses, national membership associations, regional resource centers, and other family and education groups – to identify and disseminate information on effective practices. It provides information on many issues, miniwebsites on many topics, and opportunities for interactive discussions (
http://cecp.air.org/
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