Other Resources

These links are provided to simplify your search for information. Not all sites linked to on this page have been approved by Advocacy Services for Kids. Please use good judgment when taking advice from the Internet. And look for HONcode approval, before trusting medical advice offered from supposed professionals. Thank you.

Suicide Prevention

WMU Suicide Prevention Website

Education & Special Education

Kalamazoo County Parenting Education Directory
Wrightslaw: Special Education Law
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
Michigan Department of Education
US Department of Education Building the Legacy of IDEA 2004
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

ADHD

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Bipolar

Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF)

Depression

National Institute of Mental Health Depression Information
Kids' Depression Information

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

Relatives Raising Relative Children

Kinship Care Resource Center

Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome Association

Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities
Nonverbal Learning Disorders
Schwab Learning: A parent's guide to helping children with LD

Substance Abuse

Prevention Network - for Michigan substance abuse prevention efforts

General Mental Health

SchoolBehavior.com
National Metal Health Information Center

Other Organizations

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Association for Children's Mental Health - Lansing, MI
Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection FACTS