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Mental Health America of Summit County

www.nami.org/youth/index.html  Youth section of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) website. Gives resources, local contacts, latest research on medications and treatment, and school issues. A significant and useful site for persons who are serious about children and mental illness.

www.intelihealth.com/mentalhealth  A general and comprehensive overview of mental health issues and resources.

depression.freeservers.com/garden.html  Alice's Garden, a delightful resource for parents of depressed kids. Features a chat room and links to Allie's website for kids.

http://www.undoingdepression.com/  Dr. Richard O'Conner's website for his book, Undoing Depression.

bnetsavvy.org  Educators will find internet safety information, classroom activities, news stories, credible links and interactive message boards; articles written by educators, parents, experts, and young people, and a variety of Internet-related activities, tools and resources. Topics will cover the spectrum of social technology from social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook to instant messaging (IM), chat rooms, texting and online gaming.  Adults will be provided with insights into the world that kids are entering from computers, gaming units and cell phones.

www.nimh.nih.gov  The National Institute of Mental Health's website. Comprehensive and cutting edge.

http://www.familyaware.org/  Families for Depression Awareness helps family members and friends in a caregiver role and those with depression understand the depression, reduce associated stigma, and share issues.

http://www.mentalhealth.org/  Center for Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network.

http://www.ndmda.org/  National Depressive, Manic Depressive Association

DepressedTeens.com  Educational site dedicated to help teenagers and their parents and educators understand the signs and symptoms of teenage depression.

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