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Publications Available from IFFCMH

Manuals

Access to Children's Mental Health Under Medicaid and SCHIP.pdf
Advocacy Makes a Difference.pdf                               
All You Need To Know About Me.pdf                             
ComplexTrauma In Children and Adolescents.pdf                 
Disaster Prep for Special Needs Families.pdf                  
Dropouts The Silent Epidemic.pdf                              
Enduring Effects of Abuse.pdf                                 
Family Guide to Achieving the Promise.pdf                     
Family Partnership Manual Final.pdf                           
Homeland Insecurity American Children at Risk.pdf             
Its My Life - -Employment.pdf                                 
Keys to Effective Legislation for Children and Families.pdf   
LCC Manual.pdf                                                
Leadership Skills for Family Members.pdf                      
Legislative Strategies.pdf                                    
NICHCY Assessment and Accommodations.pdf                      
Parents Guide to Autism Funding Programs.pdf                  
Political Advocacy Manual Final.pdf                           
Psychological Issues for Children and Families in Disasters.pdf
Speaking Out for Yourself.pdf                                 
Special Ed and the Juvenile Justice System.pdf                
State Advocacy Tool Kit.pdf                                   
Support Group Manual Final.pdf                                
Talk it Out Booklet.pdf                                       
Teacher's Guide for Helping Bipolar Kids.PDF                  
Traumatic Stress and Substance Abuse in Adolescents.pdf       

 Handouts

10 Commandments of Effective Advocacy.pdf                            
10 Mental Health Tips.pdf                                            
10 things every child with autism wishes you knew.pdf                
11 Questions To Ask Before Psychiatric Hospitalization.pdf           
12 Tips of Christmas.pdf                                             
16 Tips for Dealing with Professionals.pdf                           
1st Place to Look 080324.pdf                                         
9 Tips for Parents of Children with Autism or Asperger.pdf           
A Day in the Life of an Advocate.pdf                                 
ADHD Info.pdf                                                        
All You Need to Know About Me.pdf                                     
Are you ready for disaster.pdf                                       
Autism Information and Resources.pdf                                 
Autism Links Info.pdf                                                
Autism's Parent Trap.pdf                                             
BDDS Offices.pdf                                                     
Bipolar Disorder in Children.pdf                                     
Building on Caregiver Strengths.pdf                                   
Checklist for Effective Collaboration.pdf                            
Childhood Bipolarity Tough to Treat.pdf                              
Children With ADHD at Risk for Alcohol Problems.pdf                  
Children's MH Bill of Rights.pdf                                      
Choose the Right MH Therapist.pdf                                    
Common Sense About Vaccines and Autism.pdf                           
Communicating with Professionals.pdf                                 
Community Based Care.pdf                                             
Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder.pdf               
Coping with Everyday Stress.pdf                                      
Core Principles of the Child and Adolescent Service System Program.pdf
Crisis Assistance Services.pdf                                       
Crisis Information Sheet Pg 1.pdf                                    
Crisis Management Services.pdf                                       
Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder.pdf                                      
Does Your Child Have Autism.pdf                                      
Dropouts_The Silent Epidemic.pdf                                     
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.pdf                                
Ethical Obligation for Advocates.pdf                                 
family driven services.pdf                                           
Family Guide to Achieving the Promise.pdf                            
Fast Facts - Children and Mental Health.pdf                          
Fast Facts - Finding Mental Health Help.pdf                          
First Place to Look.pdf                                              
First Signs (BP).pdf                                                 
Guardianship Q&A.pdf                                                 
Halloween Tips for Kids with Autism.pdf                              
Helping Students Deal with Loss.pdf                                  
Holiday Stress.pdf                                                    
How to Choose a Mental Health Professional.pdf                       
How to Make Friends with Someone with Autism.pdf                     
I am the parent of a child with special needs.pdf                    
IEP Factsheet.pdf                                                    
Implementing Family Involvement in Systems of Care.jpg               
Learning Disabilities Fact Sheet.pdf                                 
Look Before You Label.pdf                                             
Mayo Clinic BP Information.pdf                                       
Minimizing Childhood Stress.pdf                                      
Mood Stabilizers and Bipolar.pdf                                     
New SSD Determination Process.pdf                                    
Nurturing Your Childs Mental Health.pdf                              
OASIS Consumer Guide.pdf                                             
Plan for Children with SEDs.pdf                                       
Practical Suggestions for Working with Parents as Partners.pdf       
Principles and Practice of Child and Adolescent Psychology.jpg       
Principles of Family Involvement.pdf                                 
Principles of Family Support.pdf                                     
Psych Service Dog_Consumer.pdf                                       
Psych Service Dog_Provider.pdf                                       
Public Tragedy Checklist.pdf                                          
Reducing Anxiety Over Economic Bad News.pdf                          
Residential Treatment Facility Factsheet.pdf                         
Responsibilities of Parents.pdf                                      
Responsibilities of Providers.pdf                                    
Ris per dal - Tough Choices for Tough Kids.pdf                         
SAMHSA_Screening.pdf                                                 
Schools not communicating with parents.pdf                           
Services Availabe Through OASIS.pdf                                  
Sharing your private issues with others.pdf                          
Shut up about your perfect kid.pdf                                   
Stigmatization of Mental Illness in Chlidren and Parents.pdf         
Stop and Think About What You Do and Say.pdf                         
Teenage Brain A Work in Progress.pdf                                 
Tips for Families Working with Professionals.pdf                     
Tips for reducing or controlling stress.pdf                          
Top 27 Signs of a Bad IEP Meeting.pdf                                
Trauma Sensitive Systems.pdf                                         
Traumatic Stress Treatment in Ch & Adol.pdf                          
Warning Signs of Teen MH Problems.pdf                                
What do those Squigglies Mean.pdf                                    
Whats Happening to My Son (Bipolar).pdf                              
When To Seek Help For Your Child.pdf                                 
When You Have a Child with Mental Health Needs.pdf                   
Where are the parents.pdf                                            
Where to find help for your child.pdf                                 
Who is the IFFCMH.pdf                                                
Your child might have an IEP.pdf                

News Stories

1 in 3 ADHD cases linked to lead, smoke.pdf                           
300,000 U.S. children diagnosed with autism.pdf                       
8% of US Kids Have ADHD.pdf                                           
A Family's Painful Journey.pdf                                        
A Tale of 2 Schools (Autism).pdf                                       
A Terrible Mystery (Autism).pdf                                       
ADA Protects Caregivers.pdf                                           
ADHD Drugs Not Linked to Future Drug Abuse.pdf                        
ADHD Drugs Send Thousands to ERs.pdf                                  
ADHD kids’ brains mature more slowly.pdf                              
ADHD patients play video games as part of trea...pdf                  
All Teens Should be Tested for Depression.pdf                          
Anatomy of a Scare - Vaccines and Autism.pdf                          
Antidepressant suicide warning may be expanded.pdf                    
Anti-psychotic drug use in kids skyrockets.pdf                        
Antipsychotics, Newer Isn't Better.pdf                                
As Autistic Children Grow, So Does Social Gap.pdf                     
Autism -- Genetics or Environment.pdf                                 
Autism -- The Search for Clues.pdf                                     
Autism ‘epidemic’ may be all in the label.pdf                         
Autism linked to mother’s illnesses in study.pdf                      
Autism Links & Information.pdf                                        
Autism more likely when dad is older.pdf                              
Autism Not Linked to Vaccines.pdf                                     
Autism rate in U.S. higher than thought.pdf                           
Autism screening urged for toddlers.pdf                                
Autism signs often seen in extreme preemies.pdf                       
Autism_ Earliest Diagnosis Ever.pdf                                   
Autistic Kids_ The Sibling Problem.pdf                                
Biology of Bipolar Diso...pdf                                         
Bipolar or depression.pdf                                             
BP Youth Misread Faces.pdf                                            
Bullying in school may cause mental health problems throughout life.pdf
Bullying More Likely for Kids w MH Disorders.pdf                      
Bullying Now a Crime.pdf                                              
campus mental health and safety.pdf                                   
Can kids’ brains be trained to pay attention_.pdf                     
Child Who Would Not Speak.pdf                                         
Children in the Grip of Autism.pdf                                    
Children of soldiers Needs Not Met.pdf                                 
Colleges Welcoming Learning Disabled.pdf                              
Confusion Over Laws Impedes Aid For Mentally Ill.pdf                  
County jails now largest mental health provider...pdf                 
Crucial Year Can Be Precipice or Springboard.pdf                      
Cultural differences and Seeking MH Help.pdf                          
Debate mounts over autism counts.pdf                                  
De-Criminalizing Mental Illness.pdf                                    
depression linked to risky teen sex.pdf                               
Depression Strikes as Young as 3.pdf                                  
Distinguishing mental illness from violence.pdf                       
Does RTI Help or Hinder.pdf                                           
Don't Let Religious Beliefs Hinder MH Care.pdf                        
Down's syndrome gene identified.pdf                                   
Dual Disorders Are Rarely Treated Properly.pdf                         
Early Signs of Autism ID'ed in Infants.pdf                            
Early Stress Leads to Teen MH Problems.pdf                            
Economy Can Impact Kids Mental Health.pdf                             
Educating minorities on mental-health issues.pdf                      
Examining the Increased Incidence of Autism.pdf                       
Experts Defining Mental Disorders Are Linked to Drug Firms.pdf        
Family Ties Protect Against Suicidal Behavior.pdf                      
Father's blues can blight babies.pdf                                  
FDA looking at Adderall, other ADHD drugs, for heart risks - ...pdf   
FDA OKs first attention deficit patch.pdf                             
FDA panel OKs ADHD drug warning.pdf                                   
FDA probing ADHD drug side effects.pdf                                
Fighting Anorexia_ No One to Blame.pdf                                
Focus Narrows in Search for Aut...pdf                                  
Food Additives Raise Hyperactivity.pdf                                
Foster kids can benefit from medication.pdf                           
Genetic glitch raises autism risk.pdf                                 
Girls at Greater Risk with Teen Drinking.pdf                          
Girls' self-image may affect future weight.pdf                        
great cannabis debate.pdf                                             
Growing Up Bipolar.pdf                                                
Growing Up With Autism.pdf                                            
Heart test urged before kids get ADHD drugs.pdf                       
High Court Rules Against Parents in Md. Special Education Case.pdf    
How best to treat pre-schoolers with ADHD.pdf
IDEA - Gains and Losses.pdf                                           
IDEA_Changes Summary.pdf                                              
IDEA2004.pdf                                                          
Identifying kids who cut themselves to cope.pdf                       
Infant Mental Health.pdf                                              
Inside Autism.pdf                                                     
Inside the Autistic Mind.pdf                                          
Junk culture killing childhood.pdf                                    
Justices Rule on Education Lawsuits.pdf                               
Kid, parent often both on ADHD meds.pdf                               
Kids with ADHD more likely to bully.pdf                                
Latinos avoid help for mental health.pdf                              
Long Road to the Pharmacy (Bipolar).pdf                               
Mainstreaming Angers Some Parents.pdf                                 
Medicaid - Getting and Keeping Care.pdf                               
Meds Alone Not Enough.pdf                                             
Mental Health a Middle Class Luxury.pdf                               
Mental health courts offer new prescription for off...pdf             
Mental Health Matters.pdf                                             
Mental Health Myths Stymie Treatment.pdf                              
Mental health of children most harmed before divorce.pdf              
Mental Health Problems Taboo in the Black Commu...pdf                 
Mental health screening helps detect depression.pdf                   
Mental health woes rise.pdf                                           
Mental illness often begins in childhood.pdf                          
Mental-health training urged for police, other 1st responders.pdf     
Mental-illness taboo hits society.pdf                                 
MH Care Out of Reach for Immigrants.pdf                               
Millions of young getting high on cough, cold meds - ...pdf           
Moms Mental Health Woes Can Pass to Kids.pdf                          
Mutated gene doubles autism risk, study finds - Mental Health...pdf   
My Brother Is Not His Disability.pdf                                   
New antipsychoitc drugs carry risks.pdf                               
New Data on Risks of ADHD Medication.pdf                              
New FDA warning about antidepressants.pdf                             
New IDEA Shifts Power to States.PDF                                   
New Test May Diagnose Autism in Babies.pdf                            
Not all BP kids may be properly diagnosed.pdf                         
Novel remedies tested to treat bipolar...pdf                           
OASIS Services Available.pdf                                          
Obsessional Fears and Aggressive Behaviors.pdf                        
Parents Leap of Faith on Autism.pdf                                   
Parents seek ADHD meds to boost kids' grades.pdf                      
Plan for Children with SEDs.pdf                                       
Pot Use Doubles MH Risk.pdf                                           
Preemies at risk for behavior problems at age 5.pdf                    
Prematurity 'affects personality.pdf                                  
Psychiatrists, Children and the Drug Industry.pdf                     
Public Perception Harsh on Kids and Mental Health.pdf                 
Puzzle of Hidden Ability.pdf                                           
Reaching an Autistic Teenager.pdf                                     
Real Burden of Eating Disorders.pdf                                   
Reducing Anxiety Over Economic Bad News.pdf                           
Risks for Ritalin for Preschoolers.pdf                                
Ritalin and Cancer Risk.pdf                                           
road to mental health.pdf                                             
School yourself in advocating for your child...pdf                    
Scientific brain linked to autism.pdf                                 
Self Medication Leads to More Serious Mental Illness.pdf              
Sensory Processing Disorder - the New ADHD.pdf                        
shaken-baby debate, studies disagree.pdf                              
Shootings prompt discussion regarding troubled students.pdf           
Shortage of child psychiatrists taking big toll.pdf                   
Some Girls w Aspergers Don't Get Diagnosed.pdf                         
Some Kids are Bully Magnets.pdf                                       
Spanking Linked to Anxiety, Aggression.pdf                            
Special Ed Test Plans.pdf                                             
Stigma and Mental Health in Children.pdf                              
Strattera associated with suicide risks in kids.pdf                   
Stress response tied to kids behavior problems..pdf                   
Strong emotions normal after trauma, expert says.pdf                   
Students abusing ADHD drugs.pdf                                       
Study suggests kids can ‘recover' from Autism.pdf                     
Suicide Risk for Teens Debated.pdf                                    
Support for Bipolar Kids Parents.pdf                                  
surge in bipolar diagnoses questioned.pdf                             
Tallying Mental Illness' Costs.pdf                                    
Teen Depressives are Less Expressive.pdf                               
Teen Girls w ADHD Act Out.pdf                                         
Teen prescription-drug abuse up.pdf                                   
Teens and the Taboo Subject of Mental Health.pdf                      
Teens Benefit from Early Networked Care.pdf                           
Teens binge drink, U.S. study finds.pdf                               
Therapy Plus Zoloft Eases Kids Anxiety.pdf                            
Toddler brain difference linked to autism.pdf                         
Training ADHD kids’ brains may boost conduct.pdf                      
Treating moms can help kids depression.pdf                            
Treatment limits cause tragedies.pdf                                  
TV really might cause autism.pdf                                      
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder.pdf                     
Understanding Seizure Disorders.pdf                                   
Vitamin D and Autism.pdf                                               
Weak brain links 'explain autism'.pdf                                 
Welfare Agencies Seek Foster Children's Assets.pdf                    
When Does Autism Start.pdf                                            
White kids most likely to abuse inhalants.pdf                         
Youth suicides up after decade of decline.pdf                         
Youth violence - Intervene early or pay dearly later.pdf      
        

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