5th Annual PEAR Conference
The Whole Child, The Whole Day

Conference Resources: Mental Health



Mental Health Organizations | Education | Mental Illnesses & Disorders | Prevention | Trauma and Youth Violence


Mental Health Organizations Links

American Counseling Association
http://www.counseling.org/

American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psych.org

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org

American Psychotherapy Association
http://www.americanpsychotherapy.com/

American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org

American School Health Association
http://www.ashaweb.org

Anxiety Disorder Association of America
http://www.adaa.org/

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
http://www.amchp.org

Association of Schools of Public Health
http://www.asph.org

Boston Coalition for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
http://www.bphc.org/programs/initiative.asp?b=1&d=2&p=6&i=47

Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association
http://www.drada.org/

National Association of Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils
http://www.namhpac.org/

National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems

http://www.naphs.org

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
http://www.nasmhpd.org/

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.add.org/

National Eating Disorders Association
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org

The National Education Association, Health Information Network (NEA HIN)
http://www.neahin.org/programs/mentalhealth/


Education Links

American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education
http://www.psych.org/research/

FAST: Families and Schools Together
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/fast/

Massachusetts General Hospital School Psychiatry Program
http://www.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/

National Association of School Psychologists
http://www.nasponline.org

National Mental Health and Education Center
http://www.naspcenter.org/index.html

Primary Care Mental Health Education (PriMHE)
http://www.primhe.org/

Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project
http://www.helpnothassle.org/

The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
http://www.judgerc.org

UCLA School Mental Health Project, Center for Mental Health in Schools
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/


Mental Illnesses/Disorders Links

American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
http://www.aamr.org/

Anxiety Disorder Association of America

http://www.adaa.org/

Attachment Disorder Support Group (ADSG)

http://www.syix.com/adsg/index.htm

CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

http://www.chadd.org/

Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
http://www.bpkids.org/

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
http://www.dbsalliance.org

Institute for Attachment and Child Development

http://www.instituteforattachment.org

National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)

http://www.naar.org/

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
http://www.anad.org/site/anadweb

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association

http://www.add.org/

National Eating Disorders Association
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

National Resource Center on ADHD: A program of CHADD
http://www.help4adhd.org/

National Schizophrenia Foundation

http://www.NSFoundation.org

New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (PRC)

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~psychrc/

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

http://www.ocfoundation.org/

Stanley Center for the Innovative Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/stanley/

The Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)

http://www.autcom.org

The Center for Eating Disorders
http://www.eating-disorders.com

The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD)
http://www.thenadd.org/

The Project Hope Foundation

http://www.project-hope.co.nz


Prevention Links

American Council for Drug Education
http://www.acde.org/

Blueprints for Violence Prevention
http://www.colorado.edu/research/cspv/blueprints

CeaseFire

http://www.ceasefirechicago.org

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/csap/csap.html

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov


Trauma and Youth Violence Prevention Links

Reports

Youth Facing Threat and Terror: Supporting Preparedness and Resilience: New Directions for Youth Development, No. 98
New Directions for Youth Development Journal
by Robert D. Macy (Editor), Susanna Barry (Editor), Gil G. Noam (Editor) July 2003

Massachusetts After School Research Study (MARS) - Pathways to Success in Youth: What Counts in After School

Evaluation of the After School Project Analysis of an Initiative to Increase and Improve After School Programs in High-Risk Neighborhoods

Papers

Witt, P. A., & Baker, D. A. (1997). Developing after-school programs for youth in high risk environments. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 68(9),18-20

Websites

Center For The Prevention of School Violence
http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/gtss.html

Knowledge Path: Adolescent Violence Prevention

http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_adolvio.html

National Alliance For Safe Schools
http://www.safeschools.org/

National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign
http://www.violencepreventionweek.org/

The Metro Center for Urban Education

http://www.nyu.edu/education/metrocenter/

Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students

http://members.tripod.com/~twood/guide.html

Federal Activities Addressing Violence in Schools

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/display/MatlDisplay.asp?MatlNbr=728

Knowledge Path: Adolescent Violence Prevention
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_adolvio.html

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
http://www.safeyouth.org

CONFERENCES
Schedule

Panel Resources

Resource Rooms


Speakers

Resource Rooms


Organizers

Advisory Board


Advisory Board

Mayor Thomas Menino
Honorary Chair, Boston, MA

Jonathan Abbot
WGBH

Senator Robert Antonini
Massachusetts State Senator

Alan Bersin
California Secretary of Education

Louis Casagrande
Boston Children's Museum

Commissioner Elizabeth Childs
Department of Mental Health, Boston MA

Michael Contompasis
Boston Public Schools

William Dandridge
Lesley University

Nicholas Donohue
Nellie Mae Education Foundation

Matt Fishman
Partners HealthCare

Gary French
Boston Police Department

Chris Gabrieli
Massachusetts 2020 Foundation

Cinthia Haan
Haan Foundation for Children

Reverend Ray Hammond
Bethel AME Church, Boston, MA

Milton Little, Jr.
United Way of Massachusetts Bay

Stacey Lucchino
PEAR, Boston Red Sox Foundation

Senator Thomas M. McGee
Massachusetts State Senator

Jill Medvedow
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

Ronay Menschel
Phipps House

Ioannis Miaoulis
Museum of Science, Boston, MA

Earl Phalen
The Bell Foundation

Commissioner Anne Reale
Department of Early Education and Care, Massachusetts

Eric Schwarz
Citizen Schools

Ellen Semenoff
Department of Human Services, Cambridge, mA

John Shattuck
JFK Library Foundation

Commissioner Harry Spence
Department of Social Services, Massachusetts

Representative Marie P. St. Fleur
State Representative

Marylou Sudders
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,

Meg Vaillancourt
Red Sox Foundation


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