Resources

Kelty Resource Centre
The Kelty Resource Centre works to link children, youth and their families with appropriate resources in all areas of mental health and addictions.
 
www.ActAgainstViolence.org
Non-violent conflict resolution; effects of media on children; problem solving; anger management; discipline.
 
www.apahelpcenter.org
American Psychological Association web site with information on many topics, including: controlling anger; stress management; depression, etc.
 
www.healthpsych.com/links.html#Journals
Health Psychology Library
 
www.ncld.org/LDInfoZone/InfoZone_FactSheetIndex.cfmm
National Centre for Learning Disabilities. Has links to fact sheets on various types of learning disabilities
 
http://helping.apa.org
American Psychological Association. This site links to numerous articles on various mental health conditions, as well as on challenges faced by parents, including anger management, stress, discipline, etc.
 
www.nimh.nih.gov
This site has links to articles on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social phobias, etc.
 
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). Links to numerous mental health fact sheets published by the AACAP.
 
www.hope.vancouver.bc.ca/
Helping Overcome Psychosis Early. A local Vancouver site which contains many useful links related to psychosis, schizophrenia, and mood disorders.
 
www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/add_adhd/add-adhd.html
Links to numerous sites on learning disabilities, including non-verbal learning disabilities, descriptions of various processing disabilities, teaching strategies, update of ADHD medications, list of fiction books on various learning disabilities / ADHD, etc. for children.
 
www.adaa.org/AnxietyDisorderInfor/index.cfm
Anxiety disorders information and links.
 
www.health-psych.org/online.htm
American Psychological Association’s page of links to mental health sites (most references linked are academic journals).
 
www.bpkids.org/learning/about.htm
Early onset bipolar disorder site. An US site that includes various mood charts and tips for educators.
 
www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=528&g=2
20 ways to build self-esteem.
 
www.lcsc.edu/education/fas/
The ABCs of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

www.fasalaska.com
Successful interventions for FAS; behavioural challenges for children with FAS;
misconceptions about FAS.
 
Anxiety

www.anxietybc.com/
Anxiety Disorders Association of BC web site
Information about OCD and anxiety disorders, including PTSD, agoraphobia, panic attacks, generalized anxiety disorders, social anxiety, phobias
 
www.adaa.org/AnxietyDisorderInfor/ChildrenAdo.cfm
Anxiety Disorders Association of America site
 
www.asperger.org
Describes Asperger’s syndrome, treatment strategies, useful hints, provides a clear explanation of behaviour.
 
www.mayclinic.com
Bipolar disorder
 
www.nimh.nih.gov
www.ocfoundation.org
OCD resources
 
www.heretohelp.bc.ca
BC Mental Health site. Great resources.