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Health Links & Resources |
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Mental/Emotional Health and Special Needs |
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ADHD - A Guide for Families - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families.
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| ADD and ADHD - an Attention Deficit bill of Rights and lots of tips for families. |
| ATTACh - the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children, is an international coalition of professionals and families dedicated to helping those with attachment difficulties by sharing our knowledge, talents and resources. |
| Attention Deficit Disorder - lots of information about ADD and ADHD |
 Autism Speaks - organization that aims to bring the autism community together as one strong voice to urge the government and private sector to listen to concerns and take action to address this urgent global health crisis. |
| Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) resources and info about pediatric bipolar disorder. |
| Children's Mental Health - fact sheets for parents |
| Dr. Joseph Crumbley - consultant and family therapist specializing in transracial adoption issues |
| Cure Autism Now - leading autism advocacy organization |
| HEART 2 HEART - an alliance of parents and therapists in Western Pennsylvania designed to help families with adoptive and foster children as well as blended families and those living with biological children suffering from the effects of early childhood trauma of an emotional or physical nature. |
| Identifying Learning Problems in Adopted Children - non profit organization that provides information and inspiration for families whose children struggle with learning and attention problems. |
| Institute for Children and Families - provides counseling and therapy services to children, adults and families suffering from the effects of severe emotional traumas. Located in Lancaster, PA they also provide community education, professional training, and research to help prevent and treat emotional trauma. |
| Lancaster County IU13 (Early Intervention) Preschool Services |
| Learning Disabilities and ADHD online - LD Online is the leading website on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences. Parents and teachers of learning disabled children will find authoritative guidance on attention deficit disorder, ADD / ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders. |
| NAMI Child & Adolescent Action Center - is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. |
| NAIMI Pennsylvania |
| National Child Traumatic Stress Network |
| Mental Health Association in Pennsylvania (MHAPA) Children's News is working for every child's mental health through collaboration with stateand local government, advocacy organizations and the National Mental Health Association to improve the children's systemof care. |
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Special Needs Articles - from National Adoption Center |
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