Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Illness affects children as well adults. NAMI-NYS presents various resources for the specific mental ailments that affect children and adolescents. These resources are designed to inform children and their parents alike.
Resources
Websites
NAMI’s Child and Adolescent Action Center - NAMI provides information on mental health awareness in schools, where to find services, juvenile justice & child welfare, federal & state policy legislation as well as how to find support for parents, caregivers and family members.
NYS OMH’s Information for Children, Teens and Their Families - The NYS Office of Mental Health’s page has information designed for teenagers and their families. OMH also provides a wide range of resources throughout New York State.
NIMH’s Children’s Mental Health Awareness Resource Page - NIMH provides a wide gamut of information and resources, including information on how to participate in research trials.
NAMI Basics Education Program - NAMI’S Signature Program providing the fundamentals of caring for you, your family and your child with mental illness.
NAMI’s Parents and Teachers as Allies - In-Service Mental Health Education for School Professionals.
Breaking the Silence - NAMI Queens/Nassau’s program includes lesson plans, games and posters designed to bring mental health awareness in schools.
Videos
Mental Health Awareness in Children and Teenagers
Understanding Mental Illness in Children
Mental Illness Awareness for Children - (Sharing Art from the Heart) -Brings awareness to mental illness for children by advocating for those with serious mental disturbances.
Katie Couric’s Notebook on Kids’s Mental Health
Breaking the Silence on the Today Show -Eli and Lorraine Kaplan talk about their son’s diagnosis of schizophrenia and why they want to help others break their silence.
Juvenile Justice and Mental Health
Helping Children Understand Mental Illness, Improving Treatment
The Fight Against Stigma: Children Diagnosed with Mental Illness
ADHD
For Parents of Children with ADHD
Children with ADHD practice the Transcendental Meditation technique
Teen Suicide and Depression
Puzzle Pieces - NAMI TV Public Service Announcement
I’m Tired of People Saying I Don’t Look Like I Have Depression - NAMI Program Coordinator Amanda Ramirez talks about her experience with depression.
Public Service Announcement from Bi-Polar Alliance
Public Service Announcement on Self Injury
Bullied to death: They committed suicide because of bullying
A Memorial for Teens That Committed Suicide - With helpful facts
OCD
New Treatment for Kids with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - From the Mayo Clinic
PTSD
