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Self Help Resources on the Web

  Academics:
  • This website is full of excellent study ideas and information for students who want to be successful: http://success.oregonstate.edu/
  • This is a website designed to assist students with disabilities to find colleges that are a good fit:  http://www.waped.org
 

Health/Mental Health:

  • Compass Health is a non profit mental health organization with many programs and lots of information:  http://www.compasshealth.org/Prevention On-Line
  • The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information http://www.health.org/features/family/AL-ANON and ALATEEN:  This is a worldwide organization that offers a self-help recovery program for families and friends of alcoholics whether or not the alcohol impaired person seeks help or even recognizes the existence of a drinking problem.  The website is set up by Al-Anon volunteers and is available in Spanish and French: http://www.al-anon-alateen.org.
  • AdolescentHealth.com is a site for teens, young adults and their families with lots of ideas about how to become healthy and stay healthy, and there is a Spanish version: http://www.adolescenthealth.com/
  Help for Families:
  • American Psychological Association (APA) http://www.apa.org/ : This website has not only a wide variety of information about various topics of concern to teens and their parents, it also gives current research news, and information about careers in psychology.
  •  American School Counselor Association (ASCA) http://www.schoolcounselor.org/ :  This is a website representing concerns of professional school counselors.  Topics include how to help kids find jobs, and how to help students be more successful in academics.  
  •  American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) http://www.aacap.org/:  This site provides information as a public service for families on issues affecting kids.  You can download their publications called Facts for Families, covering a wide variety of topics, for personal use at no charge.  Information is available in several languages.
  • Focus Adolescent Services http://www.focusas.com is a resource covering a wide variety of topics of interest to teens and their families.  It includes a checklist for parents which can help provide a reality check if they are questioning the behavior of their child.
  • Teen Depression:  http://www.depressedteens.com is an educational site dedicated to helping teenagers, parents and educators recognize the signs and symptoms of teen depression, with resources listed.
  • National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/ :  This is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit agency working to improve all aspects of mental health through advocacy, education, service and research.
  • National Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org/ :  This is a grassroots, self-help, support, education and advocacy organization of people with serious mental illness, and their family and friends.
  Help with Eating Disorders:
  •  National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) http://www.anad.org/ :  This is the oldest non-profit organization dedicated helping people with eating disorders and their families.
  • National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ :  This is the largest non-profit organization in the U.S. working to prevent eating disorders and to provide treatment referrals to those with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and to those concerned with body image and weight issues.
  Help with Grief and Loss Issues:
  • Grief Net http://www.rivendell.org :  This is an internet community providing online grief support.
  • The Compassionate Friends http://www.compassionatefriends.org/ :  This is a national, non-profit, self help support organization offering friendship and support to families grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause.  All bereaved family members are welcome.