Temple Gardin's Presentation from 4/19/12 Live Event - Autism Sensory Based World
What a Difference a
Friend Makes - http://whatadifference.org
Exceptional resource focused on helping young adults support friends who have
mental illness. Offers various professionally produced educational and
media materials aimed at education and reducing stigma. Some materials
are available in Spanish. It's a good resource for professionals, too.
Suicide prevention via
My Space - www.myspace.com/suicidepreventionlifeline
The wildly popular web mega-site My Space now includes a page devoted to
suicide prevention. The page is sponsored by the federal government and
links to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Zero to Three - www.zerotothree.org
Excellent, wide-ranging information concerning children 0-3 years old. It's for
parents and professionals.
Medline Plus: Mental
Health - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
Medline Plus provides reliable information on a wide variety of health
issues. The mental health section offers many resources, including some
in Spanish. Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of
Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Support Groups: Share
experiences about depression, other mental conditions - www.mayoclinic.com/health/support-groups/MH00044
Advice from the Mayo Clinic on the value of a support group and how to find one
grounded in scientifically and medically solid facts, and with the best
interests of its participants at heart.
National Child Traumatic
Stress Network - www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main
Injury, victimization, witnessing crime, invasive medical procedures, natural
disasters and more can cause children to suffer the effects of trauma.
This organization offers quality information about trauma, its effects on
children and what to do about it. Information for parents, caregivers,
teachers and professionals.
UCLA's School Mental
Health Project - http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/
A great resource of information related to promoting mental health in public
schools.