Clinical Topics

The Clinical Topics page provides links to professional resources on mental health issues and related parenting concerns, written with parents in mind.

• General Information (también en Español)
  Introductory information for parents, containing answers to questions concerning identification of symptoms, diagnosis, outlook, treatment options, and ways in which parents can help their child when she or he is struggling.

Information on Specific Disorders

Anxiety

• Anxiety: General Overview

• Anxiety: Information for Parents (tambien en Español)

Depression

• Depression: Children and Adolescents

• Depression: High School Students

Self-Harm

• Broad Description
• Warning Signs and Symptoms

Suicide Prevention

• Preventing Youth Suicide

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Substance Use

• Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependency in Adolescence

Broad Topics

• Aggression 

• Bullying Prevention

• Coping with Crisis

• Homework Survival (tambien en Español)

Mental Health and Wellness Resource Collections

The links below provide information for families on a variety of topics surrounding the promotion of mental wellness in the home and school.

• Facts for Families

• Raising Safe Children