Know Where to Find Help for Your Child
If you are
worried about your child's emotions or behavior but do not know a child and
adolescent psychiatrist or a psychiatric facility with special programs for
youngsters:
- Ask friends or family members who have had experience with
psychiatric treatment;
- Consult your child's pediatrician or family physician;
- Contact your child's school counselor or student assistance
plan;
- Ask your Employee Assistance Program representative;
- Contact your local Medical Society, Psychiatric Society, Mental
Health Association or county Mental Health Administrator;
- Look in your Yellow Pages under "Physicians (Psychiatry,
Child);"
Contact the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. Call (202) 966-7300 for
the Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry nearest you.
Free distribution of single Facts sheets is
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supports educational programs and materials designed to educate parents,
families, teachers, caregivers, and others about the mental illnesses affecting
nearly 12.5 million children and adolescents in an effort to de-stigmatize
these illnesses, promote early identification and treatment, and encourage
funding for scientifically based research.
Please make a tax
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outreach. (AACAP Endowment Fund - FFF, P.O. Box 96106, Washington, D.C.
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