Parent Resources: An Internet Pathfinder

MENTAL HEALTH

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org/
     This site has a series of fact sheets for parents on various psychiatric disorders and other issues. They are available in English, Spanish and French.

Healthier You: The Virtual Reference Guide for the Informed Mental Health Consumer
http://www.healthieryou.com/
     An extremely useful site for consumer information on mental health. It lists articles and fact sheets, newsgroups and mailing lists, and has a directory for additional web resources on mental health.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org/
     A national advocacy organization site that offers fact sheets, news updates, and detailed medical information on mental illnesses.

National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/home.cfm
     The Public Information section includes many useful articles and other publications, in both English and Spanish, aimed at a consumer audience. Other features are several Quick Time videos on brain imaging.