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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum: 
Provides policy updates on legislation affecting Asian and Pacific Islanders, as well as information on several health related  programs.

Attachment Disorder Site:
Here you will find a wide variety of information to help you understand attachment issues. 

The Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center:
The center offers help for children facing the pain of death, divorce, separation, or abandonment, and provides a list of books/links for school professionals, parents, and advocates who deal with children's grief.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS):
This site provides information on fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol effects, and alcohol-related birth defects, as well as information on prevention methods and teaching students with these problems.

I Am Your Child:
This site has a wealth of information about early childhood and brain development.

Indian Health Service:
IHS is a federal health program providing publications and reports including the Indian Health Manual and Circulars, IHS directory, trends in urban Indian Health, as well as data on the demographic statistics of regional differences in Indian Health.

Internet Mental Health:
This site contains links for common disorders, organizations, search engines, and medical sites.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill:
This organization provides resources to improve the lives of people with mental illnesses and their families.

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health:
This site provides health resources for the Hispanic population, including recent health news, information on health topics for providers and consumers in English and Spanish, and help lines for the Hispanic community.

The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:
This program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers a broad range of activities, including research, training, and public information. The site includesan index of worldwide literature on PTSD.

The National Mental Health Association (NMHA):
The website provides the latest news and policy alerts on mental health issues, as well as a news section containing NMHA news releases and surveys on public perception of mental illness.

Office of Minority Health Resource Center:
A database of minority health funding opportunities, as well as minority health publications and programs. The Center offers technical assistance to community-based organizations to improve minority health, links to state and federal agencies covering health issues, as well as links to non-profit and national advocacy organizations. 

Online Medical Dictionary:
This resource allows you to search for information on any medical term through a wide search and can also link you to a multilingual dictionary and a drug database.

Trauma Information Pages:
The site includes information on trauma resources, bookstore, articles, and links.

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD):
CHADD works to improve the lives of people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through education, advocacy, and support.

Learning Disability Resource Guide:
An interactive learning disability resource guide for parents, teachers, and students, this site provides a wealth of recent articles and legislation.

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