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NEWS
NEWS
NEWS
NEWS
NEWS
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2008 DBSA
Convention: The Depression
and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) will hold its national
convention September 10-14, 2008, in Norfolk, Virginia.
Speakers will include Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., MHA board member
Larry Fricks, and journalist Richard M. Cohen. For full program and
registration information, visit
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events_conference2008.
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13th Annual
Conference on Advancing School Mental Health: Sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Center
for School Mental Health and the IDEA Partnership, this year’s
conference theme is “School Mental Health for All Students: Building
a Shared Agenda for Youth, Families, Schools, and Communities.” The
conference will be held September 25-27, 2008, in Phoenix,
Arizona. For more information, visit
http://csmh.umaryland.edu/conf_meet/AnnualConference/index.html.
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Federation of Families 20th
Annual Conference:
The National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
will hold its 20th annual conference November 20-23,
2008 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme
this year is Hope on the Horizon for Children, Youth and
Families: Re-visioning Mental Health Using a Public Health
Approach to Promotion and Prevention. For more information about
the conference and to register, visit
http://www.ffcmh.org/conference2008/indexconference.html.
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Back to School Resources – Part
1: The National
Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has a number of back
to school resources for families, educators and policymakers
available on its website. Topics include: Back to School
Transitions, Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Children and
Adolescents, Positive Behavioral Supports: A Guide for
Parents and Educators, and many more. For more information
and to download, visit
http://www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx.
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Back to School Resources – Part
2: The NYU Child
Study Center also has several articles available with tips for
how parents and teachers can help ease children back into an
academic school setting. Titles include:
Back to School for Kids with Special Needs,
Kids with ADHD Go Back to School, and Transition to
College; Separation and Change for Parents and Students. For
more information and to download these and other articles, visit
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/back_school_jitters.
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