Links for Professionals

 The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry developed Facts for Families to provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families. Here are the fact sheets that relate to youth and mental illness.

Facts for Families

• Early Adolescent Development
• Late Adolescent Development
• Helping Teens with Stress
• Parenting: Preparing for Adolescence
• Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents
• Depression in Children and Adolescents
• Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
• ADHD in Children and Adolescents
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
• Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Substance Abuse Treatment for Children and Adolescents: Questions to Ask
• Teenagers with Eating Disorders
• Teen Suicide
• Self-injury in Adolescence

Additional Resources

• Suicide Risk Management: a Manual for Health Professionals (Second Edition)
• Child and Youth Mental Health Toolkits -- created by a Mental Health Collaboration Team this site provides a wealth of toolkits to assist in diagnosis of several mental illnesses
• Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program -- This website provides information about early psychosis; promotes early detection and intervention; provides resources for the general public, individuals, family members and health care professionals and provides direction for seeking help.
• Telelink -- this program connects professionals Canadians across the country with youth mental health experts at Sick Kids hospital