Resources for Families

• Explaining Death to Children
• What Helps Grieving Children
• Talking to Your Child About Death

• Websites and Books for Children and Adults
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Parenting a Child with Anxiety
• RAISE Awareness Episode 2: Anxiety: Strategies for Parents in the Home

• School Avoidance: Tips for Concerned Parents
• School Refusal: When A Child Won't Go To School
• What is School Refusal?

• Depression Resource Center
• Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
• Parents Guide to Teen Depression
• Recognizing and Addressing Depression Presenting as Anger

• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma
• Child Mind Institute - Trauma Resources
• Tips for Talking to Your Child After a Traumatic Event

• Alcohol Rehab Help

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/suicide/index.html

Massachusetts Department of Public Health:
http://www.mass.gov/dph/suicideprevention

The Society for Prevention of Teen Suicide:
http://www.sptsusa.org/