Resources for Teens and Parents
Franciscan Children’s, together with McLean Hospital, is the premier provider of pediatric mental health care to children and adolescents experiencing social, emotional or mental health challenges. We provide personalized care to each child so that they can reach their fullest potential and live their best life.
Below are several resources that can provide education and support for families looking for more information related to mental health.
Understanding Mental Illness
The Warning Signs of Mental Illness
Know the Warning Signs – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Warning Signs of Mental Illness – American Psychiatric Association Foundation
Mental Health Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Treatment of Mental Illness
Seeking Help
Types of Mental Health Professionals – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Finding a Therapist You Like, a Guide for Youth and Young Adults – Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)
How to Choose a Psychologist – American Psychological Association
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
How to Find Help through Seeing a Psychologist – American Psychological Association
What do Practicing Psychologists Do? – American Psychological Association
Finding Mental Healthcare for Children of Immigrants – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Treatment
Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: Definition – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: Different Types – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Support
Questions to Ask before the Psychiatric Hospitalization of your Child or Adolescent – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
How to Help in an Emotional Crisis – American Psychological Association
Resources for Families
Resources for Teens
Understanding Your Mental Health
Change your Mind about Mental Health – American Psychological Association
Finding Support
Finding a Therapist You Like – A Guide for Youth and Young Adults – Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)
Peers and Friendship
Friendship and Mental Health – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Want to Know How to Help a Friend? Student Guide to Mental Health – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Responding to Bullying – Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)
Depression and Stress
Teen Depression | Article – National Institute of Mental Health
Teens and Stress: How to Keep Stress in Check – American Psychological Association
College
Starting College with a Psychiatric Illness – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Managing a Mental Health Condition in College – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Resources for Parents
Understanding Your Child’s Mental Health
Normal or Not? – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Start a Conversation
Talking to Kids about Mental Illnesses – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Talking with your children about stress – American Psychological Association
Talking to teens about stress – American Psychological Association
How to Talk to Children About difficult news – American Psychological Association
How to Help
Learning to Help Your Child and Your Family – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
How to Help in an Emotional Crisis – American Psychological Association
Helping Children Learn how to Think Positively – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Supporting a Family Member with a Serious Mental illness – American Psychological Association
Advocating for Your Child
Advocating for Your Child – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Questions to Ask before the Psychiatric Hospitalization of your Child or Adolescent – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Family Support
When your Child is diagnosed with Chronic Illness: How to Cope – American Psychological Association
Siblings of Explosive Children – Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Network
Resilience Guide for Parents & Teachers – American Psychological Association
Resources by Topic
Anxiety
Anxiety and Children – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Anxiety Disorders – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Coping with Anxiety – Parent/Professional Advisory League (PPAL)
Depression
Teen Depression | Article – National Institute of Mental Health
Depression in Children and Teens – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Suicide
If you or your child is in crisis, immediately call 911 for emergency services or go directly to a hospital emergency room. For 24-hour support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with a trained crisis counselor.
Awareness and Prevention
Suicide Prevention – American Psychiatric Association
Preventing Suicide – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Suicide Awareness and Prevention – Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)
Other Suicide Resources
Teen Suicide – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Self-Injury in Adolescents – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Other Mental Health Conditions and Related Topics (A to Z)
A
Asperger’s Disorder – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Attachment Disorders – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Autism Spectrum Disorders – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
B
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Bullying – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
C
Conduct Disorder – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
G
Grief and Children – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
H
How to cope when a loved one has a serious mental illness – American Psychological Association
M
Mental Illness in Families – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Middle School Malaise – American Psychological Association
O
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
P
Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
S
Schizophrenia in Children – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Self-Injury in Adolescents – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Sleep Problems – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Supporting a family member with serious mental illness – American Psychological Association
T
Talking with your children about stress – American Psychological Association
Talking to teens about stress – American Psychological Association
Teens and Stress: How to Keep Stress in Check – American Psychological Association
Too Stressed to Sleep – American Psychological Association
Trauma and Your Family – National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Traumatic Stress: A guide for Parents – National Child Traumatic Stress Network
If you or your child is in crisis, immediately call 911 for emergency services or go directly to a hospital emergency room. For 24-hour support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with a trained crisis counselor.
This patient and family resource is supported by a generous grant
from The Rockland Trust Foundation.
Franciscan Children’s
Main: 617-254-3800 | Mental Health Resource Line: 617-779-1566
30 Warren St. Brighton, MA 02135