Helpful Information
What Keeps Children in Foster Care from Succeeding in School?
Special Education Rights and Responsibilities
When Schools Criminalize Disabilities: Strategies for Challenging School-In
Protection, Advocacy, Inc. Special Education Publications: great place to d
Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
The Attachment Disorder Site: Information and Articles
The Center for Mental Health Services: Current Resources
Healthy Place: Interactive Resource with variety of perspectives
NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Sidran Institute: Traumatic Stress Education and Advocacy
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: Links to emotional and behavioral problems.
SAM: The Society for Adolescent Medicine
Pandora's Box: The Secrecy of Child Sexual Abuse
Guide to Psychiatric Medications for Children and Adolescent
Child and Family Web guide
Center for Disease Control: Infant Issues
World of Infants: Infant Development Articles
American Academy of Pediatrics
Developmental Issues for Young Children in Foster Care
Wabanaki Legal News: Easy Answers to ICWA
ICWA: CA Judges Benchguide Revised
Northern CA Indian Development Council
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Native Web: Internet Links to Native American Resources
UNITY: United National Indian Tribal Youth
California Indian Legal Services
Building a Better Teenager: A Summary of What Works in Adolescent Developme
Youth Leadership Advisory Team: A Model of Youth in Care Working Together.
The Beat Within: Weekly Publication of Writings and Art from inside Juvenil
National Center for Youth Law: Articles on Foster Youth Rights
Youth Today: Newspaper on Youth Work
POY: Perspectives on Youth
Foster Care Ombudsman Program
California Adolescent Health Collaborative
Everyday In America:
8,200 children are reported abused, neglected or abandoned. 500 children are placed in foster care or institutions. 5 children die from physical abuse.
To report suspected child abuse 24 hours a day- call 1-800-331-1585
