Self Help Resources

Here are some helpful resources. Please note that this list isn’t intended to be exhaustive or imply any endorsement.

ADD/ADHD and Learning Disabilities

• ADDitude Magazine 
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
• NCLD: National Center for Learning Disabilities 
• Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities

Adoption

• Adoption Learning Partners
• Adoptive Families 
• CPFA: Concerned Persons for Adoption
• National Council for Adoption
• NJARCH: New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House

Anxiety 

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America
• International OCD Foundation
• WorryWiseKids

Autism Spectrum

• ASPEN: Autism Spectrum Education Network
• Autism Speaks
• Autism Society

BIPOC

• Mental Health America – BIPOC Mental Health

Caregiver and Parent Support

• CAREGIVER Action Network
• CDC Child Development and Positive Parenting for Adults
• Center for Parent Information and Resources
• SPAN Parent Advocacy Network

Depression and Bipolar Disorder

• DBSA: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
• NAMI: National Alliance for Mental Illness

Domestic Violence

• National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

Educational Rights

• PRISE: Parental Rights in Special Education
• NJ Department of Education information about Special Education and Implementation of IDEA

LGBTQ+

• HRC: Human Rights Campaign, Glossary of Terms
• PFLAG: Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• Trans Student Educational Resources
• Welcoming Schools

Suicide

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Trauma

• ChildHelpUSA, aiding victims of child abuse
• Child Traumatic Stress ORG
• National Center for PTSD