Excellent Resources for Parenting Children with Bipolar: Help, Support and Education:

(This list a work in progress and is a separate page you can get to by clicking on the tab entitled, "Resources for Parenting Children with Bipolar" at any time,

 so come back often to see what else has been added)

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Medication Management:

Parents’ Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

http://www.parentsmedguide.org/bipolarmedicationguide.pdf

Algorithm for Treatment of BDI - Currently Hypomanic/Manic

http://www.bpkids.org/sites/default/files/pharmacotherapy_algorithm.pdf

Treatment Guidelines

http://www.bpchildren.org/files/Download/TreatmentGuidelines.pdf

Bipolar Disorder Medications

http://www.drugs.com/condition/bipolar-disorder.html

Treatment Options:

Choosing the Right Treatment: What Families Need to Know About Evidence-Based Practices

Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment for Children and Adolescents

NAMI's Resource For Families Considering Residential Treatment Programs For Their Children

Treatment Guidelines for Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder

Professional Sites:

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation

http://www.bpkids.org

Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation

http://www.jbrf.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness

http://www.nami.org

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

http://www.dbsalliance.org

International Society for Bipolar Disorders

http://www.isbd.org

National Mental Health Association, Mental Health America

http://www.nmha.org

Education Support:

Educating the Bipolar Child Brochure

 http://www.bpkids.org/sites/default/files/edbrochure.pdf

The Student with Bipolar Disorder: An Educator’s Guide

http://www.bpchildren.org/files/Download/Educator.pdf

Educating the Bipolar Child DVD for Educators

http://www.jbrf.org/dvd/index.html

School Based Interventions for students with mental health conditions

http://www2.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/classroom_interventions.asp

Dealing with Cognitive Dysfunction Associated with Psychiatric Disabilities

http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/cogdys_manual/CogDysHndbk.pdf

Wrightslaw: Special Education, IEPs, Advocacy, and the Law

http://www.wrightslaw.com

The Bipolar Child

http://www.bipolarchild.com/Newsletters/

Parenting Questions, Concerns, and Support Groups:

National Alliance on Mental Illness: http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=find_support

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_findsupport

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation: http://www.bpkids.org/connect/support-groups

BPChildren: http://www.bpchildren.org/BPChildrenParent.html

Grass Roots Parent to Parent: http://www.mykidsbipolarnowwhat.ning.com

Educational Support Tools:

Mood Charting:

Early Childhood and Youth -  http://www.bpchildren.org/Charting.html

NAMI - http://www.cqaimh.org/pdf/tool_edu_moodchart.pdf

Manic Depressive.org - http://www.manicdepressive.org/images/moodchart.pdf

Books:

The Storm In My Brain (PDF)

http://www.dbsalliance.org/pdfs/storm.pdf

Brandon and the Bipolar Bear (narration by Andrew Randall)

http://vimeo.com/8098332

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