Resources for Parenting Children with Bipolar

Excellent Resources for Help,  Support and Education:

(This list a work in progress, so come back often to see what else has been added)

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Medication Management:

Comprehensive List of Meds:
http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/About_Medications/About_Medications.htm
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:


Continuum of Care
http://www.aacap.org/galleries/FactsForFamilies/42_the_continuum_of_care_for_children_and_adolescents.pdf
American Acadamy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org/cs/forFamilies

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/

Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org/

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/
Mom2Mom:  http://www.mom2mom.us.com/

You are Loved (menstruation and puberty transition): http://you-are-loved.org/contact-us/

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
Back to School Resources - http://www.oneplaceforspecialneeds.com/main/library_back_to_school.html

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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