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On average, only one-fourth of children in need of mental health care get the help they need.*

NAMI Policy Research Institute Task Force Report:
Children and Psychotropic Medications, June 2004.
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Other&Template=/
ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=15860

Nemours Foundation.
KidsHealth. Emotions & Behavior.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/index.html

New York University.
Child Study Center. Guide to Psychiatric Medications for Children & Adolescents. 2001.
www.aboutourkids.org/articles/guidetopsychmeds.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Center for Mental Health Services.
Children's and Adolescent's Mental Health. 1995.
www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/CA-0004/default.asp

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Center for Mental Health Services.
Conduct Disorders.
www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/CA-0010/default.asp

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Ch. 3: Children and Mental Health. Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. 1999.
www.mentalhealth.org/features/surgeongeneralreport/chapter3/sec1.asp

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute of Mental Health.
Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders, with a Note to Parents. 2001.
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childqa.cfm

Mental Health at School

State University of New York.
Hunter College.
Dr. Mac's Amazing Behavior Management Advice Site.
www.behavioradvisor.com

The HSC Foundation.
Partnering with Your Child's School: A Guide for Parents.
Information and Resources for Families of Children with Health and/or Mental Health Care Needs.
http://www.hscfoundation.org/whatwedo/familysupports.php


*Fact Box Reference

RAND Health Research Highlights: Mental Health Care for Youth, 2001.