Below are child and adolescent mental health resources recommended by one or more of our providers. We hope that you find these to be beneficial. Any feedback or additional suggestions are welcomed by your Cascara Center provider.
General Information Websites:
www.apahelpcenter.org (Addresses psychological issues via articles)
www.healthsupportcenter.org (Whatcom County Health Resource Center. Local community resources and information for ADHD, Alzheimer’s Society, Depression and Bipolar groups)
www.nami.org (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Addiction Issues
Beautiful Boy, (father’s story of son’s addiction)
When Someone in the Family Drinks too Much. Richard Langson (children’s book)
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, Edmund J.Bourne
Freeing Your Child from OCD, Tamar Chansky. 2001
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, Tamar Chansky. 2004
Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, editors Davis et al.
Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids. Lawrence Shapiro
Thoughts and Feelings: The Art of Cognitive Stress Intervention
What To Do When You’re Scared ad Worried: A Guide for Kids. James J. Crist
Wherever You Go, There You Are, J. Kabat-Zinn
Websites:
www.Adaa.org (Anxiety Disorders Association of America) www.stresscenter.com
Attention Defict (Hyperactivity) Disorder
Putting on the Brakes: A Young People’s Guide to
Understanding Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Patricia Quinn.
Smart but Scattered. Peg Dawson Dawson and Richard Guare
Taking Charge of ADHD. Russell Barkley
Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD: A Quick Reference Guide for Teachers and Parents, Chris Zeigler Dandy
Teaching the Tiger, Marilyn Dornbush
Websites:
www.chadd.org(For children and adults)
www.afsp.org (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
www.bpkids.org (Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation)
Grief and Loss/End-of-Life
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss. Pat Schwiebert & Chuck DeKlyen (children’s book)
How to Help Children Through a Parent’s SeriousIllness. Kathleen McCue
Learning Disabilities
Overcoming Dyslexia. Sally Shaywitz.
Marriage/Relationship/Divorce
Baby Makes Three, John Gottman
Sandcastles Way, M. Gary Neuman
Mom’s House, Dad’s House, Isolina Ricci
Parenting/ Behavior Management
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children. Ross Greene
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, Faber & Mazlish
Parenting from the Inside Out. Dan Siegel
Protecting the Gift, Gain de Becker (for parents about how to keep kids safe)
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting, John GottmanLearning Disabilities
Autism and Asperger’s
Asperger’s Syndrome, Tony Attwood
Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison. 2007 (for adolescents and adults)
Pretending to Be Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome, Liane Holliday Willey
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, TempleGrandin & Sean Barron
Child Development
Girls Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up You. Kelli Dunham and Laura Tallardy (for preteens)
Boys Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up You. Kelli Dunham and Steven Bjorkman (for preteens)
Depression/Mood Disorders
The Feeling Good Handbook, David Burns (for parents)
What to Do When You’re Sad and Lonely: A Guide for Kids.