Internet Resources

1)  Support for kids, teens and families affected by mental illness.

passages-spokane.org/

nami.org   (national organization)

arc-spokane.org/ (children with mental and physical disabilities)

voaspokane.org/  (homeless teens)

Parenthelp.org   (resources for families)

Wadads.org   (for male caregivers of children with special needs)

Taalliance.org   (an informative parent center for children & youth with disabilities)

YouthNAction.org   (for youth 14-23)
cfchildren.org/issues   (issues and some advise on how to deal with them)

parenttrust.org (family help line services)

saferchild.org (an informative site for parents)

2) Educational Laws

Wrightslaw.com   (special education laws and advocacy)

K12.wa.us. (Office of the superintendent of Public Instruction)

Wssec.org   (Washington State Special Education Coalition)

Washingtonpave.org (supports and helps families understand the educational system)

school.familyeducation.com/ (school resources for parents)

http://www.stutteringhelp.org/ (for children that need an IEP for stuttering issues)

ldonline.org/index.php (help for children that have learning disabilities)

http://idea.ed.gov/  (us department of education)

teamchild.org   (advocacy for youth)

bullypolice.org   (anti-bulling laws)

nichcy.org (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
3)  Spokane Area Schools

cvsd.org (Central Valley School Dist. # 356)

cheneysd.org (Cheney School Dist # 360)

evsd.org (East Valley School Dist. # 361)

mead354.org/ (Mead School Dist. #354)

spokaneschools.org (Spokane Public School Dist. #81)

wvsd.com (West Valley School Dist. # 363)
4) Mental Health Information

www.bpkids.org   (for children with early onset bipolar disorder)

aspergers.com  (information about autism and asperger disorder)

Fetalalcoholsyndrome.org  (The resource institute for children with fetal alcohol Syndrome.)

Kidshealth.org   (general info for parents and kids)

mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/  (the National Mental Health Information Center)

keepkidshealthy.com (anxiety, ADHD, early onset bipolar, autism)

childanxiety.net (The Child Anxiety Network)

mentalhealthamerica.com (information on advocacy, public education and support)

saferchild.org (support for parents and information on mental illness)