References and Resources
Depressive Disorders
Mood Disorder Association of Ontario
www.mooddisorders.on.ca/mdao.asp
"You Asked About... Adolescent Depression."
An article by Maurice Blackman, MB, FRCPC, clinical professor and Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta.
www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p51-dp01.html
The Centre for Suicide Prevention
www.suicideinfo.ca
Problems with Eating and Body Image
National Eating Disorder Information Centre
www.nedic.ca
"Beauty Marks: Coping with Body Image" by the Ontario Women's Directorate
www.gov.on.ca/citizenship/owd/english/youth/bodyimage_talking.htm
This resource includes a valuable section entitled "Talking to Your Friend about a Body Image or Eating Problem' that could be valuable to share with your students.
Impulse Control Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
www.add.org/
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
www.acposb.on.ca/ADHD.html
An article by the Association of Chief Psychologists with Ontario's School Boards.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
Fact Sheet: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/72.htm
Fact Sheet: Conduct Disorder
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/conduct.htm
Social and Domestic Violence- The Effects on Children
National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence
Alberta Roundtable on Family Violence and Bullying
www.familyviolenceroundtable.gov.ab.ca/information.asp
A Handbook for Health and Social Service Providers and Educators on Children Exposed to Women Abuse/Family Violence
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/femexpose_e.html
Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System
www.lfcc.on.ca/CCFJS_trainingmaterial.html
This site includes the document "Learning to Listen, Learning to Help: Understanding Woman Abuse and its Effects on Children' (2005) by Linda Baker & Alison Cunningham, as well as a number of other highly relevant training materials, manuals and papers.