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Welcome to NAMILand. It's NAMI at your fingertips with documents from NAMI's departments in one convenient location.

Resources from the Child and Adolescent Action Center

Integrating Mental Health and Primary Care

• The Family Experience with Primary Care Physicians and Staff (survey report)
  A comprehensive report on the responses, thoughts and comments NAMI received from families about their experiences discussing mental health concerns in primary care.
  
• What Families Want from Primary Care (brochure)
  Valuable tips for primary care physicians and staff on how to encourage open communication about mental health and take action to support families who have a child living with a mental illness.
  
• Families Share Their Thoughts on Effective Communication in Primary Care (fact sheet) - Coming Soon
  Suggestions for primary care physicians and staff on how to openly communicate with families.
  
• The Importance of Open Communication about Children's Mental Health in Primary Care Practices (fact sheet)
  Information on the importance of addressing mental health concerns in primary care.
  

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) for Youth

• Responding to Youth with Mental Health Needs: A CIT for Youth Implementation Manual
  A step-by-step manual on implementing CIT for Youth, a program designed to improve the outcomes of interactions between law enforcement officers and youth with mental health needs.
  
• CIT for Youth Resource Center
  A website dedicated to providing information and resources to support communities interested in implementing CIT for Youth.

Young Adults

• StrengthofUs.org
  NAMI’s social networking website and online resource center for young adults living with mental health conditions.
  
• StrengthofUs.org Promotional Materials
  Promotional materials to help spread the word about StrengthofUs.org.

Beginnings Magazines

• NAMI Beginnings - Spring 2011 - Issue #18
  Focuses on the early identification and intervention of youth living with mental health needs.

• NAMI Beginnings – Winter 2010 - Issue #17
  Focuses on the mental health needs of military families.

• NAMI Beginnings - Fall 2010 - Issue #16
  Focuses on back to school issues.

• Beginnings Order Form

Family Guides

• A Family Guide: What Families Need to Know about Adolescent Depression
  Information about depression in adolescents, including getting an accurate diagnosis, treatment options, risk of suicide and latest research.
  
• Reinvesting in the Community: A Family Guide to Expanding Home and Community-Based Mental Health Services and Supports
  A publication to inform families about the importance of expanding the array of home and community-based services and supports available to children and youth with mental illness and their families.
  
• Choosing the Right Treatment: What Families Need to Know About Evidence-Based Practices
  A publication designed to inform families about evidence-based practices in children’s mental health and to share information on an array of treatment and support options.

Other Resources

• Resources for Children Who Have a Parent Living with Mental Illness

Presentations

• Symposia - Federal Special Education Laws
  PowerPoint slides by Matthew Cohen, J.D.
  
• Workshop - StrengthofUs.org and Beyond: Meeting the Needs of Young Adults Living with Mental Health Conditions
  PowerPoint slides by Dana Markey
  
• Workshop - Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) for Youth
  PowerPoint slides by Lieutenant Jeffry Murphy (ret.), Sherri Wittwer and Laura Usher.

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