National Resources
Post Institute
The Post Institute is a resource with information on Reactive Attachment Disorder, the Stress Model, and Family-Centered Regulatory Therapy.
www.beyondconsequences.com
The Mission Statement of the Beyond Consequences Institute is to provide every child the opportunity to be parented out of love, ending the myth that a child can only respond and bond to a parent through fear-based parenting. This website provides invaluable information and support to parents who are implementing the Beyond Consequences parenting.
www.childtraumaacademy.org
The ChildTrauma Academy is a unique collaborative of individuals and organizations working to improve the lives of high-risk children through direct service, research and education.
We recognize the crucial importance of childhood experience in shaping the health of the individual, and, ultimately, society. By creating biologically-informed, child and family respectful practice, programs and policy The ChildTrauma Academy seeks to help maltreated and traumatized children.
A major activity of the CTA is to translate emerging findings about the human brain and child development into practical implications for the ways we nurture, protect, enrich, educate and heal children. The "translational neuroscience" work of the CTA has resulted in a range of innovative programs in therapeutic, child protection and educational systems.
**This website also provides some free educational materials about childhood trauma and brain development.
http://www.kenthomcounseling.com/
Ken Thom, MS, LPC is a Christian counselor and writer who uses Scripture and Biblical truths along with the Post Institute stress model to put love into action to heal relationships. This website is a good resource for parents and professionals.
www.chadd.org Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder
www.healthyminds.org American Psychiatric Association
www.mentalhealth.org Center for Mental Health Services
www.aacap.org American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (has fact sheets on a bunch of topics re: child and family issues)
www.selfgrowth.com
Personal Growth from SelftGrowth.com - SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self -Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.
Local Resources
HMK
HMK is a free or low-cost health coverage plan. The plan provides health coverage to eligible Montana children and teenagers up to age 19. A child can qualify for HMK based on family size and income. There are no pre-existing condition limitations.
Billings Area Family Violence Task Force
The Billings Area Family Violence Task Force is a group of concerned citizens and professional people committed to the coordination of community resources and education of service providers and the general public for the purpose of reducing family violence in Billings and the neighboring communities.
Check out the Billings Area Family Violence Task Force Handbook
Check out this brochure, "What Families Want from Primary Care," by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
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