(BILINGUAL) National. 1100 groups. Founded 1979. Dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Has local self-help and educational groups for family members and mental health consumers. Online community message boards, e-newsletters, blogs and online fact sheets. Quarterly magazines. Focuses on support, education, advocacy and research. Provides online veterans resource center. Write: Colonial Place Three 2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201-3042 Voice: 1-800-950-6264 or 703-524-7600 Fax: 703-524-9094 Website: http://www.nami.org Verified: 10/14/2008
(ENGLISH and FRENCH) National. 110 societies. Founded 1979. Information, support and advocacy for families and friends of persons with schizophrenia. Public awareness campaigns, advocacy and fund-raising. Newsletters. Guidelines and assistance for starting self-help groups. Information and referrals, phone help, conferences, brochures, handbooks and videos. Write: Schizophrenia Society of Canada 100-4 Fort St. Winnapeg, WA R3C1C4, CANADA Voice: 204-786-1616 Fax: 204-783-4898 Website: http://www.schizophrenia.ca E-mail: info@schizophrenia.ca Verified: 10/14/2008
National network. Founded 1997. Support and information for parents and professionals dealing with children with attachment issues or reactive attachment disorder. Newsletter, referals, phone and online support. Dues $25 (includes newsletter). Voice: 240-357-7369 Fax: 641-453-1778 Website: http://www.radzebra.org E-mail: lorraine@radzebra.org Verified: 10/14/2008
National. 137 affiliated groups. Founded 1989. Parent-run organization focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders and their families. Provides information, advocacy, newsletter and conferences. For local support group information, click on 'Who We Are' on top of menu bar; then click on 'Local Chapters and State Organizations.' Write: Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 9605 Medical Ctr. Dr., Ste. 280 Rockville, MD 20850 Voice: 240-403-1901 Fax: 240-403-1909 Website: http://www.ffcmh.org E-mail: ffcmh@ffcmh.org Verified: 10/14/2008
Online. Provides links to online groups for persons dealing with a loved one with borderline personality disorder. Several mailing lists given for parents, siblings, grandparents and others close to someone with BPD. Group for persons with BPD themselves (BorderPD). Website: http://www.bpdcentral.com Verified: 10/22/2009
Online. Founded 1999. Devoted to educating and promoting awareness on selective mutism and other related childhood anxiety disorders. Online forums and 'Expert Chats' in addition to the Connections Program that links individuals and provides state support group meeting information. Individual or family membership: $45/yr. Website: http://selectivemutism.org Verified: 10/13/2009
Online. Provides an interactive supportive website for parents, families, friends and professionals concerned with a child's troublesome behavior. Offers message forum, e-mail listserv, general information, educational material and helpful links. Website: http://adsg.syix.com Verified: 10/22/2009
National. Founded 1992. Pioneering group that offers mutual support for professionals and parents of children with selective mutism or social phobia (a psychiatric anxiety disorder in which children are unable to speak in social situations). Includes social anxiety and shyness. Also open to adults who have or outgrew the disorder. Provides information and online support. Website contains DSM revisions, research studies, printable brochures, literature and publications. Write: Carol Miller P.O. Box 13133 Sissonville, WV 25360 Website: http://www.selectivemutism foundation.org E-mail: carolyn@selectivemutismfoundation.org Verified: 10/20/2009
Online. 7080 members. Founded 1995. Support for parents living with a child with one of the many behavior disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, conduct disorder, depression and substance abuse. Parents with children of all ages welcome. Website: http://www.conductdisorders.com Verified: 10/13/2009
Model. Founded 1998. Provides companionship and back-up support for adult children (ages 18+) who had or have a parent with Multiple Personality Disorder or Dissociative Identity Disorder (MPD/DID). Write: Children of Multiplicity P.O. Box 12376 San Francisco, CA 94112 Voice: 415-585-63521 Verified: 10/14/2008
Online. E-mail-based support group for children of narcissistic parents. Offers a safe, supportive, nurturing environment to discuss past and present concerns about being raised with a narcissistic parent. Website: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/adultchildrenofnarcissists Verified: 10/19/2009
National. 200 affiliated groups. Founded 1990. Organization dedicated to the life long concerns of brothers and sisters of children with special health, developmental and mental health concerns. Provides training and technical assistance regarding Sibshops and workshops for school-age siblings. Write: Sibling Support Project 6512 23rd Ave. NW, Suite 213 Seattle, WA 98117 Voice: 206-297-6368 Fax: 509-752-6789 Website: http://www.siblingsupport.org E-mail: donmeyer@siblingsupport.org Verified: 10/22/2008
Online. 294 members. Founded 2000. Support group of people who have children (of any age) or other loved ones that have a schizophrenia disease. Warm, supportive, caring and educational environment for sharing experiences, feelings, research and resources. Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/schizophrenia-parents Verified: 10/19/2009
Online. 562 members. Founded 2001. Support, understanding and information for anyone affected by a loved one or friend with paranoid personality disorder. Meeting place to come together to share daily struggles and teach one another from individual experiences. Website: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/paranoidpersonalitydisorderforum Verified: 10/19/2009
Online. 1157 members. Founded 1998. Listserv for and about adult brothers and sisters of people with special health, developmental and emotional needs. Opportunity for young adults and adult brothers and sisters to share information and discuss issues of common interest. Subscribers can connect with their peers, seek information about local services, create connections for their siblings and discuss the proper policies agencies should have toward brothers and sisters. Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SibNet Verified: 10/13/2009
(NASCOS) Online. Founded 2004. Provides families of children with childhood-onset schizophrenia (onset before age 13) with access to information, discussion forum, e-mail list and a geographical locator in order to find other members in your region. Families and caregivers of older patients, whose onset was during childhood, as well as interested professionals are welcome to join. Write: North American Society for Childhood Onset Schizophrenia 88 Briarwood Drive East Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 Website: http://www.nascos.org E-mail: info@nascos.org Verified: 11/3/2008
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