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AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps people ages 50 years and older improve the quality of their lives.

Ablon, Stuart PHD
Dr. Ablon's research focuses on the process and outcome of psychosocial interventions.

Adult Day Care
Adult day services emerged several decades ago. It's an alternative to institutional care when families need help caring for a loved one, but either cannot afford assisted living or chooses to care for one at home. Adult day care (ADC) offers mental, social and physical stimulation and activities for adults who have lost some independence because of physical or cognitive impairments or chronic health conditions. ADCs are different from senior community centers that attract the more self-reliant, independent and mobile older adults. At daycare, one can expect to receive meals, activities and care for households where the family caregiver cannot provide care at home during the daytime.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assists parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents.

American Council for Drug Education
The American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.

Amerigroup
Amerigroup Kansas is one of three managed care organizations (MCOs) selected to administer the new KanCare program beginning in January, 2013.

Area Mental Health Center
The Area Mental Health Center offers comprehensive behavioral health services to the residents of Southwest Kansas.

Assisted Living
An assisted living facility is a senior living option for those with minimal needs for assistance with daily living and care. It's purpose is to help adults live independently in a safe environment.

Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD information and support from articles, parenting tips and lots of helpful links.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Information updated regularly about the latest news on ADHD.

Autism Society of America
The Autism Society exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism by increasing public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Center
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.

Becky Bailey's Conscious Discipline
Dr. Becky Bailey is an award-winning author, renowned teacher, and nationally recognized expert in Early Childhood Education and Development.

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Welcome to the Bert Nash Center. Since 1950 Douglas County's leading choice for quality, accessibility and innovation in behavioral health care.

Best Practices - KU Reports
Take a look at what Best Practices are working in the State of Kansas.

Bruce Perry
All things Dr. Bruce Perry. Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is an internationally recognized authority on children in crisis.

Caregiver's Guide to Psychotropic Medications presented by the Kansas Department for Children and Families
Many youth in foster care experience mental health struggles and need further evaluation. A careful evaluation
should include an interview with the child and others involved in that child’s life. A child’s history of abuse,
neglect, or trauma is one important piece of the puzzle for doctors to understand when deciding a treatment
plan. Psychotropic medication can be an effective part of a treatment plan that may also include medical
follow up and therapy or counseling.

Center for Counseling and Consultation
The mission of The Center for Counseling and Consultation is to provide services which develop, maintain or enhance good mental health among the population within the sphere of influence of the center.

Center for Life & Grief Transition
Private organization focused to help both the bereaved and bereavement caregivers, by serving as their educational liaison and professional forum.

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Informed assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly adolescent violence.

Center for the Study of Autism
Multilingual site with lots of links and related topics.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strives to provide consistent communication aimed at helping our various audiences understand how to take advantage of our programs and how CMS works to improve health care.

Challenge Software Program
A video interactive program for children ages roughly 8 to 13 years. This program was built to be used as a tool and designed to assist those in helping professions to teach individuals the basic skills underlying self-control. The program is based on existing principles from several theories in psychology and sociology. It is simply an application of these fundamental principles in a new and entertaining form.

Child Welfare Information Gateway
Information on family centered practice, cultural competency and case work practice.

Child Welfare League of America
The nation's largest and oldest organization devoted entirely to the welfare of America’s vulnerable children and their families.

Children and Adults with ADD
Links to various sources and local chapter information.

Children's Alliance
Helps child welfare agencies better serve the children of Kansas. The only association representing private, non-profit, child welfare agencies.

Children’s Defense Fund-Parent’s Resource Network
Provides access to a variety of national websites offering parents information on caring for their own children and getting involved with group efforts to help children in their own communities or states.

COMCARE
Mental health services in central Kansas.

COMCARE of Sedgwick County
Community mental health center whose primary location is Wichita, Kansas.

Coming Home Kansas
Recruitment program for adoptive and foster children. Register and view children who are awaiting adoption.

Communities in Schools
Information regarding schools and education.

Community Mental Health Center Provider Manual
Included in this document are the state definitions of TCM, PSTG, ICS, CPST, AC, respite and PSS services.

Crawford County MHC
Community Mental Health Center of Crawford County.

Crosswinds Counseling & Wellness
The Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas is now CrossWinds.

DCF (Department for Children and Families)
To protect children, promote healthy families and encourage personal responsibility.

Depression and Music Therapy
Examines the power of using popular music as a way for people to express their feelings. Includes examples of therapeutic messages in popular music.

Disability Rights Education Defense Fund
Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities.

Explosive Child
Lives in the Balance is the non-profit web home of Dr. Ross Greene and the model of care, called Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), he originated and described in his book, "The Explosive Child and Lost at School."

Family Education
This site is the best for a huge variety of tips and parenting information, as well as interactive activities for kids of all ages.

Family Service and Guidance Center
Visit the Family Service and Guidance Center in Topeka.

Family Service and Guidance Center of Topeka, INC
Mental Health Center in Topeka, KS.

Family Violence Prevention Fund
A national organization devoted to prevention and education regarding domestic violence. Provides information and resources on various related topics.

Family.com
Online parenting service that offers easily accessible, comprehensive high-quality information and a supportive community for raising children.

Federal Student Aid
Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. At the office of Federal Student Aid, our 1,200 employees help make college education possible for every dedicated mind by providing more than $150 billion in federal grants, loans, and work-study funds each year to more than 13 million students paying for college or career school. We are proud to sponsor millions of American minds pursuing their educational dreams.

Four Steps to College
Step 1 - Be a Pain
Step 2 - Push Yourself
Step 3 - Find the Right Fit
Step 4 - Put Your Hands on Some Cash

Girl Power!
Get reliable and current health information. The site focuses on adolescent girls' health concerns and motivates girls to choose healthy behaviors.

Goodyear-Brown, Paris
Paris Goodyear-Brown, LCSW, RPT-S is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor with specialized training in work with children, adolescents and their families. Don't miss her "featured technique" link which takes you through an activity step-by-step so you can use it with your clients.

Grand Loving
Creative, playful and practical ideas of activities for the older and younger generations to do together.

Grandparents as Caregivers Assistance (GP as CG) Program
Grandparents as Caregivers Assistance (GP as CG) Program.

Grandparents Universal
Website that provides humor, stories and news for becoming better and more effective grandparents.

Grief Recovery Institute
News and resources for adults to help children deal with death, divorce, moving, pet loss and other losses.

Help Others
Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

High Plains Mental Health Center
Mental Health Services for Northwest Kansas.

HIPAA information
Helpful link about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability.

HIPAA information and training
Information regarding HIPAA.

Home Health Care Agencies
Home healthcare is a popular option for long-term care. Most seniors want to age in place at home, which contributes to familiarity and comfort, yet in order to keep a loved one safe at home, it requires planning and evaluation. This guide gives you a detailed understanding of in-home care options, what needs to happen to create e a dramatic, positive impact on you and your entire family.

Internet Mental Health Resources
Has information on various subjects pertaining to mental health.

Internet Mental Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Diagnosis, treatment and research. Includes booklets and magazine articles.

Iroquois Center for Human Development, INC
Mental Health Center located in Greensburg, KS.

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KanCare
The KanCare program is the State of Kansas’ Medicaid program. KanCare delivers whole-person, integrated care for the more than 360,000 consumers receiving services.

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services mission is to foster an environment that promotes security, dignity and independence for all Kansans.

Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF)
The mission of DCF is to protect children, promote healthy families and encourage personal responsibility.

Kansas Independence
Stories, Facts, and Resources for youth facing transitional challenges (especially for foster children). Great resources like Handling Money, Housing, Employment, etc.

Kansas Mental Health & Positive Behavior Support
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) refers to a set of systems, tools and processes for organizing the social, educational, biomedical, physical, and logistical supports needed to help individuals across the lifespan achieve a higher quality of life while reducing problem behaviors that may prevent positive outcomes for these individuals. The core defining features of PBS include:

• The application of research-validated applied behavioral science;
• Integration of emotional, physiological, and biomedical supports;
• Ecologically valid, practical interventions that reflect the values of the individual and his/her team;
• Commitment to socially important and durable lifestyle outcomes;and
• Implementation of support within family and organizational systems to ensure sustainable change over time.

An important practice that should be included within the PBS process is often referred to as either Person-centered planning (PCP) or wraparound planning.

Kansas State Board of Education
Statewide information on education in Kansas

Keys for Networking
The Kansas parent information and resource center

Learning Disabilities Online
An interactive guide and website to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children.

Long Term Care
Long-term care is a range of services and supports you may need to meet your personal care needs. Most long-term care is not medical care, but rather assistance with the basic personal tasks of everyday life, sometimes called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).

Medicaid Website
A federal government managed website by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Medicare-The Official US Government Site for Medicare Information
Information about health plans, fraud and abuse

Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
MHA promotes mental health through education, works toward prevention of mental illness and provides community-based services for persons suffering from such illnesses.

Mental Health Net
Contains detailed information on a wide range of topics related to mental health.

Missouri Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
Listings on developmental disabilities and information on each.

Nancy Thomas
Check out this website that has information about reactive attachment disorder.

National Association of Case Management
Provides networking and educational opportunities and advocates for the significant accomplishments of case management.

National Attention Deficit Disorder Information
Debates about various subjects and offers age-specific information.

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
Informs Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives. Assess what works in prevention, treatment and law enforcement. Encourages every individual and institution to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction. Providse those on the front lines with the tools they need to succeed. Removes the stigma of abuse and replaces shame and despair with hope.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

National Council on Family Relations
Membership opportunities and a hot topics monthly teleconference.

National Depressive and Bipolar Support Alliance
Offers support strategies for all ages with helpful information.

National Mental Health Association
Dedicated to improving the mental health of all individuals and achieving victory over mental illness.

National Mental Health Services
The Center for Mental Health services. Knowledge exchange network.

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Parenting Tips
The publications in this series are part of a total parenting program emphasizing understanding, guiding, and encouraging children.

Paris Goodyear - Brown
Paris Goodyear-Brown, LCSW, RPT-S, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor with specialized training in work with children, adolescents and their families. Don't miss her "featured technique" link which takes you through an activity step-by-step so you can use it with your clients.

Pawnee Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services in Concordia, Junction City and Manhattan.

Pendulum Resources
Support page based specifically on manic depression.

Perry, Bruce
All things Dr. Bruce Perry. An internationally recognized authority on children in crisis.

Prairie View, INC
Mental Health services in Harvey, McPherson and Marion counties.

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Self Help Network of Kansas
The Center for Community Support & Research (CCSR) works with a variety of individuals and groups to build and enhance capacity within the community.

Skilled Nursing Facilities
A skilled nursing facility is a lot like a nursing home and many times the terms used are one and the same, but a true skilled nursing facility may offer more "skilled" medical expertise and services. A skilled nursing facility provides skilled nursing care and/or rehabilitation services to help injured, sick or disabled individuals get back on their feet; whereas a nursing home, an Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) provides a room, meals and help for individuals with activities of daily living needs. Residents living in a nursing home usually have physical or memory problems that keep them from living on their own.

Stand for Children
Nationwide grassroots voice for children. Organization committed to building a voice strong enough to give all children an opportunity to grow up healthy, educated and safe.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website, which provides links and information related to substance abuse, education, prevention and treatment.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides prevention support, training and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs and interventions.

Sunflower State Health
Sunflower State Health is one of three managed care organizations (MCOs) selected to administer the new KanCare program beginning in January, 2013.

Teaching Strategies
Resources for parents regarding their children as well as several different pages for various topics.

Teen Challenge (Worldwide Network)
Comprehensive site for prevention of drug use in teens.

The ACT Test
A holistic framework for college and career readiness. Shifts in education and the workplace are changing how we must think about college and career readiness in America. It’s that simple. To help people navigate these shifts from kindergarten to career (K–Career), ACT has created a holistic framework for understanding education and work readiness, navigating life’s transition points and achieving success. The framework includes knowledge and skills in four domains:

• Core academic skills that are mapped to learning progressions from K-career
• Cross-cutting capabilities, such as critical thinking, collaborative problem solving and information and technology skills
• Behavioral skills related to success in education and the workforce
• Education and career navigation skills related to exploration, planning, and decision making

The ADD and Family Conflict Center
Information on special education services that are available for children with Attention Deficit Disorder.

The Behavior Home Page
Discussion forums, articles on behavioral interventions, and links to other resources on behavior. Sponsored by the state of Kentucky.

The Council for Disability Rights
Information about Section 504, IDEA, and problem solving tips.

The National Parenting Center
Articles on all topics and daily features with a chat room feature.

The Parent Institute
The mission of The Parent Institute is to encourage parent involvement in the education of their children.

The WonderWise Parent
Offers many sections including on-line courses and a story-time section that features and interactive story.

Tri-County Mental Health Services
Provides mental health services, resources, newsletter, and links for mental health.

United Healthcare
United Healthcare of Kansas is one of three managed care organizations (MCOs) selected to administer the new KanCare program beginning in January 2013.

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WSU Counseling and Testing Center
An affiliation with Wichita State University

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