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General | Children and Familes | Cultural and Linguistic Competence | Young Adult
Education | Faith and Spirituality | Reducing Stigma | Substance Abuse | Suicide Prevention
General
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov
National Mental Health Association www.nmha.org
McHenry County Mental Health Board www.mc708.org
Family Service & Community Mental Health Center www.familyserviceonline.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) www.namimchenry.org
McHenry County Latino Coalition McHLatinos@earthlink.net
Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (NISRA) www.nisra.org
System of Care Technical Assistance www.tapartnership.org/Regions/RegionIII/default.asp
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Children & Families
UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children www.uic.edu/hsc/dscc/index.htm
Family Service & Community Mental Health Center www.familyserviceonline.org
Youth Service Bureau www.ysb4kids.org
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation www.bpkids.org
Connect For Kids www.connectforkids.org
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health www.ffcmh.org
National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) www.fatherhood.org
National Indian Child Welfare Association www.nicwa.org
National Latino Children’s Institute www.nlci.org
The Child Advocate www.childadvocate.net/
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Cultural & Linguistic Competence
Definition of Cultural Competence http://culturalcompetence2.com
Definition of Linguistic Competence http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/
University of Michigan Health System www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/ccp/culcomp.htm
National Multicultural Institute www.nmci.org
Surgeon General’s Report http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cre/fact3.asp
Early Childhood Research Institute http://clas.uiuc.edu/publications.html
Cultural Competence and Education http://cecp.air.org/cultural/Q_integrated.htm#def
US Census Bureau www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/hotlinks.html
National Child Traumatic Stress Network http://nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=ctr_top_srvc_pub
Technical Assistance Partnership www.tapartnership.org/cc/
National Center for Cultural Competence http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/
McHenry County Latino Coalition McHLatinos@earthlink.net
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Young Adult
U Lifeline www.ulifeline.com
Half of Us www.halfofus.com
Youth Service Bureau www.ysb4kids.org
National Network for Youth www.nn4youth.org
4girls.gov www.4girls.gov
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Education
Regional Office of Education www.mchenry.k12.il.us
Special Education District of McHenry County www.sedom.org
McHenry County College www.mchenry.edu
Oconomowoc Developmental Training Center www.odtc-wi.com/index.html
FAST: Families and Schools Together www.wcer.wisc.edu/fast/
Gallaudet University: University for the Deaf Culture www.gallaudet.edu
National Mental Health and Education Center www.naspcenter.org/index.html
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Faith and Spirituality
Christian Recovery International www.christianrecovery.com
American Association of Pastoral Counselors www.aapc.org
Lutheran Counseling & Family Services of Wisconsin www.lcfswi.org
Pathways to Promise Ministry and Mental Illness www.pathways2promise.org/
The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc www.acpe.edu
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Reducing Stigma
SAMHSA’s Resource Center to Address Discrimination & Stigma http://stopstigma.samhsa.gov/
Kids on the Block www.kotb.com
NAMI Stigma Busters www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=fight_stigma
No Stigma www.nostigma.org
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Substance Abuse
Children of Alcoholics Foundation www.coaf.org
American Council for Drug Education http://www.acde.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism www.niaaa.nih.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration www.samhsa.gov
National Institute on Chemical Dependency www.ni-cor.com
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Suicide Prevention
SPAN USA www.spanusa.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention www.afsp.org
American Association for Suicidology www.suicidology.org
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