Useful Links

For Information on Child and Adolescent Mental Health

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Children's Mental Health
• National Institute of Mental Health - Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, Chapter 3 “Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents”
• Words Can Work is a leading producer and distributor of DVDs and booklets for young people, parents and other caregivers about the challenges kids face growing up.

For Information on Gambling and Gambling Disorders

• The NCRG supports research and education on gambling disorders.
• The BASIS, www.basisonline.org, is a free, online service providing weekly reviews of the latest research on the whole range of addictive disorders including gambling, alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
• Your First Step to Change is a free, interactive and confidential self-help guide for people thinking about changing their gambling behavior.
• Facing the Odds: The Mathematics of Gambling and Other Risks is a middle-school curriculum developed by Harvard Medical School faculty that teaches probability and statistics through the use of gambling topics.
• International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors, McGill University conducts research and education on youth gambling and other risky behaviors.