• Is the Y.E.S.S. Program for You?
• How Are Parents Involved?
• Feedback from Parents
• Parent Rating Scales
• Additional Resources for Parents

Family-School Connections

• Family Guide: Back to School
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
• Ohio Parent and Information Resource Center
• Ohio Department of Education: Family Information Page
• School Mental Health Information Page

Connecting Families to Services and Support

• Family and Children First Council
• National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Ohio
• Network of Care
• Ohio Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Understanding Challenges Children Face

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Academy of Pediatrics – Parenting Corner
• Center for Mental Health in Schools (see “Quick Find Search”)
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
• Children with ADHD
• International Dyslexia Association
• Magination Press (great books for children & families)
• Multi-Sensory Reading Intervention
• Preventing Drug Use among Children: A Guide for Parents
• Reading Difficulties
• Suicide Prevention
• Substance Use
• Teen Support Site Ohio
• Traumatic Stress in Children

Helpful Books on Parenting

• ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide Published by The American Academy of Pediatrics (2004)
   
• Adventures in Gentle Discipline: A Parent-to-Parent Guide by H. Flower & K. Granju (2005)
   
• Hands are Not for Hitting by M. Agassi (2000)
   
• Helping the Noncompliant Child: Family-based treatment for oppositional behavior (2nd Ed). McMahon & Forehand (2003)
   
• Living with the Active Alert Child by L. S. Budd (2003)
   
• Managing the Defiant Child by R. Barkley (1997)
   
• Parenting the Strong-willed Child by R. Forehand & N. Long (2002)
   
• Parenting Young Children with Love, Encouragement and Limits by T. Dishion & S. Patterson (2005)
   
• Putting on the Brakes: Young People’s Guide to Understanding ADHD by P.O. Quinn & J. M. Stern (2001)
   
• Taking Charge of ADHD by R. Barkley (2000)
   
• The Incredible Years: A Troubleshooting Guide for Parents of Children Aged 3 to 8 by C. Webster-Stratton & D. Mostyn (1992)
   
• Words are Not for Hurting by E. Verdick (2004)
   
• Your Defiant Child by R. Barkley & C. M. Bentor (1998)