Useful Links
Trusted Online Resources for Pediatric Health and Parenting
Traveler's Health
Centers for Disease Control Travel's Health information. Can search for information and recommendations by destination. Health and travel advisories frequently updated on this site.
International Travel and Health information
A pediatrician's guide to travel and recreation. Many useful tips and lots of information for traveling with infants and children.
Mental Health
Designed to promote the integration of medical and behavioral/mental health services for children, adolescents, and their families by providing ready access to needed resources to interested professionals in different disciplines who are working in a variety of settings.
Place for teenagers and young adults with mental health conditions to find resources and stigma busting information that can help us lead happy and independent lives.
The Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee works to enhance and protect the rights of persons with mental health concerns.
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on Bullying
Grief and Bereavement
The mission of The Dougy Center is to provide support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. Also, through Pathways Program they provide a safe place for families facing an advanced serious illness. Can obtain information on grieving and referrals to programs nationally for grieving children, teens and their families
Comfort Zone Camp is a nonprofit 501(c)3 bereavement camp that transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or legal guardian. The free camps include confidence building programs and age-based support groups that break the emotional isolation grief often brings. Comfort Zone Camps are offered to children 7-17, and are held year-round across the Country
Education regarding grief and trauma
A practice for individuals, couples and groups designed to faciliate the grief process.
Located in Kingston, MA. Support services are free of charge and open to the community. Support people in a safe environment where they are able to share and process their grief with others facing similar losses.
Promotes awareness of the needs of children and teens grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who wants to support them.
Military Families
National Military Family Association's website
Local Resources
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education, healthy food, breastfeeding support and other services free of charge to Massachusetts families who qualify.
Quincy/Braintree Family Network is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care of Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Programs (CFCE) and are locally based programs serving families with children birth through school age.
The Family Resource Centers (FRCs) of Massachusetts serve as partners who help parents and children thrive by strengthening family bonds. Goal is to empower, nurture, and support children and families to help them reach their full potential.
South Shore Support Services facilitates self-advocacy groups, parent support groups, planning for aging parents with adult children at home and social groups for individuals. Assist individuals and families with housing issues, respite care, transportation and recreational resources.
Specific Conditions and Illness
ADD/ADHD
- Provides education, advocacy and support for individuals with ADHD
ADHD resource Center with helpful information and many helpful links.
Autism
Centers for Disease Control's Autism Spectrum Disorder information page
Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the lifespan, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of autism spectrum disorder; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions.
The Autism Society, the nation’s leading grassroots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism. The society is 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.
The Alan and Lorraine Bressler Clinical and Research Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated to the evaluation and care of children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
ABA services Including: Center-Based Services, Social Skills Groups, School Collaboration, Home-Based services and Bridge Camps.
Located in Norwell, MA
Asthma
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge and practice of allergy, asthma and immunology for optimal patient care.
Allergy & Asthma Network is your one-stop source for information on asthma and allergies
Food Allergies
Works on behalf of the millions of Americans who have food allergy, including all those at risk for life-threatening anaphylaxis. This page includes important facts and statistics that can help you better understand food allergies and anaphylaxis
Obesity
Resource Guide for Obesity Treatment Services in Massachusetts
Early Literacy Promotion
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