Minnesota Disability Law Center (www.mndlc.org)

The Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) addresses the unique legal needs of persons with disabilities.A statewide project, MDLC provides free civil legal assistance to individuals with disabilities on legal issues that are related to their disabilities.

NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota  (www.namihelps.org)

About Our Kids (www.aboutourkids.org)

The New York University Child Study Center is dedicated to increasing the awareness of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders and improving the research necessary to advance the prevention, identification, and treatment of these disorders on a national scale.

ADHD Resources  (pdf list)

Links for additional information related to children and adolescents with ADHD.

Youth Development Resources (pdf list)

Links for additional information related to youth development.

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (http://cecp.air.org/default.asp)

It is the mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance. To achieve that goal, the Center is dedicated to a policy of collaboration at Federal, state, and local levels that contributes to and facilitates the production, exchange, and use of knowledge about effective practices.

Legal Information on the Internet   (www.ed.sc.edu/spedlaw/Legal.htm)

This information has been compiled by Institute faculty member Mitchell L. Yell, Ph.D.

Minnesota Parents Know  (http://MNParentsKnow.info)

This site, created by the Minnesota Department of Education in collaboration with the Department of Health, Department of Human Services and other public and private organizations, offers Minnesota parents a convenient source for trusted knowledge on their child's health, learning, development and safety.

Project Reach (www.lehigh.edu/projectreach/)

Project REACH is a National Center, funded by the Office of Special Education Programs for 5 years, to work with students with intensive social, emotional, and behavioral needs. The project is a collaborative effort between Lehigh University and the University of California, Riverside. The central themes of the project are intervention-based assessment, ecologically and culturally responsive practices, and collaboration across systems of care.

Special Educators America (www.specialeducatorsamerica.com)

Created by 2004 Tara Reilly Memorial Scholarship winner Christopher W. Roberts, Ed.S., NCSP, SpecialEducatorsAmerica.com was born out of the difficulty in finding qualified special education personnel to fill the needs of local school districts. Our mission at Special Educators America is to bring the “highly qualified” special education professionals together with school districts and other educational organizations throughout the country.

Special Education Resources on the Internet  (www.seriweb.com/)

Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education. This collection exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily and readily available in one location.

G.R.E.A.T. Program - Gang Resistance Education and Training  (www.great-online.org)

The G.R.E.A.T. Program is a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. The program's primary objective is prevention and is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership.

HandsOnScotland (http://www.handsonscotland.co.uk/index.html)

The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. This website is designed to help you make a difference to children and young people's lives, by giving you tools to respond helpfully when they are troubled. It is a one-stop shop for practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing.

Helping America's Youth (www.helpingamericasyouth.gov)

Helping America’s Youth is a nationwide effort, initiated by President George W. Bush and led by First Lady Laura Bush, to benefit children and teenagers by encouraging action in three key areas: family, school, and community.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection (OJJDP) (http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/index.html)

OJJDP sponsors research, program, and training initiatives; develops priorities and goals and sets policies to guide federal juvenile justice issues; disseminates information about juvenile justice issues; and awards funds to states to support local programming. 

www.MinnesotaHelp.info (www.MinnesotaHelp.info)

Navigate Minnesota's Land of Over 10,000 Helping Agencies - MinnesotaHelp.info is a navigational Web site with simple searching of non-profit government and business agencies that can help with a variety of services for youth, people with disabilities, families and more.

Wrightslaw Yellow Pages for Kids (http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/)

Find educational consultants, psychologists, educational diagnosticians, health care providers, academic therapists, tutors, speech language therapists, occupational therapists, coaches, advocates, and attorneys for children with disabilities on the Yellow Pages for Kids for your state. You will also find special education schools, learning centers, treatment programs, parent groups, respite care, community centers, grassroots organizations, and government programs for children with disabilities.

Safe Routes to School National Partnership (http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/home)

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership is a network of more than 350 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and professionals working together to advance the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) movement in the United States. SRTS can provide a variety of important benefits to children and their communities, including increasing physical activity, reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality, and enhancing neighborhood safety.

Education World (www.educationworld.com)

A FREE resource for educators that includes: a search engine for educational Web sites only, a place where educators can find information without searching the entire Internet; original content, including lesson plans, practical information for educators, information on how to integrate technology in the classroom, and articles written by education experts; site reviews; daily features and columns; teacher and principal profiles; Wire Side Chats with the important names in education; and employment listings.

Great Schools (www.greatschools.net)

GreatSchools empowers and inspires parents to get involved in their children's development and educational success. We offer preschool, elementary, middle and high school information for public, private and charter schools nationwide. For the second year in a row, the Webby Awards recognized GreatSchools for outstanding achievement. In 2007, GreatSchools received the People’s Voice Award as the Best Family and Parenting Site.

PsychCentral.com (http://psychcentral.com/)

The Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health network, providing reliable, trusted information & self-help support communities for over 14 years…. today's modern voice for mental health information and advocacy and have the broadest online reach and recognition of any mental health network online today, touching the lives of nearly 1 million people around the world every month.