The following resources on behavioral health are primarily for practitioners, but families,
students and teachers will also find many useful materials at these sites.

Advocacy

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Look for “Facts for Families”
www.aacap.org

Parents for Behaviorally Different Children (PBDC)
(505) 265-0430

Parents Reaching Out (PRO)

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Professional Organizations

New Mexico School Counselors Association
http://www.nmsca.org

National Association of School Psychologists 
www.nasponline.org

National Association of Social Workers
www.socialworkers.org

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School-Based Mental Health

Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine   
http://csmh.umaryland.edu
 
School Mental Health Project, Center for Mental Health In Schools, UCLA 
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu

School Mental Health
www.SchoolMentalHealth.org
 
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, School of Public Health,
George Washington University
www.healthinschools.org

National Community of Practice on School Mental Health
www.sharedwork.org

National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC)
Look for Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Template (MHPET), School Mental Health Capacity Building Partnership (SMH-CBP), NASBHC's Position Statements on Integrated Practice (currently drafting) and Interdisciplinary Care, etc.   
www.nasbhc.org

SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

BNI-ART Institute, Boston University, School of Public Health and Youth Alcohol Prevention Center
Recommend the algorithm for youth and sample case videos 2 and 7.
www.ed.bmc.org/sbirt

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Suicide Prevention

New Hotline for New Mexico
575-646-2813
http://www.nmsu.edu/~wave/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1 (800) 273-TALK
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

The NM Suicide Prevention Coalition (NMSPC)
www.nmsuicideprevention.org

Gerard's House
http://www.gerardshouse.org/about.shtml

Agora
(505) 277-3013
http://www.unm.edu/~agora/

The Jason Foundation
www.jasonfoundation.com

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Substance Abuse Prevention

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov

SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention  http://prevention.samhsa.gov

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Teen Dating Violence Prevention

Love and Respect Toolkit (PDF)

Love is Not Abuse Website
http://loveisnotabuse.com/ 

Love is Respect Teen Dating Abuse Hotline
1 (866) 331-9474 or #HOPE from Verizon cell phones
www.Loveisrespect.org  

CDC Building Healthy Teen Relationships Online PSA
www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/BreakTheSilence/

See it and Stop it
http://seeitandstopit.org/pages/

Dating Violence Legal Helpline
1 (800) 374-HOPE

The Trevor Helpline (GLBTQ) Youth Hotline
www.TheTrevorHelpline.org

New Mexico Teen Dating Violence Toolkit
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/SchoolFamilySupport/dl08/New%20Me
xico%20Teen%20Dating%20Violence%20Toolkit%20Final.pdf

Teen Dating Violence Prevention Recommendations (ABA Publication)
http://www.abanet.org/unmet/teenabuseguide.pdf

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