Working to improve the lives of children and adults with mental illnesses and their families
NAMI Minnesota
800 Transfer Road, #31
Saint Paul, MN 55114
phone: 651-645-2948
toll free: 1-888-NAMI-HELPS
fax: 651-645-7379
email: nami-mn@nami.org
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Find Parent Resource Support Groups, here.
Find Dakota County Experienced Parents, here.
Children's Challenging Behaviors Workshops
This one-day workshop is for parents of children with challenging behaviors. Information is provided on childhood mental health disorders along with suppport and strategies for home and school. To register, please contact Suzette at 651-645-2948 ext. 102. The workshops run from 9:00 to 3:00.
Find classes.
Mental Health Crisis Planning for Families
Learn to recognize, manage, prevent and plan for your child's mental health crisis (published Feb. 2010). Read or download this NAMI Minnesota booklet,
here.
Other Resources
NAMI Minnesota's "Family Involvement" brochure helps families and professionals understand changes in the data privacy laws that allow limited but important information to be released to families.
• Facts on Voluntary Foster Care Placement,
here.
• The Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,
here.
• Advocating for Your Child, 25 Tips,
here.
• When Children Have a Mental Illness,
here.
• What Youth Need to Know if Questioned by Police,
here.
IEP and Inclusion Tips for Parents, here.
Guidelines for Using Psychotropic Medications with Children
From
A Pediatric Perspective, "Nationwide, there is a shortage of child psychiatrists, especially those who work with special needs populations, and Minnesota and the surrounding region are no exception. As a result, there is a greater likelihood that primary care providers will be asked to treat patients who have behavioral disorders.
Pediatric Perspective on Provider Guidelines.
Keeping Families Together trainings provide information for families and professionals on voluntary placement agreements and the children's mental health system. Learn about Voluntary Placement Agreements that allow families to maintain custody of a child while obtaining necessary funding for the child's treatment. Lynne Peterson, Keeping Families Together Coordinator: 651-645-2948 x119 or lpeterson@nami.org.
See classes.
Copies of NAMI's DVD and
booklet called "Keeping Families Together - Understanding the Legal and Family Perspectives on Voluntary Placement" are available free, contact NAMI or download here.
Watch DVD trailer. Watch the
entire DVD. More information on custody issues,
here.
Children's Evidence-Based Practice Fact Sheets:
Children's ADHD Fact Sheet
Children's Depression Fact Sheet
Children's Anxiety Disorders Fact Sheet
Children's Disruptive Behavior, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder Fact Sheet
Children's Substance Abuse Disorders Fact Sheet
Children's Eating Disorders Fact Sheet
Children's Trauma and PTSD Fact Sheet