Related Agencies and Support Groups

The Center for Children and Families (CCF) works in league with various other agencies and organizations to provide the most up-to-date information and resources for children with behavioral disorders and their families.

Find local support groups, other agencies, and other organizations to assist in learning about and coping with ADHD and other behavioral and learning problems.


Summer Treatment Program in Other Cities

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Section of Pediatric Psychology, Cleveland, OH
Contact: Michael Manos, PhD.
Phone: (216) 444-0075

 
Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene, Chautauqua Co., NY
Single Point of Access
Phone: (716) 753-4150

 University of Alabama at Birmingham Sparks Clinics, Birmingham, AL
Contact: Bart Hodgens, PhD.
Phone: (205) 934-5471

Kansas City-Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Overland Park, KS
Section of Developmental and Behavioral Sciences
Contact: Carla Allan, Ph.D
Phone (913) 696-5740

 
Camp Takoda, Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: Susan McDonald
Phone: (801) 467-8553
Susan.McDonald@FMR.com

 
NYU Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY
Contact: Howard Abikoff, PhD.

 Alternative Community Resource Program, Johnstown, PA
Contact: Frank Janakovik
Phone: (814) 536-5611,

 Achievement Center, Erie, PA
Contact: Mary McIntosh
Phone: (814) 459-2755

Community Guidance Center, Indiana, PA
Phone: (724) 465-5576

University of Illinois at Chicago/JCYS North Shore Day Camp, Chicago, IL.
Phone: (312) 996-6923

Staten Island Mental Health Socety, Inc., Staten Island, NY.

 
Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume-city, Fukuoka, Japan
Contact: Yushiro Yamashita, MD
Phone: 81-942-317565


Related Information on the World Wide Web

The following websites and documents for downloading contain useful information about ADHD and related disorders.

•     Oregon Social Learning Center
•     University of Washington Parenting Clinic
•     National Resource Center on ADHD
•     Florida Center on Reading Research
•     The Family Help Program
•     Individuals w/Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Practices
•     NIH Consensus Conference Statement
•     A Guide to Beneficial Psychotherapy
•     Surgeon General Report on Children's Mental Health
•     Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Online
•     American Academy of Pediatrics
•     Summit Educational Resources
•     Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
•     Identifying & Treating ADHD: A Resource for School and Home (See PDF Below)
•     Classroom Management
•     Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
•     IES What Works Clearinghouse
•     Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
•     National Youth Violence Prevention Center
•     Camp Cope-A-Lot: The Coping Cat CD-ROM

Speakers for Parent Groups

Our staff is available to provide educational programs at no cost to parent groups in South Florida to address issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of children with ADHD and other behavioral problems. Interested groups should contact the CCF three to six months in advance with tentative dates, times, size and composition of the group.