Resources
Introduction
This page provides valuable online resources, specialized clinics, recommended books, and support forums for individuals, parents, and educators seeking guidance on anxiety, OCD, neurodevelopmental conditions, and related disorders.
1. Useful Online Resources
General Mental Health & Anxiety Support
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
- Boston Child Study Center - Los Angeles
- UCLA Anxiety Disorders Program for Adults
- California Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress
Intensive Outpatient (IOP) & Partial Hospitalization (PHP) Programs
- Achievement, Behavior, Cognition (ABC) Child Program (PHP)
- Rogers Los Angeles Behavioral Health Treatment Center
- UCLA Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program
- Wavemind Clinic (Outpatient and IOP)
OCD & Related Disorders
- International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
- MGH OCD and Related Disorders Program
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Web Page on OCD
- Child Anxiety and Phobia Clinic at FIU
Neurodevelopmental Delay & Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic at UCLA
- Spectrum Psych Los Angeles
- UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART)
- UCLA Child and Adult Neurodevelopmental Clinic (CAN)
Other Specialized Programs
- Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA)
- Trichotillomania Learning Center (TLC)
- Selective Mutism Association
- Center for the Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States (CAPPS)
- Semel Program for ADHD and Related Conditions (PARC)
- UCLA Child & Adolescent Mood Disorders Program (CHAMP)
- UCLA Family Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Clinic
- UCLA Youth Stress and Mood Program (YSAM)
- UCLA Medical Psychology Assessment Center (MPAC)
Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Programs
2. Recommended Books
For Parents & Teachers
- Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents – Rapee et al. (2000)
- Help for Worried Kids: How Your Child Can Conquer Anxiety and Fear – Last (2006)
- Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children – Wagner
- Monsters Under the Bed and Other Childhood Fears: Helping Your Child Overcome Anxieties, Fears, and Phobias – Garber, Garber, & Spizman
- Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance – McCurry
- What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions – Wagner
- Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Practical Program for Parents – Chansky
- Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking – McHolm, Cunningham, & Vanier (2005)
- Good Friends Are Hard to Find: Help Your Child Find, Make, and Keep Friends – Frankel & Wetmore (1996)
- Understanding Children of Special Needs – Jack Taulbee (2005)
- Mental Health Medications for Children: A Primer – Brown et al. (2005)
For Children
- Wemberly Worried – Henkes
- Up and Down the Worry Hill – Wagner
- First Day Jitters – Danneberg
- I Don’t Know Why…I Guess I’m Shy: A Story About Taming Imaginary Fears – Cain & Smith-Moore
- Into the Great Forest: A Story for Children Away from Parents for the First Time – Marcus, Marcus, & Jesche
- Night Light: A Story for Children Afraid of the Dark – Dutro & Boyle
- Scary Night Visitors: A Story for Children with Bedtime Fears – Marcus, Marcus, & Jesche
3. Support & Community Forums
PsychForums: Psychology and Mental Health Forum
The PsychForums platform provides a space where individuals can discuss mental health topics, share experiences, and receive support.
Additionally, The Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program at UCLA collaborates with PsychForums to conduct research surveys. Learn more about participating here.
