Local and international
Resources
Together for Wellness CA
North American Programs
- Yale Prime Clinic
http://primeclinic.yale.edu/ - Emory Mental Health and Development Program
https://emorymentalhealth.wordpress.com/ - Zucker Hillside Hospital Recognition and Prevention Program (RAP)
http://www.rapprogram.org/ - UNC Prime
http://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh/oasis/research/current-studies/prime - Harvard CEDAR
http://cedarclinic.org - Calgary
http://jeanaddington.com/napls.php - UCSD CARE
http://ucsdcareprogram.com/ - UCSF
http://napls.ucsf.edu/ - UCLA CAPPS – Additional information about CAPPS Program Director Carrie Bearden, Ph.D.:
http://faculty.bri.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=74845
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/bearden-lab
https://www.semel.ucla.edu/profile/carrie-bearden - The Early Psychosis Intervention Program Directory
http://www.easacommunity.org/shop/wpimages/early-psychosis-intervention-directory-version-3.p - The Adolescent Brain-Behavior Research Center (ABBRC)
https://karlsgodtlab.psych.ucla.edu/abbrc/
Selected CAPPS & NAPLS Study Findings
- Presentation of findings from a high risk study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. https://www.rwjf.org/
- Family-Focused Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults at High Risk for Psychosis: Results of a Randomized Trial http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(14)00340-2/abstract
- Towards a Psychosis Risk Blood Diagnostic for Persons Experiencing High-Risk Symptoms: Preliminary Results From the NAPLS Project
https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/14065477 - Stress exposure and sensitivity in the clinical high-risk syndrome: Initial findings from the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study (NAPLS)
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(14)00483-6/abstract - Comorbid diagnoses for youth at clinical high risk of psychosis
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(17)30183-4/abstract - Depression and clinical high-risk states: Baseline presentation of depressed vs. non-depressed participants in the NAPLS-2 cohort
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(17)30307-9/abstract - Sexual dimorphisms and prediction of conversion in the NAPLS psychosis prodrome
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(12)00678-0/fulltext - Relation of antipsychotic and antidepressant medication with baseline symptoms and symptom progression: A naturalistic study of the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Sample
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(09)00374-0/fulltext - Social cognition over time in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis: Findings from the NAPLS-2 cohort
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(16)30020-2/fulltext - Severity of thought disorder predicts psychosis in persons at clinical high-risk
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(15)00478-8/fulltext - Omega-3 Fish Oil Clinical Trial http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01429454?term=omega-3+prodromal&rank=1
- For more information about NAPLS research, see our ‘Opportunities‘ tab.
UCLA Child & Teen Clinics
UCLA Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program (CHAMP)
Provides evaulation for youth 7-17 years with bipolar and other mood disorders. Offers family therapy and medication management. Some individual and group therapies and parent support groups are available for those who qualify through CHAMP research clinic.
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/champUCLA Youth Stress and Mood (YSAM)
Provides treatment for depression and suicide prevention in youth (ages 7-18)
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/youth-stressUCLA S.A.F.E.T.Y. Program
This YSM program works with adolescents who have presented to the emergency room with a suicide attempt. This three-month program provides individual/family therapy and case management.
https://www.semel.ucla.edu/ysam/research/project/safety-programUCLA Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)
Provides evidence-based group social skills interventions for youth (preschoolers to young adults)
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/peers/
UCLA Adult Clinics
UCLA Aftercare Research Program
Provides intensive, evidence-based outpatient treatment to individuals 18 to 45 who have had a recent first episode of psychosis (i.e., within 2 years of illness onset). Treatment includes individual case management, group therapy, intensive support in returning to work and/or school, and antipsychotic medication.
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/aftercareUCLA Thoughts Disorders Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Provides intensive, evidence-based outpatient treatment, including case management, groups, brief individual or family treatment, and psychiatry for adults 18+ with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and other thought disorders.
https://www.uclahealth.org/resnick/thought-disorders-iop-1077UCLA Schizophrenia Clinic
Provides outpatient treatment for adults 18+ with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and other thought disorders.
https://www.semel.ucla.edu/clinic/schizophreniaUCLA Mood Disorders Clinic
Treats adults with bipolar disorder, major depression, schizoaffective disorder, dysthymic disorder, and minor depression.
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/mood/service/mood-disorders-clinicUCLA Anxiety Disorders Program (ADP)
Treats adults with anxiety and related disorders. A team of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers will help you understand what triggers your anxiety, the feelings and thoughts that sustain it and the coping behaviors you engage in to avoid it. Medication management available. ADP also runs clinical trials exploring novel interventions.
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/adcUCLA Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)
Provides evidence-based group social skills and relationship support for young adults
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/peers/
Mental Health Non-profits, Programs & Agencies
- AMAE HEALTH: www.amaehealth.com
- CAST Centers: Treatment For Mental Health & Addiction: www.castcenters.com
- ONE MIND: www.onemind.org
- Annual Staglin/ONEMIND Music Festival for Brain Health: www.music-festival.org
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): www.nami.org
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: www.aacap.org
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): www.nimh.nih.gov
- Mental Health Research Association (NARSAD): www.narsad.org
- Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation: www.bpkids.org
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): www.samhsa.gov
- PIER Training Institute: www.piertraining.com/pier-model
- PEPPNET National Steering Committee on High Risk Youth: med.stanford.edu/peppnet.html
Recommended Readings
Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Online Resource Center by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD): www.nasmhpd.org/content/early-intervention-psychosis-eip
Strong365 Online Resources: strong365.org/team-strong-365
Thought Disorders Information Guide: www.schizophrenia.com
Raising Teens: A Synthesis of Research and a Foundation for Action by A. Rae Simpson: www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/parenting
Suicide Prevention Guide: www.bestcolleges.com/resources/suicide-prevention
Physician’s Desk Reference: www.pdr.net
Information on Addiction & Help for Young People: www.drugrehab.com/addiction
Successful and Schizophrenic By Elyn R. Saks (Article): mobile.nytimes.com/art/1020443/28?sub=Sunday
Parenting Teenagers: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting of Teens (STEP) by Don Dinkmeyer Sr., Gary D. McKay, Joyce L. McKay, Don Dinkmeyer, Jr.
Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers by Michael Riera
Staying Connected to your Teenager: How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They’re Really Saying by Michael Riera
Stop Negotiating with your Teen: Strategies for Parenting your Angry, Manipulative, Moody, or Depressed Adolescent by Janet Sasson Edgette
Coping with Schizophrenia: A Guide for Families by Kim Mueser and Susan Gingerich
Surviving Schizophrenia: A Family Manual by E. Fuller Torrey
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know by David J. Miklowitz
Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach by David Miklowitz and Michael J. Goldstein
An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison