Links

Insurance Links

Magellan managed care                   http://www.magellanhealth.com/                                                                 

American Psych Systems (APS)      http://www.apshealthcare.com/index.htm                                                      

Maryland Medical Assistance          http://www.apshealthcare.com/publicprograms/maryland/maryland.htm          

Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield          http://www.carefirst.com/main/html/HomePage.html                                  

Professional Organizations

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland      http://www.lcpcm.org/    

American Counseling Association                                      http://www.counseling.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home                                                                           

Adolescents

Site with immense resources for parents concerned about their adolescent     http://www.strugglingteens.com/                                                               

Helping children cope with trauma                                                                http://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/RESOURCES/HELPINGCHILDRENCOPEWITHTRAUMA/Crisis_Fact_Sheet.htm  

"Drug testing 101" (including how adolescents "beat" drug tests)                    http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/testing/testing.shtml

Know When to Seek Help                                                                                                           http://www.troubledteen101.com/articles9.html

What Is a Troubled Teen?                                                                                                           http://www.4troubledteens.com/troubledteen.html

TOUGHLOVE Parent Support Groups                                                                                       http://www.toughlove.org/

Home drug tests                                                                                          http://www.onsitedrugtesting.com/

                                                                                                                   http://www.drug-testing-kits.com/

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorder Association of America        http://www.adaa.org/  

About.com - Panic Disorders                          http://panicdisorder.about.com/  

Social Anxiety/Phobia Association                  http://www.socialphobia.org/  

Social Anxiety                                                http://socialanxiety.factsforhealth.org/  

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder                      http://ptsd.factsforhealth.org/  

Mood Disorders

Bipolar Disorder        http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/bipolarmenu.cfm

Depression                http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/depressionmenu.cfm

Substance Abuse

Drug information                                          http://www.lycaeum.org/live/

Information on specific drugs                        http://www.safety1st.org/drugfacts.html 

Drug information                                          http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/psychoactives.shtml

Home drug tests                                           http://www.onsitedrugtesting.com/

                                                                    http://www.drug-testing-kits.com/

Signs and symptoms of substance use              http://www.theantidrug.com/ei/signs_symptoms.asp

                                                                                           http://www.addictions.org/signs.htm

                                                                                           http://www.acde.org/parent/signs.htm

Miscellaneous Links

 Common questions about counseling                        http://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/RESOURCES/FAQSABOUTCOUNSELING/Answers_to_common_q.htm   

                                                                                                         www.mentalhealth.org

                                                                                                         www.mentalhealth.com

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