NAMI Northside Atlanta Mental Health Fair
In two weeks, on the 28th of September, PDAN invites you to join us at the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Northside Atlanta Mental Health Fair! This will be a free event from 10:00am to 2: ...
New Review for In My Corner On the Moon
Caroline Knudson, from Eastern New Mexico University has posted a new review* on PDAN's recently published book to help children and teens who have experienced trauma. Thank you Caroline! Once you ...
Welcome Teresa Lynne to the PDAN Team!
PDAN's community has been growing quickly over the past year. We are very proud to welcome two new leaders onto our board in order to help us reach our mission of awareness, education, and prevention ...
Trauma Book “In My Corner On the Moon” Giveaway Starts Friday, September 6th
Have you had the chance to read In My Corner On the Moon? This book is intended for children and adolescents ages 7-14 who have experienced some form of trauma. Through this book, trauma is put into s ...
SAMHSA National Wellness Week, September 16-22
At PDAN, we are so proud of our online community. Our goal is to increase awareness and decrease stigma around personality disorders. We work hard to provide a safe space for you to find advice, infor ...
Bibliotherapy
Bibliotherapy is a form of mental health treatment. It involves the use of books to help children cope with changes, emotional problems, or mental problems. (Pardek, 1994) Bibliotherapy includes bo ...
There’s no such thing as a bad kid in these Spokane, WA, trauma-informed elementary schools
August 20, 2013 By jestevens
What’s a trauma-informed school? It’s a place where this happens:
There’s this third-grade kid. Let’s call him Sam. He’s got ODD (oppositional defiant disorder…a m …
5 Major Mental Illnesses Traced to Same Genetic Variations
By TRACI PEDERSEN Associate News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on August 19, 2013
Five major mental illnesses — depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia and autism — are traceab …
Announcing the “Umbrella for Alex” Giveaway Winner!
We had many entries for the PDAN book "An Umbrella for Alex"! This book is about a child whose mother has abrupt mood swings, and how he learns to understand the changes and cope with them. We greatly ...
Down the Center’s First FREE GIVEAWAY
PDAN has recently partnered with Down the Center to offer a very exciting giveaway. To win a free copy of An Umbrella for Alex, join the contest now! You can gain entries by tweeting about the gi ...