Useful Mental Health Links for Patients and Families:

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has "facts for families'' brochures covering a wide variety of mental illness in children and adolescents. Click on the link, and search for the topic of interest:
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The American Academy of Pediatrics has a parent-friendly website. Search for topics of interest:
Healthy Children.org

For parents with medication concerns for treating depression:
Parent's Medication Guide

For adults and families of children with mental illness:
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill