Resources for Families Raising Children with Mental Health Needs

Educational Resources

INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN TIPS

This manual was written by two very distinguished professionals, Attorney Anne Eason and Professor Kathleen Whitbread. Both Anne and Kathleen are also Moms who have made inclusion work for their children with disabilities and numerous other children with disabilities throughout their community. What makes this manual on inclusive education so effective, are the practical tips based upon the authors own experiences as well as upon best practices delineated in the professional literature. As a parent myself, I found this manual so useful and parent friendly, I feel deeply it should be made available to all parents of school aged children with disabilities
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STUDENT GUIDE TO SURVIVING STRESS & ANXIETY IN COLLEGE & BEYOND

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MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Accessing Services

ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

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FACT SHEET #28B: FMLA LEAVE FOR BIRTH, PLACEMENT, BONDING, OR TO CARE FOR A CHILD WITH SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS ON THE BASIS OF AN “IN LOCO PARENTIS’ RELATIONSHIP

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles an eligible employee to take up to 12 workweeks of job-protected unpaid leave for the birth or placement of a son or daughter, to bond with a newborn or newly placed son or daughter, or to care for a son or daughter with a serious health condition. See 29 USC 2612(a)(1). This Fact Sheet provides guidance on an employee’s entitlement to FMLA leave to bond with or care for a child to whom the employee stands “in loco parentis.” You may also wish to review Fact Sheet #28C on FMLA leave to care for a parent on the basis of an in loco parentis relationship.
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