Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens

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Organizations

Canadian Mental Health Association
180 Dundas Street West
Suite 2301
Toronto, ON  M5G 1Z8
Phone: (416) 484-7750
Fax: (416) 484-4617
E-mail: info@cmha.ca
Web Address: www.cmha.ca
 

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) promotes mental health and focuses on combatting mental health problems and emotional disorders. The organization offers workshops, pamphlets, newsletters, and other educational materials.


Canadian Psychiatric Association
141 Laurier Avenue West
Suite 701
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5J3
Phone: (613) 234-2815
Fax: (613) 234-9857
Web Address: www.cpa-apc.org

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
1000 Skokie Boulevard
Suite 570
Wilmette, IL  60091
Phone: (847) 256-8525
Fax: (847) 920-9498
E-mail: cabf@bpkids.org
Web Address: www.bpkids.org
 

The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) is a parent-led, nonprofit, Web-based membership organization of families raising children diagnosed with, or at risk for, early-onset bipolar disorder. This organization provides resources to help families better understand childhood and adolescent bipolar disorder.


Mood Disorders Society of Canada
3-304 Stone Road West
Suite 763
Guelph, ON  N1G 4W4
Phone: (519) 824-5565
Fax: (519) 824-9569
E-mail: info@mooddisorderscanada.ca
Web Address: www.mooddisorderscanada.ca


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Author: Jeannette Curtis
Carrie Henley
Ralph Poore
Last Updated: July 10, 2007
Medical Review: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry

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