(The following links and contact information may change over time. If you have any update information you may share it with Chapter 1 Executive Director at aapbev@sbcglobal.net or 415-479-9200)
Physician Finder (Find local pediatrician by name, area code, zip code and more)
* EXCEPTIONAL PARENT MAGAZINE 1-800-562-1973 "Parenting your child or young adult with a disability or special healthcare needs" P.O. Box 3000, Dept. EP, Denville, NJ 07834 www.eparent.com
* PHYSICIAN REFERRAL SERVICES Ask for referrals from your friends, neighbors, personal internist, family physician, or OB County medical society Local hospital referral services, e.g. Packard Children's Check your insurance list
* CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OAKLAND Health Resource Line 1-800-400-PEDS Asthma, colds, red or pink eyes, ear infections, sore throat, coughs, fever, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, ADD, teething, temper tantrums, crying, time out, toilet training, sleep problems, drowning and poisoning prevention, discipline, chicken pox, lice, ringworm, burns, cuts and scrapes, immunization reactions, diaper rash, tooth decay prevention, breastfeeding second-hand smoke, etc. www.kidsfirst.org
* CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER (415) 923-3155 Nutrition counseling, health education, social work counseling Office of Patient Services 2100 Webster Street, #100 San Francisco, CA 94115
Asthma Explorers Newsletter American Medical Association Patient Guide to Treatment 515 North State Street Chicago, IL 60610 http://www.ama-assn.org
Adolescent Health
Adolescent Provider Toolkit Look under Resources on the left side of the home page and search for the toolkit.
Attention Deficit Disorder
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders) National Headquarters N.W. 70th Ave, Suite 308 Plantation, FL 33317 (954) 587-3700 (954) 587-3700 Mid-Peninsula CHADD (650) 949-5472 Alameda County CHADD (510) 889-1844 Children's Health Council 700 Sand Hill Rd, Palo Alto (Parenting support groups for parents whose children have been diagnosed with ADHD) (650) 688-3638 Parents Helping Parents 3041 Olcott St, Santa Clara 95054 (408) 288-5010
Parents and Educators Resource Center 1660 S. Amphlett Blvd, # 200 San Mateo 94402 (650) 655-2410 perc@perc-schwabfdn.org
Family Resource Network (510) 547-7322
Behavior and Conduct Disorders Discovery Center Family crisis, drug & alcohol problems for Contra Costa County (925) 837-0505
Tough Love 1-800-333-1069
Breastfeeding
California Pacific Perinatal Education and Lactation Center 3698 California, 1st floor San Francisco 94118-2229 (415) 346-BABY
Children's Hospital Oakland Lactation Center (510) 428-3137 John Muir Medical Center Lactation Center (925) 939-3000, x32777
La Leche League International 1-800-638-6607 General Info www.breastfeeding.com
California Children's Services and Regional Center California Children's Services 1000 Broadway, Oakland (510) 628-7920
Regional Center of the East Bay 7677 Oakport, Oakland (510) 383-1200
Cancer Information
A Mother and Daughter's Story of Childhood Cancer. (Oxford University Press, 1999). http://findingstrength.20m.com
Cancer Patient Forum Information for Parents of Children with Cancer http://childrenscancer.20m.com
Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Center for the Bay Area 4500 Lincoln Ave, Oakland (510) 531-3323
Child Abuse
To report child abuse For further info on child abuse San Francisco County Children's Emergency Services SF Police Dept (415) 558-2650 (415) 553-1321 SF
Child Abuse Council Parental Stress Hotline (415) 668-0494 (415)
441-KIDS Alameda County Child Protective Services (510) 483-9300 Ala Cty Child Abuse Council Parental Stress Hotline (510) 268-2798 1-800-829-3777
Contra Costa County Central County (925) 646-1680
Child Abuse Prevention Council (925) 946-9961
East County (925) 427-8811
West County (925) 374-3324
Marin County Child Protective Services (415) 499-7153
Marin Child Abuse Council (415) 897-8651
San Mateo County Child Protective Services (650) 595-7922
Child Advocacy
Council Parental Stress Hotline (650) 327-8120 (650) 327-3333
Santa Clara County (408) 299-2071
Child Advocacy Council Parental Stress Hotline (650) 327-8120 (650) 327-3333
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association 631 Howard Street San Francisco, California (510) 272-9155
Diabetes and Obesity Combined resources
Developmental Disabilities
Children with Disabilities (State Develop Dis. Branch) www.ddhealthinfo.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities http://www.nichy.org
Parent Advocate
Coalition for Educational Rights http://www.pacer.org
Family Village http://familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
Federal Resource Center http://www.dssc.org/frc
National Center to Improve Practice http://ncip.org
National Parent Network on Disabilities http://www.npnd.org
Eating Disorders
Overeaters Anonymous (510) 273-9292 SHAPERS 349 Atlantic Ave Fairfield 94533 Programs at Mt. Diablo, Eden, Doctor's San Pablo/Pinole, Alta Bates, Kaiser Milpitas, East County Medical Group Antioch, San Ramon, Columbia San Jose, Columbia Good Sam, Kaiser Vacaville, Fairfield, Vacaville, Sutter Solano, Kaiser SF, Children's Oakland 1-888-SHAPERS 1-888-774-2737 (707) 422-2834
Stanford University Eating Disorders Unit Dr. Iris Litt, director (650) 497-8880
Educational and Learning Disorders
Parents and Educators Resource Center (see ADD above) Community Alliance for Special Education (415) 928-2273 F
Family Resource Network (510) 547-7322
International Dyslexia Association of California (650) 328-7667
Northern California Branch (Nancy White, President) 300 Frederick Street San Francisco, CA 94117 Fax: (415) 753-0701
Learning Disabilities Association of California (Betty Schiemenz) 655 Lewelling Blvd., #355 San Leandro, CA 94579 (916) 725-7881 www.ldaca.org
Parents Educational Resource Center (PERC) (650) 655-2410
Parents Helping Parents (408) 288-5010 Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties
Special Parents Information Network www.spinsc.org
Environment Health 2005 Resource List Word file Latino Immigrants Northern California Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and Services (CIRRS)
Immigrant Assistance Line Administrative Office (415) 243-6767 (415) 243-8215
Family Resource Network information/referral, advocacy, family support for families of children with special needs (510) 547-7322 24 hr crisis line and shelter referrals for victims of domestic violence 1-800-57
BASTA (572-2782) Mental Health Adolescent Health Toolkit County Mental Health Dept List County
Electronic Health Record Resoures
EHR Shopper's Guide
Infectious Disease
Mental Health
Index Mental Health Association of Alameda County 1801 Adeline, Oakland (510) 835-5010
Seizure Disorders
The Epilepsy Foundation Northern California 800-632-3532 (EFNC) : Project Access Seizure Disorder's Parent Guide
National Epilepsy Foundation 1-800-247-4370
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alameda County Public Health Department SIDS Program (510) 795-2400 Contra Costa County Health Department SIDS Program (510) 427-8040 Berkeley Health & Human Services SIDS Program (510) 644-6989 California SIDS Program 1-800-369-SIDS
Back To Sleep/National SIDS Resource Center 1-800-505-CRIB National SIDS Alliance 1-800-221-7437
Suicide Prevention
California Youth Crisis Line (800) 843-5200 Contra Costa County: (800) 833-2900 Crisis Support Services of Alameda County (800) 309-2131 Fremont, Union City (510) 794-5211 Livermore Area (925) 449-5566
Marin Suicide Prevention & Community Services (415) 499-1100
Marin Grief Counseling Program (415) 499-1195
Napa/Vallejo/Benicia (707) 643-2555
Oakland/Berkeley Area (510) 849-2212
San Francisco (415) 781-0500
San Leandro/Hayward/Castro Valley area (510) 889-1333
San Mateo County (650) 692-6655
San Jose/Santa Clara area (855) 278-4204
Teen Information Adolescent Provider Toolkit Provided by the Adolescent Health Working group www.ahwg.net/resources/toolkit.htm
Surveys teens’ opinions www.usaweekend.com
Covenant House NINELINE Crisis intervention, referral and info for troubled teens & families 1-800-999-9999 Daughters Newsletter ($25) 1-800-829-1088
Families Anonymous Support for family members & friends concerned about loved one’s drug or alcohol abuse 1-800-736-9805 Jump or Blue Jean Magazine (1-888-369-5867) (1-888-425-8532)
Mental Health Network General guide to online mental health topics www.cmhc.com
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information Alcohol & drug information & referrals www.health.org 1-800-729-6686
National Runaway Switchboard 24-hour hotline for runaway & homeless youth & their families 1-800-621-4000
Violence Prevention Resources Bioterrorism W.O.M.A.N., INC. (415) 864-4722
SF Network for Battered Bisexual & Lesbian Women (415) 864-4622
Pacific Center for Human Growth (510) 841-6224
Community United Against Violence (415) 333-4357
Pacific Center for Violence Prevention This site has many links to other violence prevention information sites www.pcvp.org
Web sites for Adoptive or Foster Parents
Largest information site: www.adoption.com
Adoption Information, Laws & Reform, legal information www.webcom.com/kmc/
Adoption Registration Coalition Message boards and chat for adoptees & birth families www.regday.org
Adoption search engine www.adoptionsearch.com Homes for Kids www.homes4kids.org
Web sites for Health Information Resources
Biomedical search engine: This search engine contains all PubMed/MedLine publications, plus additional journals and a collection of theses and dissertations that are not available elsewhere for free.
Biomedsearch.com
US Department of Health & Human Services www.healthfinder.gov National Library of Medicine, Medline Plus Health Information www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Health News Reviews http://www.healthnewsreview.org
School Health Updates www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/sed/healthup/healthup.htm
T.V. web sites www.msnbc.com
www.abcnews.go.com www.abcnews.go.com
Web sites for Kids and Families Trustline www.trustline.org