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Frequently Asked Questions about Suicide What should you do if someone tells you they are thinking about suicide? If someone tells you they are thinking about suicide, you should take their distress seriously, listen nonjudgmentally, and help them get to a professional for evaluation and treatment. People consider suicide when they are...
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State Agencies and Organizations United States Senators Honorable Don Nickles (R) 133 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5754 (202) 224-6008 (Fax) E-mail: senator@nickles.senate.gov Web: http://nickles.senate.gov/ Honorable James M. Inhofe (R) 453 Russell Senate Office...
Assessing Children for the Presence of a Disability Note to Readers, October 1997 Dear Reader: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been amended! This is the law that guides how schools deliver special education and related services to students with disabilities. You will be reading about the IDEA in this publication. This...
Michigan State Resources State Agencies and Organizations United States Senators Honorable Carl Levin (D) 269 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6221 (202) 224-1388 (Fax) E-mail: Web: http://www.levin.senate.gov Honorable Debbie Stabenow (D) 702 Hart Senate Office Building ...
Are you comfortable with prenatal exposure to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs? May 12, 2011, 12:53 pm
I don't ask this question to scare you. But I ask because it is a real possibility in almost any type of adoption, from international to U.S. infant to foster care. You need to go into adoption with your eyes wide open instead of burying your head in the sand. You may be thinking "this doesn't...
Dyspraxia September 29, 2008, 6:48 pm
My friend, Elaine, added a new child to her family with a diagnosis that I was totally unfamiliar with. I don’t claim to be an expert on special needs adoption, but I typically hear the same two dozen or so disorders when I talk to other parents. This one threw me for a loop and Elaine and I...
New Resource - The Edge Foundation: Coaching Students With ADHD June 29, 2008, 4:29 pm
A new resource is available for students who struggle with educational success because of their ADHD. An organization called The Edge Foundation has begun training coaches to help ADHD students succeed in school and college. Coaching seems to be a new trend in the U.S.A to help young people...