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Welcome to NADD - An association for
persons with
developmental disabilities and mental
health needs.
NADD is the leading North American expert in providing professionals,
educators, policy makers, and families with education, training, and
information on mental health issues relating to persons with
intellectual or developmental disabilities.
The mission of NADD is to advance
mental wellness for persons with
developmental disabilities through the
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2010 FRANK J. MENOLASCINO AWARD
The American Psychiatric Association is calling for nominations for
the Frank J. Menolascino Award for Psychiatric Services for Persons
with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities.
The award was established in memory of Frank J. Menolascino, M.D.,
who was an authority on mental illness in people with mental
retardation/developmental disabilities. Click
here for details
National Canadian Coalition on Dual Diagnosis
In November 2008, four Canadian organizations launched the National
Coalition on Dual Diagnosis. The objective of the National
Coalition on Dual Diagnosis is to support Canadians with both a
developmental disability and a mental health problem, and their
families. CARE ID/ACREDI is one of the founding partners in the
National Coalition and provides the home web site to access the
Advocacy Toolkit and related documents. Go to www.care-id.com.
Just click on dual diagnosis on the left.
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Special Opportunity to exhibit at NADD's 26th Annual Conference!
NADD, An Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and
Mental Health Needs, is proud to offer you the chance to promote your
organization at our 26th Annual Conference. This year's theme is
Assessment, Treatment and Policy Advances and we are very excited to
be marking this special anniversary. NADD is committed to advancing
mental wellness for persons with developmental disabilities through
the promotion of excellence in mental health care. Take advantage of
this opportunity to gain valuable exposure to the top names in the
field of ID/MH by becoming an exhibitor. Click
here for details
7th EAMHID Congress
The 7th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability
is being held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands September 3-5, 2009.
The deadline for submitting presentation proposals is April 1.
For more information, click here.
Mental Health and Environmental Exposures
A primary focus of the NADD Environmental Health Project for this
year is to raise the awareness of the mental health community about
the role that exposure to environmental toxins may play in causing or
triggering psychiatric symptoms or mental illness. Exposure to lead,
mercury, aluminum, pesticides, solvents, and other chemicals may play
a part in causing psychiatric symptoms, although the factors that
contribute to mental illness are very complex, and the ways and
degrees that toxic exposures contribute to mental illness are not
clearly understood.
To work on this issue, NADD has helped organize and is chairing a
work group on Mental Health and Environment, organized under the
auspices of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment. In
general, the work group is focusing, initially, upon on being more
precise about the science and being about to say what the evidence
suggests and how strong the conclusions are in relationship to
specific environmental toxins.
For additional information, click
here.
News of Interest:
 Journal
of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
Official Publication of NADD
The Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities,
the official research journal of the National Association for the
Dually Diagnosed (NADD), is soliciting articles in a
variety of fields. The journal will accept a wide range of scholarly
contributions with an emphasis on empirically-based research
Click here
for details
To access the journal online, sign in
using your NADD membership.
Click
here to sign in
New Educational Products:
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Syndrome: When to Worry about Mental Health and What to Do About It
Robin Friedlander, M.D. & Peter Johnson, Ph.D.
NADD # FI09-044B Details |
 Working
with People who have Intellectual Disability and Behavioral
Problems: A Self-Study Guide for Interdisciplinary Team Members
Ann R. Poindexter, M.D. & Paul D. Kolstoe, Ph.D.
NADD # ST09-045B Details |
Multi-Media CDs of NADD 25th Annual Conference Presentations
Presentations recorded at NADD 25th Annual Conference are available
as multi-media CDs. These CDs contain the video and Power Point
from conference presentations and are a great tool for training
yourself and your staff. To order, or for additional
information, click here.
The Canadian Advocacy Toolkit for People and Families Living with
Dual Diagnosis Susan Morris, MSW, RSW
Community Networks of Specialized Care – Together Making a
Positive Different for Individuals with a Dual Diagnosis in Our
Communities Liz Froese, MSW,Lisa Holmes, & Elizabeth Veigh
The Part of Hurt: What You Need to Know About Trauma and Those
with Intellectual Disabilities Dave Hingsburger, MEd
Medical Problems and Adverse Drug Events in Psychiatric Inpatients
with ID Lauren Charlot, PhD
Evaluation of PRN Effectiveness Chad Draper, RN, Jacqueline
Watt, RN, & Larry Silk, BA
Psychopharmocological and Behavioral Treatment: Not So Strange
Bedfellows Jarrett Barnhill, MD & Sherman Fox, MD
Assessment and Treatment of Criminal Offenders with Intellectual
Disabilities Marc Goldman, MS
Managing Psychiatric Behavioral Crises in Persons with Dual
Diagnoses Deceil Moore, LCSW, Timothy Stultz, PhD, & James
Wiltz, PhD, ACSW
Practical Implications of Genetic Diagnoses for People with
Developmental Disabilities Brenda Finucane, MS
Behavioral Phenotypes in People with Genetic Syndromes:
Implications for How and When to Intervene Elisabeth Dykens, PhD
The price for the above multimedia is: Member:
$49.95 Non-member: $59.95
To order, or for additional information, click
here.
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Consider a Gift/Donation to NADD
Making a gift is an easy way to partner in NADD’s mission of
advancing mental wellness for persons with developmental disabilities
through the promotion of excellence in mental health care. [details]
Family Issues Brochure
To learn more about our Family Issues Committee, please
click here.
International Certificate Programme in Dual
Diagnosis, Summer Institute
The Brock University International Certificate Programme in Dual
Diagnosis offers intensive training courses in Habilitative Mental
Health for persons with Developmental Disabilities. For
information about their Summer Institute 2009, click
here.
Psychotherapy SIG Web-Based Discussion Group
The NADD Psychotherapy Special Interest Group welcomes NADD members
to participate in a newly formed web-based discussion group, where
they intend to explore subjects related to the study and practice of
psychotherapy for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
Discussion group members will have opportunities to present a topic,
ask for and/or offer suggestions. This discussion group is open
to all members with an interest in psychotherapy. If
interested, please e-mail BronwynRobertson.LPC@gmail.com.
Prestigious Journals Review DM-ID:
The DM-ID has been reviewed in the APA's PsychCritiques, the Journal
of Autism and Developmental Disabilities (JADD), and Psychiatric
Services, among others. [details]
NADD Members Only
There are a number of benefits for NADD members online. To sign in
you will need you NADD member card.
Click here to sign in and
access members only section
Selected Recent Research Articles on Dual Diagnosis
For summaries of selected recent research articles on dual diagnosis, click
here.
Available from the University of Birmingham, UK
Resources concerning managing problem behavior with medication [click
here]
Resources concerning transitional services [click
here]
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