The best of news and research articles from publications nationwide, as selected by the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation, updated weekly.

by Nanci Schiman, MSW, CAPSW, CABF Program Manager

Nanci Schiman, CABF
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Expert Chat with Mental Health Youth Advocate Linea Johnson Rescheduled

Join us on Thursday, July 15 from 1 – 2 pm CT.  If you are the parent of a teen or young adult you (and your teen) will not want to miss this chat.

Developed by Cinda Johnson, Ed.D., this planning document assists students and their education team in identifing strengths, experiences, aspirations and fears and how these can be applied to setting goals for post graduation.

“I wanted to turn a tragedy into something that could help others,” says Shelley Rullo of Charlestown, New Hampshire.  Shelley’s son, Dana Rullo, committed suicide on October 20th, 2000 at the age of 16.  In memory of Dana, and in an effort to increase the awareness of juvenile bipolar disorder, Shelley organized a Rollerskate-a-thon on the anniversary of Dana’s death.

Ladybug Fundraising: Cooking up support for CABF!

Ladybug Fundraising is a non-profit organization founded by Sharron Shockey in 2007 in memory of her daughter, Christi Shockey, who was tragically killed at the age of 24 in an auto accident in 2006.  The organization was founded for the benefit of children, combining Christi’s love of kids and cooking.

This paper is Mani Pavuluri's contribution to CABF's series, Translation of the Scientific Evolution of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.  The series presents the leading researchers' contribution to the field.  It describes the programmatic approach and direction of the labs, the seminal questions which drive their research, a listing of their most important findings and a summary of how their work impacts the field.  As chair of the CABF Scientific Advisory Council from 2008-2010, Dr. Pavuluri created this series and inspired her colleagues to contribute so that parents and clinicians could gain a better understanding of evolution of the field and how the study of child onset bipolar disorder fits into the larger field of child psychiatry.  CABF is extremely grateful for Dr. Pavuluri's leadership.

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by George Lynn, M.A., C.M.H.C.

George Lynn is a psychotherapist in Bellevue, Washington. His book, Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child, is useful in understanding the inner world of a child with a neurobiological disorder (including bipolar disorder) that affects emotions.