Dr King's Office: Links

For Parents

http://www.elinewberger.com

Dr. Eli Newberger, a pediatrician on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, founded the Child Protection Team and the Family Development Program at Children's Hospital in Boston, and is the author of many influential works on child abuse. The site contains an excerpt on discipline and punishment from his recent book, The Men They Will Become: The Nature and Nurture of Male Character.

http://www.drrobertbrooks.com

Dr. Robert Brooks, a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, has written and lectured for parents and professionals about nurturing compassion, self-discipline, responsibility, hope and resilience in children. The site contains a monthly article about these themes.

http://www.npin.org

The National Parent Information Network provides research based information about the process of parenting and about family involvement in education. The site contains parenting related resources and a virtual library.

http://cfw.tufts.edu

Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide describes and evaluates web sites that contain research-based information about child development, in order to give the public easy access to the best child development information on the web. It was created by Tufts faculty and librarians and is supported by the Society for Research in Child Development.

http://www.mctf.org

The Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund, an umbrella organization for over 100 agencies, leads statewide efforts to support parents and strengthen families in order to prevent child abuse. The site contains "Safety Rules" that teach basic skills to children and adults to prevent crimes against children.

http://makinglifeworkbetter.org

Making Life Work Better provides information on coping with a variety of problems, and connects the public and professionals with hotlines, support groups and referral services in Massachusetts.

http://www.therapymatcher.org

The Social Work Therapy Referral Service, a public service of the National Association of Social Workers, provides free, professional counseling referrals for individuals and families in Massachusetts.

http://jfcsboston.org

Jewish Family & Children's Service is a nonprofit, nonsectarian agency serving over 80 communities throughout greater Boston with a broad range of social, psychological, health and education programs that serve all ages.

http://www.drkingsoffice.com/ph_jfcs.html

The Jewish Family & Children's Service Center for Early Relationship Support provides group and home visiting services for parents of newborns and infants.

For Advocates

http://www.janedoe.org

Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, brings together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault. The site contains information, resources and ways to get involved.

http://www.ndvh.org

The National Domestic Violence Hotline coordinates nationwide information on shelters and service providers, and maintains a 24 hour toll free hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE. The site contains information about domestic violence and about the hotline's crisis intervention services.

http://endabuse.org

The Family Violence Prevention Fund is a leading non-profit institution dedicated to preventing and reducing domestic violence through public education, legislation and media advocacy. The site contains a nationwide media campaign, "Coaching Boys Into Men."

http://www.massmed.org/pages/dv_materials.asp

The Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Violence provides domestic violence materials and seminars to physicians and other health care professionals. The site contains the text of Partner Violence: How to Recognize and Treat Victims of Violence.

http://www.mctf.org

For Physicians

http://www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth

Bright Futures is a national initiative to promote the health of infants, children and adolescents through a partnership between health professionals and the family. The site contains information on Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health (2002), a two volume set considering the mental health of children in a developmental context, under the leadership of Michael Jellinek, MD, a child psychiatrist and President of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts.

http://www.elinewberger.com

http://www.drrobertbrooks.com

http://www.physicianpatient.org

The American Academy on Physician and Patient focuses on improving the doctor-patient relationship. The site contains sources of information about the subject of physician-patient communication, including monthly interview vignettes.

http://www.mctf.org

http://www.aap.org/pros/cbs1.htm

The American Academy of Pediatrics established PROS (Pediatric Research in Office Settings). The site highlights the Child Behavior Study of how pediatric primary care providers manage patients with psychosocial problems.

http://www.aap.org/terrorism/index.html

The American Academy of Pediatrics presents information on disaster preparedness to meet children's needs. The site contains advice on how pediatricians can respond to the psychosocial implications of disasters.

http://www.massmed.org/pages/dv_materials.asp

The Massachusetts Medical Society's Committee on Violence provides domestic violence materials and seminars to physicians and other health care professionals. The site contains the text of Partner Violence: How to Recognize and Treat Victims of Violence.

http://cfw.tufts.edu

http://www.npin.org

http://makinglifeworkbetter.org

Making Life Work Better provides information on coping with a variety of problems, and connects the public and professionals with hotlines, support groups and referral services in Massachusetts.

http://www.therapymatcher.org

http://jfcsboston.org

http://www.drkingsoffice.com/ph_jfcs.html

The Jewish Family & Children's Service Center for Early Relationship Support provides group and home visiting services for parents of newborns and infants.