CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
Association for Behavioral Healthcare
http://www.abhmass.org/
The leading advocacy organization in Massachusetts’ mental health and addiction services arena fighting
for high-quality, community-based care for families and individuals with mental illness, addiction and
substance-use disorders.
FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
A multidisciplinary institute at UNC-Chapel Hill dedicated to ensuring every child experiences a safe,
healthy, and stimulating childhood. Studies important issues facing young children and their families.
The IRIS Center
http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/
The IRIS Center is a national center that aims to provide high-quality resources for college and university
faculty and professional development providers about students with disabilities. IRIS seeks to obtain this
goal by providing free, online, interactive training enhancements that translate research about the
education of students with disabilities into practice.
Massachusetts Executive Office of Education
http://www.mass.gov/edu/birth-grade-12/early-education-and-care/parent-and-family-support/
The website for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education boasts numerous helpful resources on
important issues like: child development, education, nutrition, health and safety. Many of the resources
are also offered in other languages, such as: Spanish, Khmer, Chinese, Haitian, and Portuguese.
National Center for the Developing Child
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/
Drawing on the full breadth of intellectual resources available across Harvard University’s graduate
schools and affiliated hospitals, the Center generates, translates, and applies knowledge in the service of
improving life outcomes for children in the United States and throughout the world.