Special Projects Underway at CHADD
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There are many special projects underway at CHADD that
need support to either get underway, or expand into new geographic or
program areas. If you would like to make a donation to any of these
projects, support these projects through a grant or other gift, or
simply would like to advocate for this project through a letter of
support; please take a moment to learn about the pressing need projects
outlined below:
- CHADD Annual Conference
- CHADD Educator's Manual and
In-Service for Educators
- CHADD Local Support Groups and
Affiliates
- CHADD Statewide Efforts
- Summer Camp Scholarship
program
- Support General Operating for
CHADD
- Parent to Parent: Family Training on
AD/HD
- Information Dissemination: at
the core of all CHADD programs
- CHADD Public Policy
CHADD Annual Conference (Exhibiting and
Advertising)
The CHADD conference--to be held each year in the fall-- offers
educational opportunities crucial to supporting individuals facing AD/HD
and to professionals who want to enhance their skills and treatment of
the disorder. The Annual CHADD Conference provides value at its best,
with new programs, topics and speakers. Along with continuing education
credits (CEU and CME), attendees can take advantage of local and global
networking, professional/business opportunities and the most
comprehensive trade show of AD/HD products and services.
To meet the individual needs of participants, the sessions are
organized by interest group (adults, parents, educators, healthcare
providers, physicians, psychologists and social workers) and by subject
matter (co-existing disorders, women/girls, international/Hispanic,
legal/ advocacy and complementary interventions).
There are many ways you can choose to support
this effort. Some of these include:
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Provide a scholarship to individuals in need so they
might benefit from the richness of the science-based information
presented on AD/HD
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Advocate to teachers, community organizations,
psychologists, other school personnel to attend this conference
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Contact your local CHADD group to advocate for
attendance
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Donate to the conference
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Contact your local community foundation or other
foundations in your area to support this effort
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Attend the conference!!
For questions regarding the CHADD annual conference
please contact Marsha Bokman (Director of Meetings and Events and Chief
Administrative Officer 301-306-7070 ext. 118; or by email at marsha_bokman@chadd.org.
For questions on exhibiting and/or advertising, please contact
Suzanne Urie at 301-306-7070; ext. 101 or by email at suzanne_urie@chadd.org.
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CHADD Educator's Manual and In-Service for
Educators
The CHADD
Educators’ Manual on AD/HD was originally published in 1992, as a
publication focusing on the most current research on AD/HD as well as
application strategies towards implementation of techniques in a
classroom environment. The intended audience was educators, parents and
other stakeholders. The manual was distributed nationally and was viewed
as “the source” of information on the education of students
with AD/HD. CHADD National and local CHADD chapters sold the manual to
CHADD members and other stakeholders. Parents bought the manual for
themselves and gave copies of it to their teachers. The initial printing
was 100,000 copies. A second printing had to be ordered to meet the
need. Now, thirteen years later, the information in those manuals is
obsolete and the requests from parents and educators for a re-write of
the Educator’s Manual have been taken to heart. A new
Educator’s Manual is now complete, after three years of extensive
effort. Full dissemination to every public school in
the United States has been generously
funded through foundation support, the CHADD President’s Council,
and other corporate and individual donors. Dissemination will begin in
the Fall of 2006 and extend through the Fall of 2008.
Also included in the
foundation grant is the funding to create a teacher in-service. This
in-service will be designed to teach educators how to best use the
Educator’s Manual and the application of techniques outlined in
the text. This in-service is being co-developed by CHADD President, Dr. Anne Teeter-Ellison, a leading expert and
researcher on AD/HD and Chris Dendy, Lead Editor on the CHADD
Educator’s Manual and highly respected educational consultant and
former teacher.
Additional funding to pilot this in-service in states
throughout the U.S. is needed. Funding partners are actively being
sought. If you would like to host an in-service in your
area in the future please note the following
options:
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Make a donation designated for "Educator's Manual or consider
becoming a member of the CHADD President's Council
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Host a fundraiser
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Contact a local CHADD affiliate to advocate for this
in-service
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Contact your school district to host and support this effort
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Contact your local community foundation or other foundations in
your area to support this effort
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Write a letter
of support to accompany applications for funding that may be
prepared by the CHADD Development Team
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Purchase one or more copies of the Educator's Manual through the
CHADD Online Store
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD please
contact Russell L. Shipley, Jr (Chief Development Officer
301-306-7070, ext. 110; russ_shipley@chadd.org).
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CHADD Local Support Groups and Affiliates
CHADD has local support groups in every state in the
United States. Each group offers programming or information specific to
their geographic area. These groups offer assistance for parents,
children, young adults, adults and other stakeholders (psychologists,
teachers, doctors, etc.). These groups provide advocacy, support,
networking and information to those affected by AD/HD in their areas.
Ways you can support these efforts are as follows:
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Donate to this effort
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Contact your local CHADD group to advocate for support
groups
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Contact your school district to host and support newly
forming or current groups
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Contact your local community foundation or other
foundations in your area to support this effort
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Write a letter
of support to accompany applications for funding that may be
prepared by the CHADD Development Team
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD
please contact Russell L. Shipley, Jr (Chief Development Officer
301-306-7070, ext. 110; russ_shipley@chadd.org).
For questions on local support
groups please contact Trish White, Chapter Services Coordinator at
301-306-7070 ext 121 or via email to trish_white@chadd.org
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CHADD Statewide Efforts
State and local policy makers regularly make decisions
regarding education, health care, disabilities and rights that affect
every person with AD/HD in the state. It is essential that
evidence based information be available to guide these decision makers.
CHADD also has members in every state with a variety of needs including:
support groups, regional conferences, educations events, fund-raising,
school district advocacy, etc. One of the best ways to fully accomplish
goals on a state by state basis is by creating state CHADD
offices. Here are the key objectives to accomplish in each
state:
Objectives
1. Open a state office and hire a full time coordinator.
2. Develop support groups in counties not currently served by CHADD.
3. Inform all state members about state related AD/HD issues through a
state listserv. Such issues would involve the state and county
education systems, health care access, health insurance and the rights
of both children and adults with AD/HD.
4. Identify state and local policy issues affecting people with
AD/HD
5. In conjunction with national CHADD staff, host briefings on
AD/HD for state legislators and their staff
6. In conjunction with national CHADD staff, offer a statewide
conference on AD/HD
7. Promote Parent to Parent: Family Training on AD/HD classes
throughout each state
8. Host quarterly teleconferences with all State Coordinators.
This is what the CHADD National CHADD
Office/Staff can contribute:
1. Our National Resource Center on AD/HD has a wealth of
information on many aspects of AD/HD as well as trained specialists to
assist statewide offices in providing information.
2. Guidance in the development of new support groups. The national
office already has a support group toolkit and a listserv designed to
assist any volunteer interested in starting a support group. We
also have national staff to answer questions, and provide materials,
flyers and local contacts.
3. Assistance with the development of a state legislator briefing.
The national staff are experienced in hosting such events for both the
Senate and House in Washington. National will be very involved in
planning and implementing such an event.
4. Each local group also receives a dues rebate of $10 annually for each
dues paying member. These funds help to support local activities
and pay for expenses. Consequently, as the local membership grows,
so do funds available.
5. The Parent to Parent: Family Training in AD/HD consists of a
well developed curriculum, teacher manual and participant manual.
We have already trained 86 teachers across the country to officer the
course and will be adding an additional 75 teachers each year. The
national office can provide the teacher training to dramatically
increase the number of people available to offer local classes
6. State Conference – The national staff are very experienced with
hosting national, regional and state conferences and will provide
guidance and support.
If this sounds like a project that can benefit
you and your state, here are some ways you can choose to support
it:
1. Donate to this effort
2. Host a fundraiser (this is a $200,000 effort, per state, per
year)
3. Contact your local CHADD group to advocate for this in your state
4. Contact your school district to host and support this effort
5. Contact your local community foundation or other foundations in your
area to support this effort
6. Write a letter
of support to accompany applications for funding that may be
prepared by the CHADD Development Team
For questions on state-wide efforts or public policy matters, please
contact Dr. Ruth Hughes, Deputy CEO for Public Policy and Community
Services at 301-306-7070 ext. 133 (ruth_hughes@chadd.org)
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD please
contact Russell L. Shipley, Jr (Chief Development Officer
301-306-7070, ext. 110; russ_shipley@chadd.org).
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Summer Camp Scholarship Program
This scholarship program began in 2005 through corporate
donations. Scholarships were announced for summer 2006 to fund four
children of CHADD members (membership is a requirement for eligibility)
with AD/HD who wished to attend an eligible summer camp. This program
was designed to help parents or guardians afford the expenses associated
with attendance at specialty summer camps. The scholarships, which are
up to $8,000 each, are payable directly to the camp for tuition and fees
and to the parent for related expenses. The camps listed, although not
endorsed by CHADD, do have a relationship with CHADD. The
scholarship program will continue next year (funding permitted).
Please note: the 2006 scholarships have been awarded and
NO LATE APPLICATIONS will be accepted. No EARLY
applications will be accepted for 2007. Please check back for
updates on next year's program.
How can you support this effort?
1. Donate to this effort
2. Host a fundraiser for youth in your area
3. Contact your local community foundation or other foundations in your
area to support this effort
4. Write a letter
of support to accompany applications for funding that may be
prepared by the CHADD Development Team
For questions regarding this scholarship program please contact Jar
Lampard, Program Manager and Senior Information Specialist at the
National Resource Center on AD/HD (a program of CHADD) at
301-306-7070 ext. 127
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD please
contact Russell L. Shipley, Jr (Chief Development Officer
301-306-7070, ext. 110; russ_shipley@chadd.org).
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Support General Operating for CHADD
If you choose to donate to the general operating support
of CHADD, your contributions will support the following ongoing efforts
at CHADD National:
1. Oversight and management of all programs of CHADD
2. National public policy efforts
3. National efforts to impact school systems
4. Spanish (and other) language translations of key publications
5. Fund-raising for all programs
6. National collaboration efforts
7. Regional and national conferences
8. National knowledge dissemination efforts
9. Online efforts
How can you choose to support the general
operating expenses of CHADD:
1. Donate
2. Write a letter
in support of CHADD
3. Join your local CHADD group
4. Spread the word about CHADD
5. Contact local and regional foundations and urge them to support
CHADD
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD please contact
Russell L. Shipley, Jr (Chief Development Officer
301-306-7070, ext. 110; russ_shipley@chadd.org).
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Parent to Parent: Family Training on AD/HD
The Parent to Parent Program was developed to address the huge need
for information and resources that parents can use at home, with health
care providers and with the school system. The program consists of
a highly developed curriculum that provides state of the art information
on treatment, day to day management, effective educational
interventions, and living with AD/HD in the family. The class was
developed by three mothers of AD/HD children, using the vast network of
CHADD’s resources, but also making sure the information was parent
friendly and reflected the “lived” experience of having a
child with AD/HD. The curriculum is highly structured, using
approximately 350 overhead slides (or PowerPoint) to allow teachers who
are less familiar with the material to teach the class
successfully. Each participant in a class receives a large note
book of materials to use at home. In addition to reading
materials, there are checklists, charts, and plans that can be used with
a child at home or in school. To date 126 teachers have been
trained and are providing the classes in communities throughout the
country.
The feedback from participants is extraordinarily positive,
with comments like this one from a parent in Utah, “I was
drowning and these classes have saved my
life!”
1. Make a donation designated to P2P or consider becoming a member of
the CHADD President's Council
2. Host a fundraiser
3. Contact your local CHADD group to advocate for this in your area
4. Contact your local community foundation or other foundations in your
area to support this effort
5. Write a letter
of support to accompany applications for funding that may be
prepared by the CHADD Development Team
6. Sign up for Parent to Parent training
7. Become a Parent to Parent certified teacher to help other parents of
children with AD/HD
For questions about the Parent to Parent Program please contact Dr.
Ruth Hughes, Deputy CEO of Public Policy and Community Services at
301-306-7070 ext. 133 (ruth_hughes@chadd.org)
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD please
contact Russell L. Shipley, Jr (Chief Development Officer
301-306-7070, ext. 110; russ_shipley@chadd.org).
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Information Dissemination: at the core of all CHADD programs
At the heart of all CHADD programs is the focus on disseminating
science-based information in order to increase public awareness,
understanding, and acceptance of AD/HD; and to provide information and
support to persons affected by AD/HD. One of the key programs that
performs this function is the National Resource Center on AD/HD. The
National Resource Center (NRC) on AD/HD is a joint program between CHADD
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded through a
federal appropriation. The purpose of the National Resource Center (NRC)
is to serve as a resource for both professionals and the public
regarding what is known about the epidemiology of AD/HD and to
disseminate accurate, valid information about the diagnosis of
AD/HD and the availability of evidence-based interventions. The NRC was
created in late 2002 with funding from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. During the first year, these funds were supplemented by
a small corporate grant. The staff consists of 11 professionals in
health communications, social work, psychology, library &
information science, and special education.
Key features of current NRC programming include:
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Highly trained information specialists who respond to inquiries
about AD/HD in English and Spanish via a toll-free line or the
Web;
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The only virtual library in the world dedicated to AD/HD and
related disorders;
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Publications in English & Spanish available for free to the
public.
During the past year, the NRC responded to more than 9,000 requests
for information from individuals with AD/HD,parents of children with
AD/HD, family members, and professionals; and educated more than 100,000
Web visitors a month about evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of
AD/HD
Some of these may include:
1. Expanding the dissemination of AD/HD information by exhibiting at
conferences for health care professionals,educators and parents
2. Translation of current NRC documents into languages other than
Spanish
3. Development of public service announcements on AD/HD for radio and
television
4. Conference/online presentations on AD/HD to parents, teachers, health
care professionals or policy makers
5. Expand partnership and outreach to health-related websites (Web MD,
Yahoo, etc.) so that information published at these sites can be
accurate and up to date
Some ways to support this function of CHADD
include:
1. Donate to this effort
2. Host a fundraiser
3. Contact your local community foundation or other foundations in your
area to support this effort
4. Write a letter
of support to accompany applications for funding that may be
prepared by the CHADD Development Team
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD please contact
Russell L. Shipley, Jr (Chief Development Officer
301-306-7070, ext. 110; russ_shipley@chadd.org).
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CHADD Public Policy
CHADD considers influencing public policy as one of it's
foremost efforts in terms of importance. Often policy makers are in the
position to influence policy for people with AD/HD, but have ,limited
knowledge of the disorder or it's impact when making policy decisions.
Often, this leads to inappropriate support structures for individuals
and families dealing with this disorder. Therefore, it is critical that
CHADD continue to influence policy on local, state, regional and federal
levels. Protecting the rights of people with AD/HD is a crucial and
time-sensitive undertaking.
With your help, the CHADD Public Policy team can
continue to:
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Meet with legislators
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Inform CHADD affiliates on key legislation so that
appropriate action may be taken
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Testify at federal hearings
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Advocate from a policy level for all CHADD members and
others with AD/HD
How can you choose to help CHADD perform this
function?
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Donate to this effort
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Communicate with CHADD public policy team on pending
legislation
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Monitor CHADD's position and spread the word
For questions on matters of public policy, please
contact Dr. Ruth Hughes, Deputy CEO of Public Policy and Community
Services at 301-306-7070 ext. 133 (ruth_hughes@chadd.org)
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD
please contact Russell L. Shipley, Jr (Chief Development Officer
301-306-7070, ext. 110; russ_shipley@chadd.org).
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