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Bandaides and Blackboards: Supports kids, teenagers and adults who are dealing with having a medical problem. Advice about teasing, what to expect in a hospital, poetry, and shared stories.

Adolescents Psychological Complications of Chronic Illness: Detailed information on psychological complications of chronic illness and teens from Child Health Library of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Children and Grief: Discusses how children handle grief and loss and signs of problems.

Chronic Illness: New and Old Ideas to Care for Children: Slide show by National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs explains two new options: Chronic Care Model and Medical Home Project.

Dealing With a Health Condition: If you suffer from a chronic illness or know someone who does, you know it can be anything but fun. But you have the opportunity to be better informed and more involved in your care and wellness than ever before. Read on for information and resources to help you deal.

Living with Childhood Illness and Disability: resource for families and professionals caring for children with special needs and chronic health conditions

Pain and Chronic Illness in Children: Short paper on the importance of pain management.

Parental Advise on Coping with Chronic Illness of your Child: Tips how to explain, deal with emotions, use discipline, keep a family routine, and cope with strangers.

Promoting Resilience in Youth with Chronic Conditions and their Parents: Paper on family centered care, describes impact, principles, assessment, healthy family functioning.

Shared Vision: Complete article (also as PDF) on longterm needs, financial and medical planning.

Starbright Foundation: Features empowerment programs for seriously ill children. Includes chatrooms, videos, comic books, and cd-roms.

Teenagers and Coping with Chronic Illness: Chronic illness - questions and answers

The Child With a Long-Term Illness: The child with a serious medical illness is at risk for developing associated emotional problems. Unlike a child with a temporary sickness such as the flu, the child with a chronic illness must cope with knowing that the disease is here to stay and may even get worse.

What is a Chronic Illness?: Explains to children what their ill friend or relative experiences and what they can do themselves.

Youth in Transition: Patients with chronic health conditions of any kind experience the same transitions in life as anyone else. The difference is that there are additional needs and concerns that should be addressed and met by all the concerned caregivers including the family support system. Unfortunately this doe...