Support

National Federation of Families

The National Federation of Families (NFF) supports families whose children – of any age – experience mental health and/or substance use challenges during their lifetime. NFF believes parents and caregivers are the experts on what their families need. Through their network of affiliates and partners they connect families to family peer support – support that is rooted in the lived experience of others who have navigated a similar path and are trained to walk beside families in their journey. They champion social justice for all families through acceptance, advocacy, and action – to lift all members of society and strengthen families, communities, and our nation as a whole.

NEDA: Sources for Free and Low Cost Support

Everyone deserves support for their eating concerns, and NEDA wants to connect you with resources that can help in addition to professional help. These free and low cost support options offer ways to connect with others and provide tools to promote recovery. Please note that these options do not replace professional treatment. We are listing them as additional support options to supplement recovery or maintenance.

New Summit Academy (NSA)

Located in a beautiful mountain town in Costa Rica, New Summit Academy is an independent, year-round, supportive boarding school for up to 24 adolescent males ages 14-18 (grades 9-12), offering an excellent environment for personal insight-building, US-accredited college preparatory academics, cultural immersion, adventure and travel. Since 2005, New Summit has been helping students build healthier relationships with themselves and others, enhance motivation to set and reach goals, and become more resourceful global citizens.

Our students are bright, creative, sensitive, passionate about an interest, open to other cultures and are committed to personal growth. Students may struggle with anxiety or depression, executive functioning, attention, self-confidence, identity or difficult social or family dynamics. Within our supportive learning community, they build positive coping skills for their anxiety, adopt healthier lifestyles for their mood, and develop strategies to support their learning and executive functioning needs.

Next Step Ed Consulting

Dr. Stephen Migden

Providing high quality, individualized educational and therapeutic placement consultation to children, adolescents, young adults and their families