Selective Mutism and Anxiety Disorders

Online resource providing self-help information, community programs and workshops, for individuals, educators, health professionals and care providers.

Resources and discussions of treatment options for Selective Mutism.

SMA and the Childhood Anxiety Network works to increase public awareness of selective mutism and related childhood anxiety disorders, to promote greater understanding of these disorders through education, support of research and to provide support to professionals, affected individuals and their families.

Selective Mutism Parent Support meetings are held periodically in Arlington Heights. Contact Kathy Slattery at kslattery@cntrmail.org for more details.

Parent support group for families of children with Selective Mutism.

Contact: Kathy Slattery

Anxiety is a common mental illness that affects not only adults but also children. According to data on children’s mental health from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)External link:open_in_new, roughly 5.8 million children in America struggle with diagnosed anxiety.