Attach.org is an association for the treatment of Attachment Disorder
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Attachment Disorder information and support at ATTACh.org.
Description
The Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh) is an international coalition of parents, professionals and others working to increase awareness about attachment and its critical importance to human development. Attachment, the "give-and-take" relationship between a child and his or her parents or primary caregiver is the foundation for a child's healthy behavioral, social, emotional and neurological development. A healthy attachment teaches a person to trust and to form healthy relationships throughout his or her life. Children with attachment disorder typically are unable to trust or form healthy relationships with their parents or others.
A 501(c )(3) nonprofit organization, ATTACh was founded in 1989 by leaders in the children's mental health field to address critical family and social needs related to attachment and bonding. ATTACh is an advocate for clinical education, training, research, and standards for safe and ethical practice. ATTACh also promotes accurate diagnostic classifications in the mental health field, generates public policy discussions and offers family support. Membership in ATTACh is open to any therapist, parent or individual interested in attachment issues.
Influence public policy and the need for social change regarding family-oriented issues that can affect the attachment process. Such issues include family leave, child care, child custody, adoption, foster care, early childhood illness and hospitalization, and child management philosophies and techniques.
