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Al Roker emceed the 3rd annual Child Mind Institute Child Advocacy Award Dinner Wednesday, December 12, at Cipriani 42nd. The event which raised $6.4 million and had many notable attendees including Donald and Melania Trump, NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Tribeca Film Festival's Craig Hatkoff and Jane Rosenthal. Funds raised from the event go towards the Child Mind Institute, working on transforming children's mental health care, pursuing scientific breakthroughs, and expanding education and outreach efforts.

In NBC News's 6 for your Health segment they talk to Dr. Harold Koplewicz about how we can prevent such tragedies as the one at Sandy Hook elementary by keeping informed. He says, "These illnesses are real, they're common, and they're treatable. And yet, in the U.S. we treat diseases from the neck up differently than we do the rest of the body."

Dr. Harold Koplewicz talks to ABC News about how to talk to your own children about the tragedy in Newtown. He also talks about what are signs of trauma and how to model your own resilient behavior.

Stephanie LaCava talks to Garage Magazine about her new book, "An Extraordinary Theory of Objects: A Memoir of an Outsider in Paris and the collaboration with Marc Jacob's Bookmarc. The pair teamed up to design objects from the book, which are now on sale with proceeds being donated to the Child Mind Institute.

Dr. Harold Koplewicz talks to HuffPost Live about speculation on Adam Lanza's mental health and the dangers of amateur diagnoses.

Dr. Steve Dickstein joins HuffPost Live at 11 am for a segment on how the country is unequipped to help families who have mentally ill children. The segment discusses how we can change the way that we treat these children and how we support their families.

Dr. Ron Steingard, senior pediatric psychopharmacologist at Child Mind Institute, joins The Daily Circuit Tuesday, Dec. 18 to look at the implications of the new DSM. The DSM plays a key role in the way psychiatrists and psychologists diagnose and treat patients. The fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual will be published in May 2013.

Dr. Harold Koplewicz talks with hosts, Rosanna Scotto and Dave Price on Good Day about the blog, "I am Adam Lanza's Mother" after the terriable tragedy in Newtown, CT. Dr. Koplewicz talks about his response in his blog, "Speculating about Adam Lanza's State."

ABC News compiled a list of resources and organizations that can help the parents or caregivers of mentally ill children. Studies have shown that many children who might need mental health services do not receive them and the first step is letting parents know that there are resources available to get help.

Dr. Harold Koplewicz spoke with Inside Edition about Adam Lanza and psychiatric disorders like Asperger's.