Sleep: For Patients and Consumers

General Information about Sleep

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Children’s Sleep Problems
• HealthyChildren.org
• A Parent’s Guide to Safe Sleep
• Safe Sleep for Babies: Video in English
• Safe Sleep for Babies: Video in Spanish
• HelpGuide.org: Sleep Disorders and Sleeping Problems
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Sleep Disorders and CAM: At a Glance
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Healthy Sleep (PDF – 1.8 MB)
• NICHD: Back to Sleep
• NIH: National Center on Sleep Disorders Research: Patient and Public Information
• National Library of Medicine
• Medline Plus: Sleep Disorders
• Sleep Disorders Interactive Tutorial
• Sleep HealthCenters
• Sleep Hygiene: Recommendations for a Good Night’s Sleep (PDF – 167 KB)
• Sleep and Your Child: Good Sleep Habits Start Early (PDF – 185 KB)
• TeensHealth from Nemours: Common Sleep Problems
• Web MD: Sleep Disorders Health Center

Services, Resources, and Support

The National Sleep Foundation website provides information on sleep, including sleep disorders, and additional resources, including books, directories, and online support groups.

Locate a sleep specialist.

Healthy People 2020 maintains information about science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans, including specific objectives for sleep health.

Read more about the goals for sleep health.

First Candle maintains information to help ensure the safe sleep of infants, including resources about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Read about bedtime basics for babies.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from the NICHD, NIH, or HHS.